Essay:Revolutionary enthusiasm

Revolutions, violent or peaceful, happen when the majority of the people, or a substantial fraction, enthusiastically and confidently embrace hope of change. It follows that revolutions never occur in the absence of inspiring leadership with a vision of a better world, a vision that people understand and adopt. It follows that debunking whatever errors revolutionary leaders indulge in can be counterproductive. The time to "get real" is later, when the revolutionary government is responsible for practical affairs.