Is violence necessary in a revolution?

Question: Is violence necessary in a revolution!?
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Ever heard of Gandhi!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Not at all!.

First of all, you have to define what constitutes a real "revolution!."

They can be!.!.!.!.shifts in government, so yeah, "voting" can effectively be "revolutionizing"!.!.!.!.depending on how different the president is!.

Or, look at the Glorious Revolution!. Parliament asked William of Orange to come and invade England and get rid of the king!. He showed up with an army, but never had to use it because the king fled to France, and Parliament simply chose him to be their new ruler along with his wife!.

There are also cultural revolutions, such as the Enlightenment!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no

look at the orange revolution in the ukraine
the velvet revolution in czechoslovakia
the green revolution of the 70s
the scientific revolutionWww@QuestionHome@Com

No

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their livesWww@QuestionHome@Com

I don't think it's necessary, but It happens anyways!.!.!. Throughout history, change has brought violence!.!.!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

yes because without violence you cant prove your point and they wont think that your serious about the revolutionWww@QuestionHome@Com

No a vote for president is a revolution!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

not when there's opportunity for velvet rebellionWww@QuestionHome@Com

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