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You can stop fighting. Nobody's going to livestream anything. The truth it too important to risk making it known/visible by accident.

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And what's the truth?

The Vietnam War was the first one to be "televised" on pretty much a daily basis.

While more average US citizens and service members recognized the folly in greater numbers through time because of it.

It was the somewhat more extreme faction of the anti-war crowd that would have been in favor of a revolution of some kind, mainly because Nixon needed to be toppled ASAP without a doubt, they were just the most disruptive when it comes to "whatever it takes."

That's why the old saying was coined, "The revolution will not be televised."

No, my friends, the revolution will be live.

Exactly what they were talking about if it comes to that, too bold, sensible, and popular to be spun by media any other way.

You’re all still misinterpreting the statement it has nothing to do with whatever the current fad is or current tech is. Or what tech was used when the phrase was coined.

I guess nobody will ever know unless somebody more knowledgeable steps up to the plate :\

> You’re all still misinterpreting the statement it has nothing to do with whatever the current fad is or current tech is. Or what tech was used when the phrase was coined.

I mean, I'm just quoting the Gill Scott Heron song (well worth a listen, if you like 60s spoken word protest music). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUi580gA5BQ

We'll find out decades later. Or never.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Report_on_Iraqi_WMD_Int...

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