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Related: About this forum"What good is a revolution if there isn't dancing?"
Washington Examiner article describing Sender's final rally before NH voteWhat a great Bernie quote, encompassing such a positive vibe.
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"What good is a revolution if there isn't dancing?" (Original Post)
Mudcat
Feb 2016
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Myrina
(12,296 posts)1. I think that was also a quote from V for Vendetta?
TlalocW
(15,389 posts)2. It's attributed to
Emma Goldman, although she didn't really say it. It was more of a summation of something she said.
TlalocW
Donkees
(31,450 posts)3. "...attributed to Goldman that occurs in several variants"
If I can't dance, it's not my revolution!
If I can't dance, I don't want your revolution!
If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution.
A revolution without dancing is not a revolution worth having.
If there won't be dancing at the revolution, I'm not coming.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)5. Will the next meme be that Bernie is an anarchist?
It wouldn't surprise me.
mikehiggins
(5,614 posts)4. I hesitate to say anything nice about the Examiner but
this story brought a smile to my old, old face. I was in my 20's during the "hippie" era and they are right, there has to be dancing and singing and joy for this movement to work.
And there is...
Donkees
(31,450 posts)6. Everybody Dance!