Avoid the trap of hierarchy. There is no need for a revolutionary chain of command, no need for a unified leadership structure. As soon as you adopt such a format, you shackle the revolution, and lay the groundwork for its demise. The only leaders you need are the heads of independent groups of active rebels…
Author: Shahid Bolsen
Shahid Bolsen is the founder of the Middle Nation Movement.
Leadership in any revolutionary movement is always, by default, …
Leadership in any revolutionary movement is always, by default, determined through meritocracy; not by election, and not by self-appointment. Leadership is not selected, it emerges by effective action on the ground. Strategists, theoreticians, political figures, all have their roles; but the leaders are the risk-takers and active rebels who plan and carry out revolutionary action.