The Revolution Will Not Be Glamorous

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When you hear the word “Revolution,” what do you think of?

For me, the first image that comes to mind is always that damn Delacroix painting, “Liberty Leading the People”. Adapted to a 21st century context, I envision a sea of black-clad protesters, marching through the streets while some undetermined burning object kicks up plumes of smoke in the distance, faces covered with bandanas and maybe the…