winuxchrosh Posted January 15, 2010 Report Posted January 15, 2010 I have been watching historical movies and it pop up to my mind the difference between rebellion and revolution. From the movies I have watched, it all started from rebelling to a governing body then it grew to a full revolution to overthrow the current government. In my own puny mind, when I hear rebellion then that means bad but with revolution then it would mean new beginnings. What is your opinion about this?
Narnian Posted January 15, 2010 Report Posted January 15, 2010 I think rebellion often signifies a need for change in one particular sector of a society, whereas revolution, as you said, suggests an entire ovrethrow of the government. Rebellion expresses discontent, whereas revolution expresses a desire to take over and renew.
jaytee Posted January 18, 2010 Report Posted January 18, 2010 There are many types of rebellion and most people tend to rebel in small ways. Rebellion is our way of showing discontent or unhappiness with a situation. Revolution goes deeper. Revolution says, "Enough is enough, it's time for a change.
LA Posted March 18, 2010 Report Posted March 18, 2010 I agree with Jaytee here. Revolution is an attempt at a complete overthrow of the current government. Rebellions are like revolutions on a much smaller scale.
Spiffy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Posted March 20, 2010 I think Revolutions are born out of rebellion and often times those rebelling have no idea what they are capable of until they gain momentum.
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