⏩ The Inevitable Revolution Is Underway
A storm is coming — not just of climate collapse, but of political and spiritual reckoning — and what we do in the next five years will shape the revolution to come.
Conservatives don’t wait around when there’s no bread. They just act. They take to the streets. There’s no endless theorising, no overthinking — just a felt sense that something has broken, and something must be done.
This brings us to one of the biggest misunderstandings about revolutions: they don’t start with the aim of creating revolutions. No one knows what’s going on at the beginning. They’re messy, uncertain, chaotic — and above all, emotional. People are upset. Angry. Afraid. And when the authorities meet that anger with violence, it grows. More people come out. A movement builds momentum.
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 is a perfect example. At first, the students marching had no grand political plans. They were grieving. Protesting. And then the police opened fire. The funerals brought more people. Each act of repression fuelled more resistance — until the unthinkable became inevitable.
As the historian Theda Skocpol famously put it:
"Revolutions are not made. They come."
After a certain point, the centre cannot hold. The state runs out of legitimacy. And often, quite literally, it runs out of money. There’s no bread on the shelves. Chaos moves from abstraction to lived reality.
A Revolution Triggered by Physics
We are entering such a moment again — but this time, it’s not just politics that’s unravelling. It’s the climate system itself.
This week, the World Meteorological Organisation projected that we’re on course to hit 2°C of global heating around 2030. That’s just five years away. And let’s be clear: at 2°C, civilisation begins to fracture in real time.
Insurance markets may collapse. Coastal property values may crash. Crop failures, mass migration, and cascading economic shocks will ripple through the system. We don’t know exactly what the trigger will be — but we can say with certainty that one will come.
This isn’t ideology. It’s physics.
You can’t argue with the laws of nature.
You can’t opt out of gravity.
Why Don’t People See This?
Because we’re still trapped in the logic of capitalist realism — the idea that there is no alternative, that the system is so powerful it can never fall. So why bother trying?
Analysis becomes paralysis. Endless critiques of the bad guys become a substitute for action. The Left, in particular, has become addicted to doom: convincing ourselves that there’s no hope is often more comfortable than risking something for change.
But this is wrong. Revolution is coming.
The Tipping Points Have Already Started
Just look at what happened in Valencia last summer. A year’s worth of rain fell in a single afternoon. Over 200 people died. 100,000 cars were destroyed. And by the following weekend, 100,000 people were on the streets, demanding resignations from the government.
That was at around 1.2°C of warming.
Now imagine the world at 2°C. When 2,000 die in a single climate disaster. When whole regions become uninhabitable or economically collapsed. That’s when millions will rise — and as history shows, one thing leads to another.
In Greece, after the 2008 financial crisis, GDP fell by 25%. Syriza, a fringe left-wing party, went from 4% to 40% in just one year. Mass political shifts don’t creep in slowly — they surge when the ground beneath our feet collapses.
We will see the same again.
The unthinkable revolution will happen — here, in the West. By 2030.
From Capitalist Realism to Revolutionary Realism
We need to replace the old cynicism of capitalist realism with a new revolutionary realism.
That means facing facts.
Looking clearly at what’s coming — and what it demands from us.
It means praxis: acting in the world, not just commenting on it.
And that means preparation.
The Revolution Is Inevitable — But Its Outcome Isn’t
Revolutions become inevitable — but what comes after is radically uncertain.
Once a regime collapses, its rigidity gives way to fluidity. The future becomes wide open.
That’s where we come in.
Our actions matter — not just during the event, but in the years before it. The cultures, networks and relationships we build now will shape what emerges in the aftermath.
The American Revolution avoided dictatorship largely because of the deep-rooted culture of self-government in the colonies. In Poland and the Philippines in the 1980s, it was years of union organising and religious resistance that gave their revolutions form and purpose.
That’s what we need to do today.
Climate movements must go beyond resistance and build popular mobilisation on a mass scale.
The Rev21 Strategy
At Revolution in the 21st Century (Rev21), this is our plan:
- Mutual Aid: Local networks of care and resilience
- Civil Resistance: Disruption that shakes the regime’s legitimacy
- Assemblies: Structures for genuine democratic participation
We’re not interested in abstract identities — “revolutionaries” as a brand.
We’re here to act. To organise. To sacrifice if needed. To get arrested.
Because the times demand nothing less.
The Deeper Collapse
But this revolution won’t just overturn regimes.
It will also dismantle the metaphysics of the self.
The idea that humans are separate, rational, all-powerful — that we are individuals above all else, and everything else is disposable. This toxic worldview has brought us to the brink.
We are witnessing the failure of the most educated, wealthy, and technologically advanced civilisation in history — because it chose ego over ecology, domination over care.
This is not just a political failure.
It’s a spiritual one.
Ask the Right Question
If we start by asking “What is to be done?” we risk repeating the old mistakes.
Instead, we must begin with:
“How shall we live?”
How do we make our lives beautiful, virtuous, loving — even as the world falls apart?
As Albert Camus wrote:
“True revolutionaries rebel because they are rebels.”
Not for the outcome. But because rebellion itself is an act of integrity.
Choose To Be
This is our task.
To prepare for the coming storm.
To build structures of hope.
To resist not just for survival, but for dignity, for beauty, for each other.
We still have time — maybe five years — to shape what’s coming.
That’s both the terrible news and the hopeful news.
Because it means we are responsible.
Because it means we have power.
Because it means that if we fail to act, we will never forgive ourselves.
But if we do act, then we have a chance.
A chance to create a revolution that truly liberates.
A revolution that is not just against the system — but for life itself.
Let’s get to work.
This was meant to be Roger Hallam’s opening message for the Rev21 Convention.
But prison authorities blocked it.
They’ve now banned him from posting on social media altogether.
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Update on Roger’s Imprisonment
Roger’s release has once again been delayed — originally expected in March, then May, and now postponed indefinitely. First, his designated home was deemed “unsuitable” for rehabilitation because someone associated with Just Stop Oil was present. Then, following press coverage that included the name of his probation officer (quoted directly in the piece), Roger was placed on a high-risk list — supposedly due to the psychological impact on staff. That probation officer has since been replaced, but the new officer has refused to respond to legal communications from Roger’s team.
It now appears that prison staff are refusing to meet with Roger directly, citing the “risk” he poses to them. His lawyers have written to the prison, but there is no legal requirement for them to respond within a set timeframe, leaving him in a state of limbo.
At the same time, Roger’s ability to contribute to public work has been severely restricted. Prison authorities have blocked over 20,000 words of his writing, and his input into the Convention and our social media efforts has been censored. Despite this, Roger continues to engage with projects through prison phone and email, where possible. He remains deeply committed to the cause and continues to support our work with unwavering clarity and determination.
As always, you can sign up for nonviolent civil resistance with the A22 Network internationally.
