Editing Colour revolution

[[File:Hong Kong Trump poster.png|thumb|353x353px|[[National Endowment for Democracy|NED]]-funded protestors in [[Hong Kong Special Administrative Region|Hong Kong]] calling for [[Donald Trump]] to support them]]
A '''colour revolution''' is a term given to a revolution that appears to be led by the [[proletariat]] in search of [[Liberalism|liberal]] ideals, but is actually coordinated and funded by [[Imperialism|imperialist]] interests.

The point of a colour revolution is to appeal to liberals, whose ideology is prevalent in [[Imperial core|highly developed capitalist countries]], so as to gain their support. As with all historical development, colour revolutions are part of the [[class struggle]], and most people who participate (both behind the scenes and in the streets) are aligned with [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] interests.

If successful, a colour revolution will put the national bourgeoisie in power and turn them into a [[comprador]] class for the benefit of their imperial masters. As such, colour revolutions are usually waged against [[Socialist state|socialist states]].

== History ==
The term was originally used in [[Bourgeois media|western media]] after the illegal dissolution of the [[Soviet Union]] as countries in the union started transitioning to a capitalist mode of production. Capital was invested in these revolutions to make it seem like the people wanted to leave socialism and preferred capitalism. Most people did not entirely know what they were protesting for, with author [[Michael Parenti]] detailing in his book ''Blackshirts and Reds'' that many Soviet citizens thought they would still get all the benefits of socialism, but only with more consumer goods like they had seen in the [[USA]].

== Mechanism ==
Some negative sentiment is harnessed by imperialist organisations and allowed to prosper and continue, for example with programs such as the [[National Endowment for Democracy]]. This sentiment is then amplified globally by the media, either of private or public ownership (such as the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-owned [[Radio Free Asia]]) and presented as a legitimate call for liberty by the people.

In international media, very little to no attention is given to opponents of the revolution -- which reinforces the impression that the revolution is supported by everyone and that opponents are a fringe group.

Usually, imperialist organisations pick the friendliest and closest ideologically organisation to fund, train and push to lead the revolution. This is how, for example, Demosisto became the de-facto leader of the unrest in the eyes of [[the west]] during the [[Hong Kong Protests of 2019]]; they pushed for independence despite this idea being supported by less than a fourth of Hong Kong citizens.

The point of a colour revolution, which explains why imperialist organisations will get involved, is to establish capitalism and force open the market and exploitation of labour.

== Examples ==

=== 1980–1989 ===

* [[Velvet Revolution]] ([[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960–1990)|Czechoslovakia]])

=== 1990–1999 ===

=== 2000–2009 ===

* [[Rose Revolution]] ([[Georgia (country)|Georgia]])
* [[Orange Revolution]] ([[Ukraine]])

=== 2010–2019 ===

* [[2014 Ukrainian coup d'etat|Euromaidan]] (Ukraine)
* [[2018 Armenian revolution|Velvet Revolution]] ([[Republic of Armenia|Armenia]])
*Starting in March 2019, a certain percentage of citizens in [[Hong Kong]] took to the streets to protest mainland China asserting its sovereignty over the island, with foreign-funded parties like Demosisto calling for independence, despite independence of Hong Kong being supported by only 17.4% of the population.<ref>Reuters (2016-07-24) [https://www.reuters.com/article/hongkong-china-survey-idINKCN1050GP?edition-redirect=in One in six support Hong Kong independence from China - poll]</ref><ref>Tony Cheung (2016-07-24) [https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1994198/more-young-hongkongers-back-independence-and-are-less More young Hongkongers back independence and are less supportive of peaceful protest, poll shows]</ref> An extradition bill, which would have allowed a murderer to be extradited to [[Taiwan]] to face trial, sparked outrage in the petty bourgeois population when it was found that the PRC was also included in the bill. In June 2020, Hong Kong passed a security bill that made it illegal to receive foreign funding, and soon after all local proponents of the protests disbanded.
*[[2019 Bolivian coup d'état]]

=== 2020–2029 ===

* [[2021 Cuban protests]]

== References ==
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