The Season for Insurrections?

Call the marching around that went on in Russia over the weekend what you want -- "coup," "rebellion," "mutiny," etc. -- there's one specific label that works well for me: "insurrection."

In short, that means the two most powerful nations on Earth have both suffered insurrections on their soil within the last 30 months. At least the USA and Russia are widely seen as the "most powerful," when considering their nuclear weapons arsenals. 

In both cases, the sitting governments fended off the sudden challenges to their authority by hordes. While the specifics of those two events vary, it's easy to think the sentiments that fueled both insurrections are still much in the air in both countries. No doubt, Insurrection Part Two plots are being hatched as you read these words.  

Among other things, now I wonder if it's a coincidence that these rather unusual uprisings happened so close together, time-wise, or are insurrections about to become a thing, internationally?   

Meanwhile, over the weekend folks everywhere have had their concerns ratcheted up, to do with dangerous instability in any of the countries whose governments have their fingers poised over the nuke button. 

It all takes me back to the disarmament talking points of 40 years ago, when one of the biggest worries was over doomsday insurrectionists gaining control of some bombs. Ever since those days, I've imagined that scenario to be a more likely calamity than a legitimate government getting insulted and raining planet-killing bombs down on their declared enemies.  

So, like I said, in the 2020s, are insurrections about to become a thing, internationally? And, if they are, this is a damn good time to think again about disarmament.   

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