Revolutions have been occurring in history since the beginning of governments forming in countries all over the world. Some famous revolutions that have caused tremendous effects include the French Revolution, the Chinese Revolution, the American Revolution, the English Civil War, and many more All these events have a common thread of a group coming in with different standpoints and trying to overthrow or change the previous government in charge. These revolutions also all have one particular leader that guides this movement such as in the Civil Right Movement, the prominent leader of the time was Martin Luther King, Jr. Usually the misrepresented people of a community realize that the government policies are unjust and they must retaliate to create a change. From here causes a snowball effect that encourages people of the certain society to join and create a stronger force. Revolutions start with firm believers that they can be leaders to initiate a difference in matters that need innovation. Bernie Sanders, like Che Guevara, is the voice of an underrepresented part of society rising to a revolutionary leader to create radical change for …show more content…
He advocates to raise the minimum wage to $15, reduce student debt and start taxing financial transaction to make all public college and universities tuition free. Even though he lost the Democratic Party presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton this year, Sanders has started a movement causing thousands to create a revolution. With the help of his supporters, Sanders has started a new political organization called Our Revolution. This movement is meant to “support the next generation of progressive leaders, empower millions to fight for progressive change and elevate the nation’s overall political consciousness”. The organization is also focused on supporting and helping elect progressive candidates from school boards all over the United States to the US Senate. In the “New York Times”, Sanders wrote an opinion page on the aftermath of the 2016 Election stating “I pledged to my supporters that the political revolution would continue. And now, more than ever, that must happen…We must go forward, not backward”. Bernie and his people have presented the revolution he has started has only begun and will progress until his organization meets the needs for the American people. Recently, Sanders gave a surprise speech outside the White House showing his position for the