Here are some of my suggestions to avoid destruction of your revolution.
BE WARY of someone who says the enemy comes from outside of your country. Right now very few countries have to worry about an enemy invasion. Because fear and hatred are such useful ways to control people, the "old guard" will try to use the fear and hatred of a neighboring country to get the revolutionaries to do stupid, violent things. Then the "old guard" will use the violence as an excuse to continue arresting and imprisoning people without a fair trial.
MINORITY GROUPS within your country MUST be protected. The "old guard" will use the fear and hatred method against these minorities, for the same reasons that they will use fear and hatred of your neighbors.
LISTEN TO THE MODERATES. Many revolutionaries make the mistake of thinking that the moderates did not take to the streets so they do not need to be part of the discussion. Usually, the moderates helped you with their silence. By NOT supporting the "old guard", they were giving you more power. Without this silence, you would have been imprisoned and the revolution would have failed.
YOU CAN NOT CHANGE EVERYTHING OVERNIGHT. Democracy is like life. It is born, and as it grows, it becomes more than what it was at birth. Like life, it is a constant struggle.
ELECTIONS; BALANCE OF POWER BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE, THE JUDICIAL, AND THE LEGISLATURE; AND CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL. These are the important things. Concentrate on the important things.
REMEMBER that words are just words. What is REALLY HARD is making those words a reality in the lives of all of the citizens of your country.
GOOD LUCK! You are going to need it. We made it happen, and you can make it happen.
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