Radio War Nerd EP181 — Gene Sharp, Color Revolutions & American Empire

Guest: Marcie Smith Recorded: May 14, 2019 Gene Sharp is the brain bug theorist behind countless "color revolutions" across the world, from Yugoslavia to Ukraine, Iran to Hong Kong, Venezuela to Burma, the "Arab Spring" and beyond. Neocon Max Boot praises Sharp for being "indirectly responsible for more revolutions than anyone since Lenin or Mao"—revolutions that usually usher in pro-western liberal regimes. And yet Gene Sharp, a leading theorist of nonviolence, has been a hero to the western Left, beyond criticism or reproach. Enter Marcie Smith, who has just published the first part in a deep investigation into Sharp's very deep and well-documented ties to the US national security state. Read Marcie Smith's article "Change Agent: Gene Sharp’s Neoliberal Nonviolence (Part One)"published in NonSite.org. Total time: 2:40:28 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here.