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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Then choose your words better. A revolt is different from a civil war is different from a military coup. When I hear "civil war" I think of armed conflict of rebels vs loyalsists. And the civilian death toll wouldn't come from bloody rampages either, at least most of them wouldn't. It would come from disease, dehydration, and hunger. These are the biggest causes of death under any anarchy situation. The longer it takes to re-establish the status quo, the more people will die. When there are tens of thousands in a tent city, drinking contaminated water, disease is rampant. Without food they are also weak. Without medical facilities, many of these people die from treatable diseases. So anything that disrupts progress out of those camps or worsens the conditions in those camps will cost thousands of lives. And the removal of the current government will delay the rebuilding and likely cause the bulk of the aid (people, money, supplies, and equipment) to disappear.
Now is not the time to sit back and let the people rise up. Get them back on their feet first. Then let the people do what they wish.
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Political science definitions of those words are very close to the one you posted. I have posted more specific definitions here.
A protest involves civilians picketing and obstructing either private or public sectors for a cause.
A revolt involves a one-time uprising, but it may be tied to other revolts for the same cause. Sometimes, these are called failed revolutions. The current state of Iran is good example of multiple revolts tied together.
A revolution involves a nationwide attempt at regime change, usually involving the working and middle classes. Military forces are loyal to the government, regardless of who is in power at the end. This is frequently confused with a civil war. The main difference is that the opposition creates its own army in a revolution. The French Revolution is a great example of a textbook revolution. The American Revolution also fits this description.
A civil war involves people loyal to the current regime usually called conservatives and those who seek to change it usually called liberals or radicals. If the conservatives revert to a previous form of government, they become reactionaries. Military forces choose sides based on factionalized loyalties.