Eukaryote
Deity
On a no questions asked basis, where you do not know the nature of the conflict or what it's about, pick which one you'd rather be; A Rebel or a Revolutionist.
Rebel Or Revolutionist
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Mr. Dictator
A Chain-Smoking Fox
well, give me a difference first.
JohnRM
Don't make me destroy you
Revolutionist strikes me as preferable as it does not necessarily require armed conflict.
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
What are you rebelling against?
JohnRM
Don't make me destroy you
Mr. Dictator
A Chain-Smoking Fox
ahh, then a revolutionist of course.
i am pro life across the board, revolutionists seem to be more in line then.
Aramazd
Deity
Shouldn't is be revolutionary, not revolutionist?
Anyway, I would want to be a revolutionist if were using John's definition.
Anyway, I would want to be a revolutionist if were using John's definition.
Bugfatty300
Buddha Squirrel
More interpretations:
Rebel
Che Christ? Revolutionary? Hell yeah!
Rebel
Che Christ? Revolutionary? Hell yeah!
Perfection
The Great Head.
Born Rebel!
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
Then I say neither.
JohnRM
Don't make me destroy you
Japanrocks12
tired of being a man
Lech Walesa was a revolutionist
eh. the backers of the Ayatollah Khomeini were rebels
this is sorta hard..
eh. the backers of the Ayatollah Khomeini were rebels
this is sorta hard..
MadScotsMan
The Ruler of Cattle
I voted rebel, but I guess it depends :/ so Revolutionary
Fugitive Sisyphus
Escape Artist
Revolutionist. Being called a rebel makes you sound like you are a 15 year old communist living with your parents.
Integral
Can't you hear it?
Well, IMO both terms are awarded after the uprising:
Rebels fight against the system, and lose. The system remains in power, and labels them rebels.
Revolutionaries fight against the system, and win. The newly-liberated populace christens them revolutionaries.
Given that distinction, I'd have to go with revolutionary.
Integral
Rebels fight against the system, and lose. The system remains in power, and labels them rebels.
Revolutionaries fight against the system, and win. The newly-liberated populace christens them revolutionaries.
Given that distinction, I'd have to go with revolutionary.
Integral
George Washington was a revolutionist, Robert E. Lee was a rebel.
JohnRM
Don't make me destroy you
That estimation is in error.
revolutionary; A radical supporter of political or social revolution
rebel; A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
Integral
Can't you hear it?
I stand corrected. 
Japanrocks12
tired of being a man
I would rather be a revolutionary because I want my movement's purpose to echo and reverberate, even if/after I die
