Does anyone remember the post I have in mind.
I don't, and your description could apply to (at least) hundreds of articles, but this one, by George Monbiot, made a bit of a splash. Could it be the one?
http://www.monbiot.com/2000/05/10/no-way-to-run-a-revolution
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