Less than 1 day after the latter said he would be staying till September. So 18 days of protest ended a 30-year rule which began shortly after the following event.
Who is next: I know of a small isolated island where people, on both sides of the political spectrum, have been around for 30 years or so?
Does this count as a good reason for protest? Should we have a rule in here thats says no one can stay in power or as opposition leader for more then 2 terms?
Yes, Yemen and Bahreïn! But how far will these go?
Mais dans Bahreïn, le-roi inn senti l'ail avant mem, ek ti commence distribuer l'argent brite-brite. Agent politik dans Dodoland bizin faire tention bann distribution tempo backfire lor zott-mem...
The author of the successful recipe for overturning dictatorial regimes is Gene Sharp.
In brief the key steps are: * Develop a strategy for winning freedom and a vision of the society you want * Overcome fear by small acts of resistance * Use colours and symbols to demonstrate unity of resistance * Learn from historical examples of the successes of non-violent movements * Use non-violent "weapons" * Identify the dictatorship's pillars of support and develop a strategy for undermining each * Use oppressive or brutal acts by the regime as a recruiting tool for your movement * Isolate or remove from the movement people who use or advocate violence
A nice recap of previous revolutions here.
ReplyDeleteWho's next? Yemen?
Who is next: I know of a small isolated island where people, on both sides of the political spectrum, have been around for 30 years or so?
ReplyDeleteDoes this count as a good reason for protest? Should we have a rule in here thats says no one can stay in power or as opposition leader for more then 2 terms?
Yes, Yemen and Bahreïn! But how far will these go?
ReplyDeleteMais dans Bahreïn, le-roi inn senti l'ail avant mem, ek ti commence distribuer l'argent brite-brite. Agent politik dans Dodoland bizin faire tention bann distribution tempo backfire lor zott-mem...
@akagugo:
ReplyDeleteSe byen bonn sa ti rezime la.
@anonymous:
Li pa enn problem ki enn leader ress lontan: problem se kan li pa fer nanye. Dak ki sa ti bizin osi aplike pu leader lopozisyon.
The author of the successful recipe for overturning dictatorial regimes is Gene Sharp.
ReplyDeleteIn brief the key steps are:
* Develop a strategy for winning freedom and a vision of the society you want
* Overcome fear by small acts of resistance
* Use colours and symbols to demonstrate unity of resistance
* Learn from historical examples of the successes of non-violent movements
* Use non-violent "weapons"
* Identify the dictatorship's pillars of support and develop a strategy for undermining each
* Use oppressive or brutal acts by the regime as a recruiting tool for your movement
* Isolate or remove from the movement people who use or advocate violence
So, any volunteers for freeing Dodoland?
@ SJ:
ReplyDeleteHein, ala enn lot kalité summary de seki nou souhaiter passer dans le-monde...
@akagugo:
ReplyDeleteEnn de lor laslis Sharp nun fini kuver. Bizin pran kont bann lezot la aster ;-)
Lol pu summary la -- me li paret inkomplet.
More state "leaders" getting restless, as in Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe too...?
ReplyDeleteThe contagion is spreading beyond imagination...
And now Oman too...?
ReplyDeleteWhile China shows its deep paranoïa, a bit like North-Koreans who fear this kind of news, especially when dropped in by their brothers from the South.
Nice infographic for comparing the relative rankings of these countries...