Protesters have a habit of saying things like “they can’t stop us all!” Reality check: yes; yes they can. Your window of opportunity exists in that brief moment of indecision when power is slightly confused and disoriented, right before they conclude upon their course of action on precisely which way they will stop you all.
Author: Shahid Bolsen
Shahid Bolsen is the founder of the Middle Nation Movement.
Opposition groups generally, I think, grossly underestimate the …
Opposition groups generally, I think, grossly underestimate the combined resources available to state and private sector power. Of course, this is particularly true in authoritarian societies, both because of the thorough interconnection between government and business, and because the population has been reared on highly controlled information. It is my view that revolution never took…