RSSbloodless regieme change
Jan 22
There’s an uncharacteristically gushing (and inspiring) story in this week’s Economist about the possibility of internally-driven, bloodless, regieme change in dictatorships. Some selective quotes (article here, paywalled):
But all the evidence is that people power, if it is to bring about a lasting change that increases freedom, must bubble up from below. It must be indigenous, broad-based and, ideally, non-violent.
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Moreover, the most important factor in contributing to the emergence of a freer society is the presence of strong and cohesive non-violent civic coalitions.
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It may take years to develop, and it may not always turn out quite as is hoped, but people power is catching: the more often it works, the more often it will be used.
Jan 22, 2006 @ 17:39:44
Do they consider the possibility that such change, bubbling up from below, may pose a challenge to regimes that think of themselves as democratic? Or is it only Islamic hierocracies that are vulnerable to people power?
Just wondered…