Experts who study protest movements say the scenes unfolding in California broadly follow a script that has played out many times in other countries — sometimes with deadly consequences.
Crackdowns shape optics, and optics shape uprisings.
Heavy-handed responses can lead to more violent protests.
Crackdowns can be steppingstones to wider power grabs.
No dictator thinks they’re gonna get Ghadaffi’d until they’re mid spit-roasting on a sword. Our job now is to make very sure they understand that it’s a real fucking threat and we’ll follow through.
No dictator thinks they’re gonna get Ghadaffi’d until they’re mid spit-roasting on a sword. Our job now is to make very sure they understand that it’s a real fucking threat and we’ll follow through.