,HI< ,VOLTAGE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,AS MASSIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION PROTE/S %AKE =M] SOCIALI/ C\NTRIES & ,N,A,T,O & ,RUSSIA MASS !IR TROOPS ALONG ! BORD] BETWE5 ,EA/ & ,WE/1 AN>*I/S >E ASK+ H[ BE/ TO 9T]V5E 9 ! UPHEAVALS AHEAD 9 ?IS CONTE/$ REGION4 ,SEEK+ A CASE /UDY 9 RESI/ANCE ALONG ! ,EA/]N ,EUROPEAN RIM1 WE TALK$ ) AN>*I/S 9 ,>M5IA AB\T !IR EXP]I5CES 9 REC5T DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ CORRUPTION1 ! CO/ ( LIV+1 & ! CURR5T GOV]NM5T4 ,! LESSONS !Y PASS ON >E 9/RUCTIVE = P>TICIPANTS 9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ALL >\ND ! WORLD4 ,>M5IA GA9$ 9DEP5D5CE 9 #aiia :5 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION DISSOLV$4 ,ITS FIR/ YE>S AS A C\NTRY W]E M>K$ BY W>1 AS IT F\ABAKH4 ,! LA/ TWO DECADES HAVE SE5 REPEAT$ B\TS ( SOCIAL UNRE/ 9 ?IS C\NTRY TORN BY ! CONSEQU5CES ( W> & ECONOMIC H>D%IP1 BUT ONLY 9 ! LA/ F\R YE>S HAS ! ,WE/]N M$IA PAID ! PROTE/S MU* ATT5TION4 0,LEAV+ ,>M5IA & JO9+ ! RANKS ( IMMIGRANTS IS CURR5TLY ! MO/ WIDESPREAD =M ( RADICALIZATION10 ONE COMRADE FROM ?IS SMALL NATION 9 ! ,S\!RN ,CAUCASUS TELLS US4 ,& YET A SMALL BUT COMMITT$ COMMUNITY ( AN>*I/S HAS /AY$1 DEMON/RAT+ :AT IT MEANS TO FIS ( PROTE/S 9 ?IS PO/-SOCIALI/ C\NTRY4 #b#a#c3 ,FULFILL$ ,DEM&S ,SPELL ,DEA? = ,MOVEM5TS ,9 #b#a#c1 ! CITY GOV]NM5T ( ,Y]EVAN1 ,>M5IA'S CAPITAL1 TRI$ TO 9CREASE ! CO/ ( PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FROM #a TO #ae DRAMS4 ,?IS PROVOK$ UNPREC$5T$ ANG]4 ,IT ONLY TOOK A WEEK = A ?IRTY-P]SON CAMPAIGN TO SN[BALL 9TO A MASSIVE DEC5TRALIZ$ MOVEM5T ATTRACT+ MO/LY HI< S*OOL & UNIV]SITY /UD5TS4 ,MO/ ( ! P>TICIPANTS W]E TAK+ ! /REETS = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,SIMPLE & EFFECTIVE DIRECT ACTIONS HELP$ ! MOVEM5T TO GR[ QUICKLY4 0,Y\ JU/ W5T TO ! NE>E/ BUS /OP1 H&$ \T FLI]S1 PAID ! SAME AM\NT Y\ PAID BE=E1 & URG$ PEOPLE TO DO ! SAME4 ,EV]YBODY KNEW :Y WE W]E PROTE/+4 ,! TASK AT H& WAS V]Y SPECIFIC & REAL10 \R COMRADES REMEMB]4 ,! MOVEM5T /AY$ AUTONOM\S1 FREE FROM ! 9FLU5CE ( POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,HII\S WAYS4 ,Y\NG PEOPLE DROVE UN(FICIAL BUSSES ALL DAY LONG & 5C\RAG$ PASS5G]S TO BOYCOTT ! NEW F>E1 :ILE O!RS SUPPORT$ ! RID]S F9ANCIALLY4 ,A SELF-ORGANIZ$ C> POOL 9ITIATIVE SPREAD ACROSS ! CITY1 ) PEOPLE %>+ C>S & EV5 (F]+ FREE RIDES TO /RANG]S4 ,?+S GOT S]I\S :5 EV5 SOME BUS DRIV]S JO9$ ! PROTE/S BY SKIPP+ WORK OR REFUS+ TO TAKE MONEY FROM PASS5G]S4 ,TOTAL *AOS WAS RI\ND ! CORN]4 0,IT WAS A TRULY EXCIT+ EXP]I5CE1 UNTIL ! GOV]NM5T DID :AT IT ALWAYS DOES2 IT QUICKLY AGRE$ TO ! M9IMAL REQUIREM5TS1 ?US PREV5T+ ! EXPANSION & RADICALIZATION ( ! MOVEM5T10 COMRADES OBS]VE ) DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,! MOVEM5T'S FOCUS ON EV]YDAY ISSUES & AVOIDANCE ( A MORE RADICAL AG5DA W]E 9ITIALLY SE5 AS /R5G?S1 AS ! MOVEM5T DREW A WIDE V>IETY ( PEOPLE4 ,YET !Y ULTIMATELY PROV$ TO BE WEAKNESSES AS WELL4 ,AS SOON AS ! GOV]NM5T CAV$ 9 TO DEM&S1 ! MOVEM5T DISSOLV$4 ,SOME BLAM$ ! 9EXP]I5CE ( PROTE/]S1 :ILE O!RS PO9T$ TO SKEW$ M$IA COV]AGE OR TO ! LACK ( ASSEMBLIES4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! CANCELLATION ( ! F>E HIKE DREW A MASSIVE AM\NT ( PEOPLE TO ! /REETS 9 CELEBRATION4 ,PEOPLE HAD DEM&$ L[] CO/S ( LIV+1 & ONCE ! GOV]NM5T MET !IR DEM&1 !Y ?\GUM5T ) A MORE EXP]I5C$ ACTIVI/ WAS P]CEIV$ AS AN UNNECESS>Y POLITICIZATION ( ! ISSUE4 ,IT WAS CLE> ONE %\LD AB&ON ANY HOPE ( A BIGG] *ANGE10 \R COMRADES REPORT1 DESCRIB+ ! MOM5T !Y REALIZ$ !IR MOVEM5T HAD REA*$ ITS [N 9BORN LIMITS4 #b#a#d3 ,AUTONOMY ,9SPIRES ,US1 & ,\R ,5EMIES AS ,WELL ,! DU/ ( ! TRANSPORTATION F>E PROTE/S HAD NOT YET SETTL$ ON ,Y]EVAN'S WIDE AV5UES :5 ! TURBUL5T YE> ( #bad BEGAN4 ,! NEXT BIG WAVE ( PROTE/S1 ADDRESS+ ! CONTROV]SIAL RE=M ( ,>M5IA'S NATIONAL P5SION SY/EM1 W]E DUBB$ ! 0,DEM ,EM0 7,I AM AGA9/7 MOVEM5T4 ,! NEW P5SION SY/EM T>GET$ Y\NG PR(ESSIONALS BORN AFT] #a#i#g#c1 =C+ !M TO CONTRIBUTE AT LEA/ #e.0 ( !IR GROSS WAGES TO PRIVATE P5SION FUNDS ( A HIE EXAMPLES ( SIMIL> RE=MS1 BO? SUCCESSFUL & UNSUCCESSFUL1 9 O!R C\NTRIES4 ,H[EV]1 9 ,>M5IA ! MA9 TRIGG] = ! RESI/ANCE WAS NOT ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY1 BUT DI/RU/ T[>DS ! GOV]NM5T1 BO? CURR5T & FUTURE10 COMRADES EXPLA94 0,W\LD Y\ L5D MONEY TO A RACKETE] :O IS MOV+ TO ,PANAMA8 ,( C\RSE NOT40 ,! RE=M P>TICUL>LY ANG]$ Y\NG PEOPLE 9 ! ,I,T 9DU/RY1 :O E>N MU* MORE ?AN ! AV]AGE 9COME 9 ,>M5IA4 ,ON AV]AGE1 AN ,>M5IAN MAK+ M9IMUM WAGE WILL E>N @s#a#a#e 9 ,U,S CURR5CY A MON?1 :]EAS ! />T+ SAL>Y = AN ,I,T SPECIALI/ 9 ,>M5IA IS >\ND @s#f#e P] MON?4 0,! FIR/ PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS ( ! ANTI-RE=M CAMPAIGN RESEMBL$ A GA!R+ ( A NON-EXI/5T TRADE UNION = COMPUT] PROGRAMM]S2 ! DISCUSSIONS W]E SPONTANE\SLY HORIZONTAL1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME !Y W]E DI/RU/FUL T[>DS \TSID]S1 ESPECIALLY T[>DS ?OSE :O HAD P>TICIPAT$ 9 O!R CAMPAIGNS40 ,PROGRAMM]S W]5'T ! ONLY ONES ORGANIZ+1 ?\<4 ,POLITICIANS HAD LE>N$ ! /R5G? ( ! /REET MOVEM5T FROM PREVI\S PROTE/S4 ,! 0,I AM AGA9/0 9ITIATIVE WAS SOON BACK$ BY ! OPPOSITION P>LIAM5T>Y P>TY4 ,! MOVEM5T DIDN'T JU/ GA9 ! SUPPORT ( POLITICIANS1 IT ALSO BR\T$ TO RESEMBLE TRADE UNIONS 9 ! WOR/ POSSIBLE WAY4 0,!RE W]E APPO9T$ LEAD]S RECOGNIZ$ BY ! M$IA & POLICE1 ! LANGUAGE ( ! PROTE/ BECAME POPULI/1 & ! DECISIONS W]E MADE BEH9D CLOS$ DOORS10 \R COMRADES REPORT4 ,! MOM5T :5 ! DISC\RSE AB\T RE=M WAS TAK5 OV] BY POLITICAL P>TIES WAS ! BEG9N+ ( ! 5D4 ,IF 9 #b#a#c1 ! CITY GOV]NM5T ACTUALLY HAD TO COMPLETELY BACK D[N ON A F>E HIKE1 ?IS TIME ! GOV]NM5T ONLY HAD TO PROMISE TO PO/PONE ! P5SION RE=M4 ,ONCE AGA91 PEOPLE BELIEV$ !Y HAD WON1 & ! MOVEM5T DISSOLV$4 ,SEV]AL MON?S LAT]1 ! GOV]NM5T W5T BACK ON !IR WORD1 BUT ! MOVEM5T NEV] CAME BACK TO LIFE4 ,\R COMRADES DID NOT CONSID] ?IS TO BE !IR /RUGGLE3 0,LEFTI/S & AN>*I/S DID NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ! MOVEM5T AT ! BEG9N+1 :5 IT WAS N>R[LY FOCUS$ ON PR(ESSIONALS & !RE=E CLOS$ .TICIPATION.>1 & REFUS$ TO P>TICIPATE :5 IT WAS L$ BY ! POLITICAL P>TIES & !RE=E1 9DIRECTLY1 BY ! AU?ORITIES40 #b#a#e3 ,! ,ELECTRICITY 9 ,\R ,VE9S ,IS ! ,DE/RUCTION ( ,!IR ,P[] ,9 ! SUMM] ( #b#a#e1 A COMPLETELY NEW /REAM ( 5]GY DREW PEOPLE TOGE!R ON ! /REETS ( ,Y]EVAN4 ,?+S />T$ \T A LOT LIKE ! PREVI\S PROTE/S3 ! GOV]NM5T TRI$ TO RAISE ELECTRICITY PRICES #ag P]C5T4 ,AS BE=E1 PEOPLE TOOK ! /REETS TO M>* & HOLD DISCUSSIONS4 ,BUT :AT TRULY GOT ! MOVEM5T GO+ WAS UNPREC$5T$ POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,?IS OP5$ UP A COMPLETELY NEW SET ( OPPORTUNITIES4 ,ON A W>M ,JUNE DAY1 HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE GA!R$ 9 ,Y]EVAN TO M>* T[>DS ! PRESID5TIAL PALACE4 ,!Y SOON /OPP$ BE=E A SC5E NO SOCIAL MOVEM5T 9 ,>M5IA HAD EV] WITNESS$4 ,! POLICE HAD CLOS$ D[N ! ROAD ) WAT] CANNONS1 CORDONS ( (FIC]S1 & B>B$ WIRE4 ,YET PEOPLE REFUS$ TO LEAVE1 TRANS=M+ ! M>* 9TO A SIT-9--SUCCESSFULLY OCCUPY+ & BLOCKAD+ MA9 AV5UES 9 D[NT[N ,Y]EVAN4 ,?AT NIE :]E ! RALLY HAD />T$4 ,! PROTE/]S HAD DIFF]5T K9D ( FRE$OM 9 M9D ?IS TIME4 0,NOBODY WANT$ TO RETURN1 SO ! SUGGE/ION WAS REJECT$10 COMRADES REMEMB]4 ,IT IS WOR? NOT+ ?AT ! DISCUSSION WAS NOT AN ASSEMBLY1 & PEOPLE DID NOT TRY TO VOTE OR REA* CONS5SUS4 ,AS ! NILY 9 ! MORN+1 US+ WAT] CANNONS TO BRUTALLY ATTACK & DISP]SE ! REMA9+ FEW HUNDR$ PROTE/]S4 ,! POLICE DETA9$ AB\T #bd PROTE/]S2 #be W]E 9JUR$ & ?REE HOSPITALIZ$4 ,(FIC]S T>GET$ PEOPLE COV]+ ! PROTE/S AS WELL1 DE/ROY+ !IR CAM]AS & MEMORY C>DS4 ,?IS ATTEMPT TO CRU% ! MOVEM5T BY BRUTE =CE PRODUC$ ! OPPOSITE EFFECT4 ,9 LESS ?AN #ab H\RS1 AB\T #h PEOPLE RETURN$ TO ! /REETS UND] ! BANN]S ( ,ELECTRIC ,Y]EVAN4 ,SOLID>ITY PROTE/S TOOK PLACE 9 MANY O!R CITIES & T[NS4 ,IT SEEM$ ?AT ANO!R CLA% WAS 9EVITABLE4 ,BUT ! POLICE W]E LE>N+ FA/2 !Y DID NOT MAKE ANY FUR!R ATTACKS4 ,9/EAD1 ! PROTE/ TURN$ 9TO A /&(F1 ) A B>RICADE ( TRA% B9S SEP>AT+ POLICE & ! PROTE/]S4 ,?AT WAS :5 SPACE = RADICAL IDEAS />T$ TO CLOSE D[N4 0,! B>RICADE QUICKLY BECAME A /AGE = PEOPLE ) L\DSPEAK]S4 ,9 ADDITION1 >TI/S & POLITICIANS =M$ A 0HUMAN %IELD0 TO GU>ANTEE ! SECURITY ( PEOPLE4 ,M$IA W]E LIVE-/REAM+ #bd H\RS A DAY1 & SOON ! PROTE/ TOOK A MORE FAMILI> & /ABLE =M40 ,BY PROVID+ ! PROTE/]S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS A PEACEFUL & 9]T DISOB$I5CE1 ! AU?ORITIES 5SUR$ ?AT ! PROTE/S W\LD DIE D[N !MSELVES4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 \R ,>M5IAN COMRADES REPORT ?AT ?OSE :O WANT$ TO RADICALIZE ! PROTE/ OR EXP& ! RANGE ( TACTICS--MO/LY AN>*I/S & O!R RADICALS--FAC$ DIFF]5T *ALL5GES4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 POLICE W]E DETA9+ PEOPLE = WE>+ AN>*I/ SYMBOLS OR JU/ = SPREAD+ LEAFLETS4 ,?AT SPREAD FE> 9SIDE ! MOVEM5T1 & ! PROTE/]S !MSELVES />T$ TO LABEL ANY ATTEMPT TO DI/RIBUTE RADICAL MAT]IAL OR 9TRODUCE NEW SLOGANS AS A PROVOCATION4 ,BUT1 AS COMRADES RECOLLECT1 AN>*I/S W]E FAC+ ADDITIONAL *ALL5GES4 0,/>T+ FROM ! V]Y FIR/ MEET+S1 ANY ATTEMPT AT PUBLIC DEBATE WAS IMM$IATELY SUPPRESS$ BY ! ORGANIZATIONAL GR\P4 ,AS SOON AS !RE WAS ANY TALK ( EXP&+ ! PROTE/ AG5DA & ! NE$ TO RADICALIZE1 ! ORGANIZ]S W\LD PUT ON L\D MUSIC1 %ADY *>ACT]S W\LD APPE> TO DISRUPT A CONV]SATION1 SO PEOPLE W]E =C$ TO LEAVE ! PROTE/ >EA1 :]E POLICE MIT$ TO 5C\RAGE PEOPLE TO /OP OCCUPY+ ! /REETS ( ,Y]EVAN4 ,AL?\< !Y FAIL$ TO CONV9CE ! MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE1 ! NUMB] ( PROTE/]S WAS DROPP+ DAY BY DAY4 ,?IS WAS :5 ! REMA9+ P>TICIPANTS />T$ TO ORGANIZE ASSEMBLIES4 ,YET ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS REMA9$ SMALL4 0,M$IA QUICKLY DUBB$ ! REMA9+ PROTE/]S AS ALCOHOLICS1 DRUG ADDICTS1 & RADICALS40 ,! ,ELECTRIC ,Y]EVAN MOVEM5T WAS DEAD4 ,A YE> LAT]1 ! GOV]NM5T ANN\NC$ ! 5D ( SUBSIDIES AS WELL4 #b#a#f3 ,FROM 7,RELATIVELY ,OP57 ,PROTE/ TO ,>M$ 7,RILY MORN+ 9 ,JULY #b#a#f1 ! PEOPLE ( ,Y]EVAN WOKE UP TO AN ODD S]IES ( EV5TS4 ,AN >M$ CONS]VATIVE NATIONALI/ GR\P HAD SEIZ$ ! L>GE/ POLICE /ATION 9 ! CAPITAL1 CONTA9+ MO/ ( ! SPECIALIZ$ EQUIPM5T1 AMMUNITION1 & WEAPONS1 DEM&+ ! RESIGNATION ( ! PRESID5T ( ,>M5IA4 ,?IS >M$ GR\P WAS AFFILIAT$ ) ! POLITICAL PRISON] ,ZHIRAYR ,SEFILYAN1 A LEAD] ( ! OPPOSITION MOVEM5T ,F\ND+ ,P>LIAM5T4 ,!IR AIM WAS TO =CE REGIME *ANGE & TO BUILD A NEW TYPE ( /ATE4 ,SOME W]E VET]ANS ( ! ,K>ABAKH W>4 0,!Y HAVE EXP]I5C$ POLITICAL OPPRESSION1 BUT !IR CONS]VATIVE & NATIONALI/IC AG5DA WAS NOT MU* DIFF]5T FROM ! GOV]NM5T 9 P[]10 \R COMRADES EXPLA94 ,!Y 5C\RAG$ PEOPLE TO BREAK ?R\< ! POLICE CORDON ) ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS & >M !MSELVES4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE ( A POLICE CORDON RE9=C$ BY SEV]AL MILIT>Y VEHICLES1 MORE PEOPLE GA!R$ EV]Y H\R1 REA*+ OV] #e 9 ! EV5+4 ,H[EV]1 PEOPLE REFUS$ TO ATTEMPT AN >M$ UPRIS+4 ,!IR MA9 DEM& WAS ?AT BLOOD%$ BE AVOID$4 ,! MEMB]S ( ,F\ND+ ,P>LIAM5T1 :O JO9$ ! PROTE/1 W]E DETA9$ & >RE/$4 ,! MO/ VIOL5T CLA%ES TOOK PLACE BETWE5 POLICE & ! RESID5TS ( ! SURR\ND+ >EA4 ,! AU?ORITIES ONCE AGA9 ADOPT$ ! /RATEGY ( WE>+ ! >M$ GR\P \T1 & ! GR\P EV5TUALLY SURR5D]$4 ,9 ,>M5IA1 AS 9 MO/ O!R PO/-SOCIALI/ C\NTRIES ( ! ,EA/]N BLOC1 IT IS NOT EASY TO DRAW A CLE> DI/9CTION BETWE5 PROTE/S SEEK+ REGIME *ANGE & DEMON/RATIONS TRIGG]$ BY MORE SOCIAL & ECONOMIC REASONS4 ,= N[1 PEOPLE /ILL BELIEVE ?AT REGIME *ANGE WILL BR+ AB\T A BETT] LIFE4 0,P[] IS P]SONALIZ$1 :ILE VIOL5CE IS SY/EMATIC10 \R COMRADES FROM ,>M5IA CONCLUDE4 0,SOCIAL PROTE/S ?AT HAVE SPECIFIC1 CONCRETE1 & VISIBLE DEM&S & RESULTS >E P]CEIV$ AS 'SMALL VICTORIES4' ,NO WOND] ?AT SUCCESS 9 ?OSE PROTE/S PRACTICALLY ALWAYS MOTIVATES PEOPLE TO /RIVE = MORE1 BUT PEOPLE ONLY RETURN TO DEM& ! 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