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From Dictatorship to Democracy

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May 2002 Gene Sharp (es autor biomasculino) / The Albert Einstein Institution

From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp

Been watching the events in the Arab Spring with admiration and trepidation. The people there are massively brave for standing up and being counted. So horrible that they might well be killed just for asking for self determination.

"In recent years various dictatorships — of both internal and external origin — have collapsed or stumbled when confronted by defiant, mobilized people. Often seen as firmly entrenched and impregnable, some of these dictatorships proved unable to withstand the concerted political, economic, and social defiance of the people."