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@roblaser What is interesting about direct action protests of all kinds is the ability of: (1) groups w/ weak institutional power, notably the poor and subordinate groups, to claim the political stage;Permalink On twitter.com
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@roblaser (2) the use of meetings in public space to crystallize not-yet-represented concepts and ideas into collective proposals;Permalink On twitter.com
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@roblaser (3) the ability of disproportionately affected groups to disrupt actions to their detriment, even when supported by a passive majority;Permalink On twitter.com
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@roblaser and (4) space for issues that are neglected across the political party spectrum to become public issues.Permalink On twitter.com
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@roblaser Of course, in the case of Bolivia, there hadn't been a unified majority on any side prior to 2005. From 2003 to at least 2010, every street action-suggested shift was ratified by some kind of electoral majority…On twitter.com
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@roblaser … though the ballot box formulations often differed in substance from the proposal gestated in the streets.Permalink On twitter.com