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.
Not always. I’m from Spain, and you can read about how our dictator Francisco Franco ended his life (spoiler alert: his regime lasted from 1939 to 1977).
Unfortunately, the real world is not like a movie where wars are always won by those who defend the most just cause.
Not always. I’m from Spain, and you can read about how our dictator Francisco Franco ended his life (spoiler alert: his regime lasted from 1939 to 1977).
Unfortunately, the real world is not like a movie where wars are always won by those who defend the most just cause.