Thread by @gauravsabnis

Have some free time before my next Zoom so let's try a political Space.

FYI, it will be mostly me talking. And I only invite as speakers those I trust.

twitter.com/i/spaces/1MYGN…

This was way more heavily attended than I expected! 110-120 listeners almost throughout! For a last minute heavy topic session on a whim. Gonna start planning these more. Semester ends in 3 weeks. Can put all these protips into a structured format then. Counter the propaganda.

Didn't see a record feature (just my 2nd spaces) so no. But next time I'll record on another app in the background.

https://twitter.com/AJayAWhy/status/1386686853252739073?s=19

Ah yes, Dr. Erica Chenoweth. They are imho the world's leading intellectual on nonviolent civil resistance against autocracies. Not platitudes but hard nosed analysis and specific pointers. Fascinating and uplifting.

ericachenoweth.com/research/wcrw

https://twitter.com/Maamitalks/status/1386708056503816192?s=19

This article came out in November and was written before the election. Dr. Chenoweth, the focus of that article predicts in almost chronological detail what would unfold until unusual.

newyorker.com/magazine/2020/…

Chenoweth's rigorous objective data analysis of non-violent resistance shows that 3.5% of the population mobilizing is usually enough to bring about change. Can't we get 3.5% of Indians organized after this apocalyptic April?

bbc.com/future/article…