Thread by @h_liyan

In my field, there is a concept called "agile", which basically says: "don't plan or attempt grand projects; instead break them down into small goals; focus all energy on achieving the first goal before going to the second". Something, perhaps, to be applied to #ProtestLK

Economic recovery plans, software systems, education -- all those are necessary future steps. However, none of that matters if we don't have a functioning cabinet right now. For that, people (and opposition) are calling for #GoHomeRajapaksas.

For *that*, we need to pressure MPs to abolish the executive presidency (because impeachment will fail). And for that, last month is proof that the best strategy is massive protest. Protests achieved in weeks, what "plans" couldn't achieve for decades in #SriLanka

And for *that*, Professor Chenoweth's study of over 100 protest movements in the last century, suggests that the most powerful protest strategy is the general strike (or the hartal, as we call in in the subcontinent).