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Divide and conquer works both ways.
I dont want to be a party killer but what did the protestors conquer in Bellarus?
Why didn't moving their rook to that side of the board immediately checkmate?
Friend, use all the pieces. It's a complex game.
That's fair. But this was over 5 years ago, and it's gone down hill since then for them. I am all for optimism but aggressively against promoting naiveness
Excellent! It is naiive to expect a cluster of protests to enact social change on their own, and especially to expect one day of protests to reveal progress in a frightened government.
However, real social change pushing against authoritarian regimes cannot succeed without a strong backing of unrest in the streets. Organized protests are the best form of this pressure.
Likewise, without organizing in civic policy at the local, regional, and federal levels, in a coherent or at least congruent manner, your protest is relegated from pressure to complaint.
You need all fingers and a thumb to make a fist.