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Workers Join Belarus Protests, as Leader’s Base Turns Against Him
- tibbydudeza 6y agoHe is going to end up like Nicolae Ceaușescu.
- credit_guy 6y agoNot a chance. While the "revolution" in Romania 31 years ago started as spontaneous protests was quickly hijacked by an organised clique so it became a coup in a matter of days. The book "Coup d'Etat" [1] lists this "revolution" as a coup in one Appendix. If you ask people in the know in Romania, they'll all agree, they'll even tell you who the key people were. This thing in Belarus here is no coup, it has no chance to succeed. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Coup-d%C3%89tat-Practical-Handbook-Revised/dp/0674737261 https://www.amazon.com/Coup-d%C3%89tat-Practical-Handbook-Re...
- rurban 6y agoNever heard of the Arab Spring?
- rosstex 6y agoJust FYI, you caused me to spend about 45 mins learning about the Ceausescus, so thanks.
- rasz 6y agoMy favorite is the story of Ceausescu Macy's visit, he believed it was all staged to impress him :-) Later commissioned actually staged department store in Romania to show visitors, afair didnt work all that well with everything selling out in single day.
- slezyr 6y agoWell, I think he could to get away with 80% after some protests. But random beating old people, women, kids and ramming random car with 9yo kids in it with an armoured vehicle helped to unite people against him. He is his own worst enemy.