tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288683.post7036052456751631137..comments2009-03-29T11:26:54.503+01:00Comments on A Swift Blow to the Head: Alex Goodall's Blog: What's it all about, then?Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03413659492973102654doctoralexg@gmail.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288683.post-27630112538071254942009-03-29T11:19:00.000+01:002009-03-29T11:19:00.000+01:00For better or worse, street power hasn't been a fa...<I>For better or worse, street power hasn't been a factor in politics for a long time, except when it descends into violence and is exploited by anti-reformers.</I><BR/><BR/>Really? What about Kiev 2004, Tbilisi 2003, Belgrade 2000, Moscow 1991, Prague 1989, Dresden 1989, Budapest (West German Embassy) 1989, Beijing 1989 or Manila 1986? (Note that the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989 did not "descend into violence", but were attacked cold-bloodedly.)peterhttp://www.vukutu.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com