439 () posted 3 years ago by BQnita 3 years ago by BQnita +439 / -0 28 comments share 28 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Michael McFaul identified these seven stages of successful political revolutions common in color revolutions
A semi-autocratic rather than fully autocratic regime
An unpopular incumbent
A united and organized opposition
An ability to quickly drive home the point that voting results were falsified
Enough independent media to inform citizens about the falsified vote
A political opposition capable of mobilizing tens of thousands or more demonstrators to protest electoral fraud
Divisions among the regime's coercive forces.