Drawing inspiration for past movements that used non-violent confrontation to challenge dictators, Ammar Abdulhamid has thrown out a proposal for "One Day That Could Change Syria":
...Wouldn’t it be possible for the Syrian opposition to try to tap into that by calling for a one day work stoppage as a demonstration of popular discontent with regard to the spread of corruption and the inefficacy of government efforts to combat it?
This idea should be pretty marketable seeing that it does not constitute a direct challenge to the regime, and that it does not involve demonstrations or sit-ins, and that the basic idea for it is for people, be they state employees, small business owners, doctors, lawyers, taxi drivers, grocers, whatever, to simply not show for work on a certain agreed day.
...If such a movement should succeed, its impact is going to be much larger than we might think at first and future follow up events could then become balder and more overtly political.
I really think that the time has indeed come for such an idea. I really believe that the opposition needs to opt for such a stratagem at this stage.
Shall we make it February 1st, 2006 then? If you agree, let me know and spread the word.
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