#361 Originals 23

Originals 23 Strength in Numbers In Serbia, Otpor! mastermind Popović used 4 catches: I'm against the government because I love Serbia. Bite the system. Argue until we win. I am one of the 20,000 leaders of Otpor! They sent Milošević a ticket out of the country and a prison uniform. In Chile, to complain about dictator Pinochet, people turned their lights on and off. People were invited to drive slowly. Taxi drivers slowed down, so did bus drivers. People were walking slowly in the streets. In Poland, people were unhappy about government news on television. They took their television outside and pushed them throught the streets. Group of students learning from Popović sent University president pictures of their shabby meals and invitation cards for the president to invite them all to his house for good meals. The Importance of Now Popović used good timing to remind people to rebel against dictatorship. Telling crowds a hot band was showing up in the 2000 cross-year count down party, Popović announced through microphone in the dark of the counting down that band wasn't coming: "We have nothing to celebrate. This has been a year of war. But it doesn't have to be that way. Let's make the coming year count. Because 2000 is THE year." In order to make things happen, the way you phrase may be of great importance. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn