After reading Ghomin's book "Revolution 2.0", about his experiences helping organize the Egyptian revolution on Facebook, I have compiled a list of general principles and tactical methods that he shares throughout his work.

From my list:

13. Stick to Demands, Make No Concessions to the Regime: “I received two phone calls later that day from officials who wanted to discuss possible ways out of the current crisis… I agreed to attend both meetings after clearly stating that the demands of the people in Tahrir were my demands- and they were non-negotiable… The Minister spoke of Egypt’s situation and how impossible it was for President Mubarak to step down… All three of us strongly rejected the minister’s attempts to persuade us… In the absence of a revolutionary leader who could easily be pressured, the will of the people was in control… “You obviously don’t understand the youth. You think everything is about deal-making. You thought we were willing to negotiate the rights of martyrs in return for a photo-op with a minister or a prime minister”… We all left the room… We tuned in and heard an announcer cite Dr. Badrawy as the source of the news that the president had decided to step down…” (270-282)

14. The Revolution Starts With One Person: “I was no more than a guy with some marketing experience who started a facebook page that snowballed into something greater than any of its’ thousands of contributors” (293)

15. This is Revolution 2.0: “The Egyptian revolution showed us that the great mass of people who are normally risk averse, aren’t normally activists, can become extraordinarily brave and active when they unite together as one… it was truly a spontaneous movement led by nothing other than the wisdom of the crowd…” (293)

Read the rest of the list on my Daily Kos Diary: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/0 ... 4#comments

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