Part 1 covered: 1) A party needs a leader – and leaders 2) Naming the Party 3) Balance is the Goal Part 2 covered: 4) Key Functions of a New Party 5) From the Name – Signs, logos and Rituals 6) The Insane Importance of Press & PR And now it is time […]
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How to Establish a New Political Party – Part 2
February 6, 2011 
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Continued from Part 1… 4) Key Functions of a New Party For the basics of a new party, you will need some cornerstone functions: Public Relations/Press Relations – you will grow (or wither) with the press, so this is a critical function. More on this later on. Security – bad people will want to hurt […]
Continue readingHow to Establish a New Political Party – starting in Tahrir (Part 1)
February 6, 2011 1 Comment
This is just a thought experiment. I am not I Egypt, I am not part of the protest movement. I do like making millions of people happy – and less sad. And I believe people should be free to choose. And I do not like the obvious bad people. So, with this in mind, today’s […]
Continue readingThe Transparency Tsunami
February 5, 2011 1 Comment
The world as we knew it has completely changed. Facebook, Flickr and Twitter have totally changed our notions of privacy. Wikileaks has opened the eyes of the mass public to the behind the scenes world of politics and business. And mobile phones, with their cameras, recording devices, and cheap (mostly) available 3G bandwidth makes it […]
Continue readingHow to Fake an Army Revolt
February 3, 2011 0 Comments
I used to love reading about Napoleon when I was a kid. I loved the strategies, the battles, the thinking that went into his war work. I was navigating my way through Twitter users in Cairo and was intrigued by a video from Khaled Khalil (@Kh_Khalil). The video was of a demonstration in a square, […]
Continue readingAn Army Division Turns
February 3, 2011 0 Comments
Watching the latest troubles in Egypt makes you realize why most revolutions, coup d’etat, regime changes, whatever you want to call them need the support of the military. The actions in Egypt are quite bizarre in that they have not chosen a side. And yet, it is hard to imagine the army being neutral forever. […]
Continue readingPart 2 – How Heroes Emerge (in Egypt)
February 3, 2011 0 Comments
To be a hero is not that hard. Pretty much you’d need to have a loud voice (and a megaphone), stand up high on something (statue, tank). I’d be thinking ‘symbolism’ – a picture that will burn into people’s memories, and slightly more importantly ‘press coverage’. Every hour memorable things will be taking place, but […]
Continue readingOut of Chaos: Heroes + Leaders Emerge (Pt 1)
February 3, 2011 2 Comments
Let’s face it, chaos is a pretty bad state to be in. The good news is that it is a temporary state, a transitional phase that sometimes emerges when a system radically changes. Quickly, within hours and days in the case of regime change, a new pattern will emerge. But, how to make that pattern […]
Continue readingWhy Bringing down the Internet + Phone System was a Super-Bad Idea
February 2, 2011 2 Comments
From a superficial standpoint, it makes perfect sense: “The protesters are using the Internet and mobile phones to coordinate and collaborate. And they are using it to share information with the outside world. And the rest of the people are able to get news from sourced not directly controlled and manipulated by our own pliant […]
Continue readingInfiltrating key functions + spreading out protests – some ideas
February 2, 2011 0 Comments
Infiltrate the Police / Security Services / Admin / Cleaning Staff in Key Places Now here’s a mischievious idea – that I am sure has been had before. Regimes really do not like being swept away, and the bad autocratic ones will try whatever they can do to stop this from happening. So, how would […]
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