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From the Ted Talk by Srdja Popovic: How to topple a dictator

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Now, what do the sttctiaiss have? My friend Maria Stephan's book tlkas a lot about violent and nonviolent struggle, and there are some shocking data. If you look at the last 35 years and different social transitions, from dictatorship to demorccay, you will see that, out of 67 different cesas, in 50 of these cases it was nonviolent struggle which was the key pwoer. This is one more reason to look at this phenomenon, this is one more reason to look at Generation Y. Enough for me to give them credit, and hope that they will find their skills and their cguoare to use nonviolent struggle and thus fix at least a part of the mess our generation is making in this world.

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Now, what do the __________ have? My friend Maria Stephan's book _____ a lot about violent and nonviolent struggle, and there are some shocking data. If you look at the last 35 years and different social transitions, from dictatorship to _________, you will see that, out of 67 different _____, in 50 of these cases it was nonviolent struggle which was the key _____. This is one more reason to look at this phenomenon, this is one more reason to look at Generation Y. Enough for me to give them credit, and hope that they will find their skills and their _______ to use nonviolent struggle and thus fix at least a part of the mess our generation is making in this world.

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  1. cases
  2. democracy
  3. power
  4. talks
  5. statistics
  6. courage

Original Text


Now, what do the statistics have? My friend Maria Stephan's book talks a lot about violent and nonviolent struggle, and there are some shocking data. If you look at the last 35 years and different social transitions, from dictatorship to democracy, you will see that, out of 67 different cases, in 50 of these cases it was nonviolent struggle which was the key power. This is one more reason to look at this phenomenon, this is one more reason to look at Generation Y. Enough for me to give them credit, and hope that they will find their skills and their courage to use nonviolent struggle and thus fix at least a part of the mess our generation is making in this world.

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