by The Dividing Fool | Nov 12, 2026 | Terms
At the heart of this blog is the concept of people power. It’s the capacity of ordinary citizens to achieve political change by transforming their individual resources – such as time, skills, and solidarity – into organised collective action that can...
by The Dividing Fool | Nov 9, 2026 | Civil Unrest, Organising
Written on 9 November 2026. This blog focuses on the September – November 2026 movement, with earlier French protests as context. Events and negotiations are still unfolding. When the Republic Breaks Its Promise How a fight over missing maths teachers grew into...
by The Dividing Fool | Oct 1, 2025 | Civil Unrest, Organising, Structural Politics
The 36-Hour Revolution That Changed Everything In September 2025, something extraordinary happened in Nepal. In just 36 hours, a government fell – not to a military coup, not to backroom political deals, but to a generation that had finally had enough. Prime...
by The Dividing Fool | Oct 1, 2025 | Civil Unrest, Organising
When the Lights Go Out, the People Rise Up Picture this: You’re a young person in Antananarivo, Madagascar’s bustling capital. It’s September 2025, and for the twelfth hour today, you’re sitting in darkness. No electricity. No water. Your phone...
by The Dividing Fool | May 23, 2025 | Structural Politics
We live in a world where news travels faster than wildfire. A single tweet can reach millions in minutes, a Facebook post can shape opinions overnight, and a viral TikTok can change the conversation entirely. But here’s the troubling reality we’re facing:...
by The Dividing Fool | Apr 25, 2025 | Digital Oppression
Imagine waking up one morning to find that your lifeline to the world, the internet, has vanished without warning. This is the grim reality many citizens in authoritarian regimes face when protests erupt, as governments resort to internet shutdowns to suppress...
by The Dividing Fool | Apr 23, 2025 | Civil Unrest, Digital Oppression
In recent years, Myanmar’s digital landscape has become a battlefield where control over information wields immense power. Since the military coup in 2021, the ruling junta has intensified its efforts to stifle the nation’s digital oxygen, imposing internet...
by The Dividing Fool | Apr 16, 2025 | Attitudes
Every generation has faced its own share of criticisms, but labeling an entire generation as ‘selfish’ presents a particularly intriguing debate. Generation Z, those born approximately between 1997 and 2012, often find themselves under such scrutiny, as...
