http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2011/05/the-dramaturgy-of-the-poor-on-a-flotilla-to-gaza-suicide-bombers-in-morroco-and-pakistan/ Informed reflection on the events of the day Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.23 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2011/05/the-dramaturgy-of-the-poor-on-a-flotilla-to-gaza-suicide-bombers-in-morroco-and-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-8454 Wed, 18 May 2011 10:33:00 +0000 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/?p=5281#comment-8454 I have always doubted the argument that suicide bombing is the ultimate weapon of the weak. I found it morally reprehensible and practically wrong. Non violent resistance was more effective in the civil rights movement. The democratic movement, which was pragmatically pacifist, in Poland and throughout the former Soviet bloc, was not only effective in opposition, but also as a starting point for real democratic constitution. I call this “weapon,” “the politics of small things.” Dayan demonstrates why creative the politics of small things can be a more effective source of power. He once told me that while I was a student of the politics of small things, he is a student of the politics of very small things. Here he shows what he meant.

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