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Lessons from the Orange Revolution
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 04:44am CST.| On the Road to Peace by John Dear S.J. | Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
| Vol. 2, No. 46 |
Imagine this - a rigged national election. The popular candidate garnered more votes and precincts but still did not win. Now imagine the population refusing to sit back, to throw up their collective hands, to give in to apathy. Such is the story of the "Orange Revolution," the 2004 presidential election in the Ukraine, a tale with lessons for us.
The Ukrainian people foresaw the worst and when it happened, they nonviolently obstructed the functioning of the government until justice was done. Their story can teach us a thing or two.
