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10 days that shook the "system"

10 days that shook the "system"

Lutfi Dervishi

1. It started as a local protest in Zvërnec and turned into a national event with international resonance.
2. It started for environmental protection and ended up shocking the entire political and media environment.
3. It started to protect a lagoon, but it is bringing to the surface an ocean of dissatisfaction accumulated by the arrogance and greed of power.
4. The memes, banners and creativity of the protesters proved more attractive and more poignant than dozens of political speeches.
5. It is the first protest of this kind that has continued for 10 consecutive days without interruption. There is organization, but there is no leader.
6. At the time when Reuters was broadcasting the protest live for a global audience, some television stations in Tirana chose to broadcast the celebrations of the 35th anniversary of the Socialist Party in Fier.
7. It is the first protest where a meme shared on social networks is likely to have convinced more people than the analyses in television studios.
8. Tourists who usually photograph protests, this time joined them. Some even took the microphone and gave speeches.
9. In addition to the eagle as a national symbol, the flamingo is also rising to patriotic status.
10. Eight foreign agents have been accused of the protest so far. (Enver Hoxha on his worst day accused 4 (CIA, KGB, UDB, ASFALIA)

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