How to transform autocracy to democracy: Establish momentum

Rising up against dictators, autocrats, and aspiring authoritarians is virtually impossible when all organizing and focus is on achieving a primary goal in a huge outpouring. The birchbark fire is bright with blazing flames--and quickly dies out. A movement to overthrow a wannabe dictator needs a sequence of events over time, each aiming to achieve as much as possible in a few weeks so the victories can be felt and lauded--even as the next goal along the path to the final overarching goal is announced. 

Essentially, the message after the first success is, "Wow! We did it--great work, everyone! We won! That sets us up to do some wider work--join the movement if you've only been admiring it and pivot now to this next campaign if you have been one of the winners today!"

This doesn't mean choose easily done interim goals; they should be all you can accomplish in a few weeks, using your wisest hive mind. Some know history; some are intuitive social movement winners, some feel the state of the available media, some know the influencers and what mood they are in. Everyone is an expert in some facet and a strategic planning group attempts to incorporate the wisest intersectional thinking.

Like any plan, it needs reëvaluation periodically and adjustments as necessary--speed up, slow down, alter a subgoal, change the frame, or any other adaptation needed.