The saying history is written by the winners is also partly untrue and certainly defeatist. History is written by the people who make it, not by the people writing the history books.
The women of Iran are not waiting for permission to be free. They are already living their freedom in acts both grand and small, in whispered acts of rebellion and in bold, fearless steps into the public eye.
The general strike is the name for when the riot, the strike, and the commune all happen at once. That’s what the general strike really is. And that’s the day, the week, or the year where there will be a role for everyone.