Re: Re: Organisational structure inside Whitewall

From: donald_at_...
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:54:39 GMT


In message <dbnmt1+monn_at_...> "Charles Corrigan" writes:

>Yes, I think we are close - the only real difference is that I think
>that as the siege wears on, the long term participants do form a
>hierarchy - very informal, no such thing as chain of command etc.
>Anyone who comes in later that tries to push their way through and
>take orders direct from, and only from Broyan, find that the only
>place they have to sleep is a building away from all of the action,
>you know, the ruined one with no roof. And people that they think
>that they have no problems with pick fights with them and, at first
>they don't understand why.
>
>This breaks down for a while after the BatBlat when Broyan is
>incapacitated but is very quickly re-established as he recovers.

This is the sort of thing I envisage, although it's probably just emerging at the time of the BatBlat which is early in the siege. Which is why it breaks down so easily and quickly - there's no routine of accepting decisions from anyone but Broyan.

-- 
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/

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