The Tipping Point

HAVE you ever stepped on a worm?

I never have, thank God, but apparently they wriggle a lot if you do. Hence the local saying “cacing kalau diinjakpun mengeliat” (even a worm squirms when stepped on), meaning that everyone, even the lowliest creatures, will eventually fight back if pressed hard enough.

Here in Java, we live with a history littered with authoritarian re