@MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world • edit-225 days agoYSK: Non-violent protests are 2x more likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of a population has ever failedwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square446arrow-up11.26Kcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinepolitics@lemmy.worldtodayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up11.26Kexternal-linkYSK: Non-violent protests are 2x more likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of a population has ever failedwww.bbc.com@MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world • edit-225 days agomessage-square446cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinepolitics@lemmy.worldtodayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-square@dom@lemmy.calinkfedilink122•25 days agoIs this why the opposition always tries to escalate the peaceful movement into a violent one?
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠linkfedilink97•25 days agoThat, and so they have an excuse to incarcerate or kill the leadership, see: Haymarket 7, Joe Hill, &c
minus-square@merc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink5•25 days agoNo, it’s because the opposition is the establishment, and violence is a tool the establishment uses to… well, stay established.
Is this why the opposition always tries to escalate the peaceful movement into a violent one?
That, and so they have an excuse to incarcerate or kill the leadership, see: Haymarket 7, Joe Hill, &c
No, it’s because the opposition is the establishment, and violence is a tool the establishment uses to… well, stay established.