@MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world • edit-219 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-219 days agomessage-square446cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinepolitics@lemmy.worldtodayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-square@Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•17 days ago Yeah, too many people keep acting like “hold up a sign” and “start shooting” are the only two political actions possible. For people in at-will employment states, it can certainly feel like that. If you’re the only one who actually strikes, you get fired.
minus-square@RandomMouse@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink2•17 days agoThat’s why the general strike doesn’t happen on a certain date, it happens once enough people commit.
For people in at-will employment states, it can certainly feel like that. If you’re the only one who actually strikes, you get fired.
That’s why the general strike doesn’t happen on a certain date, it happens once enough people commit.