- They help individuals channel their frustration, isolation and desperation
- They are a show of strength
- They typically lead to more political involvement
- They have already produced wins
- They must remain nonviolent to be effective
- They must be in small towns in the heartland, not just big coastal cities
Find one near you at nokings.org
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They don’t have to, but data shows over and over that non violent ones more often end to being more successful at regime change.
Benefits for the non violent:
We actually have more power than them, they only succeed if we get scared and think there’s nothing we can do. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
I’ve seen many statements to that effect. I have not seen political science studies that support it though.
Not much history to support it either.
Because there is none. The state always preaches nonviolence to keep us passive and not a threat to the status quo. They want peaceful from us but subject the working class to violence with every action.
It’s a little more nuanced.
Violent resistance tends to swap one regime for another.
Non-violent resistance tends to create more positive social change.
If the only goal is to get rid of Trump, either one can work. If the goal is to have a brighter future then a revolution with minimal violence is preferable.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2452292924000365
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/02/why-nonviolent-resistance-beats-violent-force-in-effecting-social-political-change/
Thank you for the links
Solidarity movement in Poland was a peaceful protest and last to end of the communism there.
Color revolution (including orange revolution in Ukraine)
Euromaidan (it was peaceful, although the government wasn’t).
Statistically peaceful protests succeed 53% of the violent ones succeed 26%
Note though it isn’t just showing up one day and be done, it’s about having a sustained protest with at least 3.5% of population involved.
What data is that, exactly?