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minus-squarelittlebrother@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·1 year agoI have been saying this for a bit. Peaceful protests work in a democratic environment. Trump is a narcissistic psychopath. He only understands power. So we’re likely gonna have to get violent to get him out of there. Just saying
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoDepends on what you mean by peaceful. Plenty of violent, authoritarian dictators have been overthrown by largely nonviolent collective action.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoLike, 3! Because of the threats of violence they hid.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoAt least 40 in the past century. But also I consider threats of violence (especially implicit ones) to be a distinct tactic from actual violence both in terms of effectiveness and ethics.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago40ish is a pretty good number. https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/can-nonviolent-struggle-defeat-a-dictator-this-database-emphatically-says-yes/
I have been saying this for a bit. Peaceful protests work in a democratic environment.
Trump is a narcissistic psychopath. He only understands power. So we’re likely gonna have to get violent to get him out of there. Just saying
Depends on what you mean by peaceful. Plenty of violent, authoritarian dictators have been overthrown by largely nonviolent collective action.
Plenty?
Like, 3!
Because of the threats of violence they hid.
At least 40 in the past century. But also I consider threats of violence (especially implicit ones) to be a distinct tactic from actual violence both in terms of effectiveness and ethics.
40ish is a pretty good number.
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/can-nonviolent-struggle-defeat-a-dictator-this-database-emphatically-says-yes/