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It is a perfectly meaningful comparison. A domestic, intrinsically motivated movement, supported externally with non violent diplomatic, financial, and moral a
by chriselles 7y ago
It is a perfectly meaningful comparison.
A domestic, intrinsically motivated movement, supported externally with non violent diplomatic, financial, and moral aid, acted as a catalyst to the largely non violent removal of many authoritarian repressive regimes.
All of which have largely avoided civil war with the exception of Ukraine due to a resurgent Russia responding to excessive NATO expansion.
Former Yugoslavia doesn’t count as it excluded itself from the Soviet Warsaw Pact sphere Nd attempted non alignment.
- jcora 7y agoOkay? You haven't shown that it's a meaningful comparison. What does it mean for nonviolent movements to be "twice as successful"? Nothing, because you can construct any arbitrary measure of movement or success.
- chriselles 7y agoIt's actually quite simple and easy. Did a fundamental shift in incumbent political power occur? Yes/No Was that fundamental shift away from the previous incumbent political power sustainable, or did it fall as well(after X time)? Yes/No I sincerely hope I'm not coming across in an unintentionally rude or abrasive way, if so, I apologise. To be honest, you kind of are.