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Paper says non-violent is ~50/50 vs one in four for violent. So not a sure thing.
by conception 9mo ago
Paper says non-violent is ~50/50 vs one in four for violent. So not a sure thing.
- stevenwoo 9mo agoSo there were 323 events investigated but there's some criteria that should be taken into account for violent resistances that is not - for instance zero of the resistances to the Nazi occupations during World War 2 succeeded by their definition, and off the top of my head only the Yugoslavian resistance really put up a substantial dent in the occupation and still required the Soviet army invasion to kick the Nazis out.
- erxam 9mo agoThe problem is defining 'non-violent'. Is it just showing up to a protest from 5pm to 6pm with a sign? Is it a general strike that will undoubtedly harm the economy? Is it demonstrating that you could respond to violence effectively and daring them to up the scales?