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Protesting is within the democratic process. Labor strikes are within the democratic process. Civil disobedience is within the democratic process (they were pre
by GMoromisato 6mo ago
Protesting is within the democratic process. Labor strikes are within the democratic process. Civil disobedience is within the democratic process (they were prepared to suffer the consequences, including jail time).
But throwing Molotov cocktails is terrorism. And I don't believe (please correct me) that a terrorist has ever gotten new laws passed by using terror.
- unethical_ban 6mo agoCheck the history of Ireland.
- pocksuppet 6mo agoAlmost every peaceful protest in history only caused change if it was backed up by a more violent alternative. TPTB (TPTW?) accepted the minimum amount of the requested change that causes the violence to stop, and then claimed it was the peaceful protest that made them do so.