Like seriously, I’m tired of whining on the internet about this shit. Where can I go to learn about joining a protest? It’s better that doing fuck all by tut-tutting the establishment hellbent on fucking us over while they count their money.
Peaceful protests build the sense of consensus and unity. Violent solutions can’t succeed without both popular support and enough participants to make a difference, but if everybody’s scared of standing alone they’re doomed. Sudden upheaval is likely to make more people oppose the change, because most people like stability.
Peaceful protests that get gradually more frustrated are more likely to support more drastic measures than a sudden upheaval. Whether or not you believe peaceful protests will fix anything, they’re the best solution that’s viable right now.
I live in Russia, I’m having flashbacks of explanations why all the opposition is doing is peaceful protests.
Nah, it doesn’t work. The faster you get to throwing Molotov cocktails, the better.
Peaceful protests are really only effective if they are seen as an alternative to more militant groups.
Martin Luther King non violence wouldn’t have been that popular if it wasn’t seen as an alternative for Malcolm X’s more radical ideology.
I’m pretty sure something similar occurred with the suffrage movement but I didn’t remember the details.
think you Americans are beyond a peaceful protest at this point, right now you need a revolution. you are quite literally 4 months away from a potential dictatorship.
