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minus-squarelittlebrother@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·3 days 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-down2·3 days agoDepends on what you mean by peaceful. Plenty of violent, authoritarian dictators have been overthrown by largely nonviolent collective action.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day ago40ish is a pretty good number. https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/can-nonviolent-struggle-defeat-a-dictator-this-database-emphatically-says-yes/
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoLike, 3! Because of the threats of violence they hid.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 day 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.
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?
40ish is a pretty good number.
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/can-nonviolent-struggle-defeat-a-dictator-this-database-emphatically-says-yes/
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.