• Sunflier@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I thought you were making the point that they were peaceful , and I was refuting that stuff was peaceful.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        “There were violent acts previously” does not refute “These groups achieved success with moral persuasion”

        Fuck’s sake, you’re connecting Gandhi’s success with the American Revolution, MLK Jr. with the Civil War, and the fall of the Soviet Union with every major war it was involved in throughout the Cold War.

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          26 minutes ago

          gandhi succeded at nothing, his last movement was at 1942, and India got it’s independence at 1947. Delayed effect ig