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Cross-posted from “Liberals right now…” by @return2ozma@lemmy.world in !politicalmemes@lemmy.world
Cross-posted from “Liberals right now…” by @return2ozma@lemmy.world in !politicalmemes@lemmy.world
Peaceful protesting can work especially if you have 3.5% of the population consistently protesting.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
But violence also works. People have died to make 40 hour work weeks, minimum wage, child labor laws, health laws of all kinds. The LA roots i6f the 90s were a net gain for the city.
Violence isn’t always the answer, but it’s an effective one when other avenues don’t work.
Let’s put it another way…
So-called “peaceful” protesting (which is never actually peaceful because it’s the repressive arms of the state that decides whether they are “peaceful” or not) will only work if it is backed up by a credible prospect of extremely non-peaceful revolution.
I’ll meet you at the front line, but I’d like to see you there first. Oh wait, are we still cosplaying?
I will be wearing a fur suit on the barricades, yes.
A liberal? On the front lines?
Now that would be something to see.
I can count on your comfortable endless preaching from behind the keyboard, that’s for sure :'(
Do tell, liberal - do you even know what CS gas smell like?
yes m’lord. Goddamn this is cringe
Sure you do, liberal. Sure you do.
My dude, you’re a lefty as much as Magats are patriots. It’s all performative fellatio
I agree with your general point but can you expand on this?
I am not advocating violence but https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette_bombing_and_arson_campaign