Comment on YSK: Non-violent protests are 2x likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of the country population has ever failed

hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Those are successful, yes. But then you have Arbenz’s Guatamala and the FARC in Columbia and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka and democratic revolts in Hong Kong and Kashmir and the French Revolution and the Polish Resistance and the failures of socialist revolts across Africa and the Middle East.

  I think part of the problem is how we define “successful”. Because it’s easy to see how the Spanish Anarchists failed to defeat Franco. Meanwhile, we largely consider the Civil Rights Era in the United States a success, despite many of its leaders being assassinated and its efforts quashed and undo under the Nixon/Reagan Era.

  Militant insurgencies end when they are crushed by police/military. Peaceful protests don’t “fail” nearly so dramatically, they just fade away.

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  • FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Psst, just a friendly reminder: it’s Colombia with two O’s and no U :) just a little pet peeve of mine.

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  • Bloomcole@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    democratic revolts in Hong Kong LOL you mean the CIA paid failed attempt at destabilisation?

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hong Kong residents have been demanding democratic reforms since British colonial days. A shame Americans only seem to care when protesters start waving MAGA flags. But this has been a failed campaign going on 50 years easy.

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• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Y’all are out in full force today, huh

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  • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    well where the hell could I go

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    • whoisearth@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Outside and touch grass? Where I am it’s beautiful and sunny out. Go for a run.

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      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Outside and touch grass?

        Wait till this guy finds out about cell phones

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      • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I just came indoors

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      • gmtom@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        How does the boot test?

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  • Bloomcole@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Countering the astroturfed “take it up the ass and do nothing campaign”? Why would anyone do that?

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