Comment on Mass protests have failed to bring about social change. It’s time for a new strategy.

• fiat_lux@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No, which is why I would like to at least try some other ideas before violence. Because violence doesn't seem to be doing a lot of anyone any good, historically or presently.

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  • BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s literally what this entire post is talking about, though… I’m not saying violence is necessarily the answer, but we’ve been trying nonviolent methods, and they aren’t working

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    • fiat_lux@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      To be more accurate, they posited that the more chaotic the action, the more effective the protest has historically been, not that non-violent protest is not effective at all. I think that's an important distinction.

      They also say this:

      People are willing to stand up and ask for it, but all you have to do is just tinker with the tactics, tinker with the approach

      I believe it is possible to create chaos without requiring violence. I agree we need to tinker with the approach. I do not think escalating straight to violence is necessary and that we possess the creativity to modify tactics instead of abandoning principles. We should leave the most damaging options for the last resort.

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      • BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Alternatively…

        A bit of tar and feathering is always fun

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