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CitizenZero

(920 posts) Tue Apr 15, 2025, 05:42 PM Apr 2025

Nonviolent Resistance

At the link is an interesting interview with a scholar who determined that nonviolent resistance is more effective in creating social and political change than the use of violence and force. Her name is Erica Chenoweth and her book is called "Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict." The second link is to the book's Amazon listing.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/02/why-nonviolent-resistance-beats-violent-force-in-effecting-social-political-change/

https://www.amazon.com/Why-Civil-Resistance-Works-Nonviolent/dp/0231156839

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Over 5.2 million protested at Hands Off! BigmanPigman Apr 2025 #1

BigmanPigman

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1. Over 5.2 million protested at Hands Off!

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Tue Apr 15, 2025, 07:46 PM

Apr 2025

and there was only 1 issue with violence from an agitator. Rachel Maddow mentioned this on her show. David Pakman also said that non violent, on going demonstrations have been proven to be effective tools of the resistance movements through out the US history as well as calling our reps in Congress.

Dems know how to successfully demonstrate (unlike the Jan 6 traitors).

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