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Nonviolent Change Wins (r.50501.chat)
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Originally Posted By u/Brian_Ghoshery At 2025-04-22 12:16:17 PM | Source

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

The existence of a violent radical fringe is what shifts the Overton Window to make the peaceful movement look moderate by comparison. MLK "succeeded" where Malcolm X "failed," but it was the presence and threat of Malcolm X as the alternative that made the Powers That Be realize that it behooved them to work with MLK.