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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

"Nonviolent protests" are a myth. That article has been debunked.

In 1986, millions of Filipinos took to the streets of Manila in peaceful protest and prayer in the People Power movement.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-05-mn-4360-story.html

In 2003, the people of Georgia ousted Eduard Shevardnadze through the bloodless Rose Revolution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War

While in 2019, the presidents of Sudan and Algeria both announced they would step aside after decades in office, thanks to peaceful campaigns of resistance.

JFC. Sudan? This propaganda did not age well. Algeria is not much better. I'll stop here.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago

This is an opinion by an anarchist.

I think the thing that is most important from the study, is that getting 3.5% of the population works every time and you can ignore the rest. That works with what you just posted. In my opinion, he's focusing on the wrong thing.