According to Chenoweths study, non-violent revolts are twice as effective as their violent counter-parts. This would probably be greater in the states as their military power is so vast.
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The opposition to violecne as a desirable rule of thumb should not lead us to the pitfall of failing to recognize it might be needed at times. Were antifa not in charlotesville, and heather Heyer would not be the only one we'd be lamenting.
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And were the counter protests entirely peaceful, they'd still be demonizing us somehow. See how Kapernick was lambasted. Governments, at least these governments, and the media are not on our side, by and large, at least not when certain interests begin to be threathened..
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