Historically, no government has survived a non-violent mobilization of more than about 5% of its population.https://twitter.com/asta_fish/status/717069181477322752 …
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@zeynep This guy's research put it at 3.5%: http://rationalinsurgent.com/2013/11/04/my-talk-at-tedxboulder-civil-resistance-and-the-3-5-rule/ …. Mark Lichbach said 5% in http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=13970 …. -
@Dymaxion Lichbach: theory and modeling not data? Many (some recent) cases of high non-violent mobilization being suppressed. - Show replies
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@zeynep I am... somewhat curious about whether we have counterexamples; I'd love to hear some, though. -
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