Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

Published 14 May 2019

  • limer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 day ago

    These percentages are BS without context.

    • 50% of the population could go out for a single day protest. Nothing changes
    • 10% of the population could do daily protests. Nothing changes.
    • 3% of the population could shut down the country, all hell breaks loose. maybe change maybe not.
    • 1% of the population declares war. Remembered for a thousand years.

    And even the larger peaceful protests can really change things if they have concrete and achievable political goals.

    It’s not the size, it’s how you use it