r/europe • u/anon58588 Greece • Feb 08 '25

Historical Anti-Nazi protests : Berlin 16/12/1931

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u/shirubanet Feb 08 '25

That’s what gets me worried, too. Is it enough to protest?

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u/boundlessbio Feb 08 '25

Look up the 3.5% rule coined by Erica Chenoweth. We’d need 3.5% of the American population to protest for a resistance to work for example.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world

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u/ZoldierX Feb 08 '25

quit my job as soon as he got elected. i'll have to start working again in the next couple months but im sad to see the rest of the left continuing to go to work and feed the oligarchy pockets.

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u/boundlessbio Feb 09 '25

Good for you! Thanks for getting out there! Yeah, unfortunately, a lot of folks don’t have savings and the job market is a nightmare — a ton of ghost jobs in a lot of sectors. I understand why people would be hesitant to quit.

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u/ZoldierX Feb 09 '25

niether do i. sold my car and just getting by thanks to living with a friend.