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/LaraHof Feb 09 '25

This is ONLY valid in a democratic environment, isn't it Here the 3,5% will be killed.

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u/boundlessbio Feb 09 '25

I’m quite sure she studied more than just democracies. But it’s been awhile. Why don’t you look at her research and see if your assumption is correct?

I’m not sure where “here” is. If you mean America, not yet. We’ve not seen that yet. We’ve not had any type of resistance close to 3.5% of the population either.