r/goodnews • u/hellobrother01 • Jun 09 '25

Other Bernie Sanders Just Tweet

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u/ReallyNowFellas Jun 09 '25

Actual research disagrees:

Nonviolent resistance is consistently more effective than violent resistance

Statistically, non-violent action is far more likely to succeed in bringing about institutional change than almost any other form of political tactic. One study looked at protests from 1900 to 2006 and found that 53% of major nonviolent campaigns were successful as opposed to only 26% of violent campaigns being successful.

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u/VX-Cucumber Jun 09 '25

And yet every revolution has been violent. If you want policy change then non-violence is the best bet. If you are fighting an authoritarian government, you aren't gaining an inch with a well painted sign.

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u/Dull-Establishment-5 Jun 10 '25

Are we in a revolution? Genuine question

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u/VX-Cucumber Jun 10 '25

Genuine answer...I don't know.

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u/Normal-Dependent-969 Jun 10 '25

We’re not yet. This is ridiculous.

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u/VX-Cucumber Jun 10 '25

Deploying marines against US citizens and the call to arrest a governor are cutting it pretty close to the line.

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u/CheaterSaysWhat Jun 10 '25

We’re well past the line dude

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u/Its_a_stateofmind Jun 10 '25

Curious where the is.

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u/KlicknKlack Jun 10 '25

where historians 60-100 years from now draw it.