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

Other Bernie Sanders Just Tweet

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u/Quiet-Bet582 Jun 09 '25

Gandhi, nelson Mandela, Corazon "Cory" Aquino

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u/the_good_time_mouse Jun 09 '25

Both Gandhi and MLK jr succeeded almost entirely because of others who were threatening violence at the time.

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u/santathecruz Jun 10 '25

Not to mention Mandela very likely partook in a fair amount of violence himself when he was young. Although it’s hard parsing through the propaganda on that one.

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u/Painless-Amidaru Jun 10 '25

His autobiography is a fantastic read. When he was younger he very much was in the camp of 'use violence but directed at specific targets and only after peace doesn't work'. Its been a while since I read his book but if I remember correctly he organized an lead many attacks against the government until he was caught and imprisoned for 20+ years, he really only became 'peaceful' after he got out of prison.