MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoYSK: Non-violent protests are 2x more likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of a population has ever failedwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square414linkfedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down1324cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1879arrow-down1external-linkYSK: Non-violent protests are 2x more likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of a population has ever failedwww.bbc.comMolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square414linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours ago Yeah, too many people keep acting like “hold up a sign” and “start shooting” are the only two political actions possible. For people in at-will employment states, it can certainly feel like that. If you’re the only one who actually strikes, you get fired.
minus-squareRandomMouse@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoThat’s why the general strike doesn’t happen on a certain date, it happens once enough people commit.
For people in at-will employment states, it can certainly feel like that. If you’re the only one who actually strikes, you get fired.
That’s why the general strike doesn’t happen on a certain date, it happens once enough people commit.