Why Civil Resistance Works: the Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
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Here's the WorldCat reference: https://search.worldcat.org/title/660804982
Anyway... just passing it along since I figured it might be interesting to a non-zero percentage of the people here.
Also... someone posted this related TEDx video several years ago. Adding it as well in case you can't get to your local library:
https://cinemaphile.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w
And if you like to buy books, here's the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0231156839/
And the intarwebs archive has it available for people with print disabilities: https://archive.org/details/whycivilresistan0000chen_f8y4
The post shares a book 'Why Civil Resistance Works' by Erica Chenoweth and related resources, sparking discussion around the 3.5% population figure required for effective protests.
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Libertarians take notice. You have no liberty at all in a dictatorship.
For non-Seinfeld aficionados,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serenity_Now
With tech execs trying to walk a difficult road of doing business in what some are suggesting is an increasingly authoritarian political environment, and trying to avoid Disney or Target like boycotts, seems it's relevant to this community.
Like I said, I'm not trying to advance any agenda other than "maybe it's a good idea to know what people are talking about."
It would be great if we could discuss it without name-calling or invective. Maybe that's too much for parts of this community at this time. Things do seem to be heating up a bit politically.