Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

Published 14 May 2019

  • @[email protected]
    22•3 months ago

    Yeah the researcher who came up with this so-called rule has said that it should not be used this way.

    It’s a statistical association in the data, not a law of physics.

    • @[email protected]
      12•3 months ago

      I just don’t want people to get disappointed and give up when the protests hit 3.5% and the fascist doesn’t leave.