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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•2 months agoDepends on what you mean by peaceful. Plenty of violent, authoritarian dictators have been overthrown by largely nonviolent collective action.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 months agoLike, 3! Because of the threats of violence they hid.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-22 months agoAt least 40 in the past century. But also I consider threats of violence (especially implicit ones) to be a distinct tactic from actual violence both in terms of effectiveness and ethics.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months ago40ish is a pretty good number. https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/can-nonviolent-struggle-defeat-a-dictator-this-database-emphatically-says-yes/
Depends on what you mean by peaceful. Plenty of violent, authoritarian dictators have been overthrown by largely nonviolent collective action.
Plenty?
Like, 3!
Because of the threats of violence they hid.
At least 40 in the past century. But also I consider threats of violence (especially implicit ones) to be a distinct tactic from actual violence both in terms of effectiveness and ethics.
40ish is a pretty good number.
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/can-nonviolent-struggle-defeat-a-dictator-this-database-emphatically-says-yes/