Non-Violent Resistance

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Or to use its term – social defence

I found this essay to be an interesting read.

Nonviolence Denial Is As Dangerous As Climate Denial

She raises the examples of  the 1923 occupation of the Ruhr, the invasion of Czechoslovakia, and many others that were below my radar eg Algeria.

Violence creates problems related to secrecy, an inability to plan ahead, a susceptibility to infiltration and sabotage by police, and of course a problem appealing to the wider public. With regard to infiltration, Fithian concludes:
“In almost every situation over the past twenty years where people have been caught planning a risky or violent action, it turned out that a government infiltrator was in the mix urging them on…”

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