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minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoOn the contrary a massive number of people on the streets is the only way we’ve seen effective change in the past couple decades. Violence has led to protracted conflicts with a low rate of success.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoUkraine is probably the most recent example. Russia invaded them but before that they threw their president out purely with people in the street. In Egypt they caused a change of governance that wasn’t a total improvement but was an improvement. In Tunisia and Algeria they got favorable changes in government.
On the contrary a massive number of people on the streets is the only way we’ve seen effective change in the past couple decades. Violence has led to protracted conflicts with a low rate of success.
Examples, please
Ukraine is probably the most recent example. Russia invaded them but before that they threw their president out purely with people in the street.
In Egypt they caused a change of governance that wasn’t a total improvement but was an improvement.
In Tunisia and Algeria they got favorable changes in government.
Now do the US