• metaldream@sopuli.xyz
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    9 hours ago

    I hate this argument. Every mass civil resistance movement carries an implicit threat of violence. That doesn’t mean you have to follow through on the violence in order for the movement to succeed

    There’s a reason most democracies enshrine the right to assemble in their constitutions, and it’s because the act of assembly scared the shit out of the ruling classes that stood in the way of republicanism, so they made sure to punish it severely.

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      5 hours ago

      It doesn’t really matter if you hate it or not; it’s how the world works. If the implicit threat isn’t credible, they’re going to ignore you.