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  • And unless they have very good parameters there have to be countless non-violent and ineffective campaigns.

    If you did this as a ratio of failures over success the non-violent numbers would be sky high compared to the violent ones, the rate of failure would indicate violence is the way.

    This whole thing seems like a really wordy way of saying "don't resist".

  • ...all violent and nonviolent campaigns from 1900 to 2006 that resulted in the overthrow of a government or in territorial liberation. They created a data set of 323 mass actions.

    323, in over 100 years. And they are exuding campaigns that did not work? I would assume there have been 10s of thousands of protests in that time that where non-violent and also ineffective. Why are they not included? What would make a campaign go from non-violent to violent? What constitutes a campaign, is it non-violent in whole or only part? I would check but I need to buy their book.

    I can not even think of any movement that resulted in territorial or government change that did not involve some form of violence. This study does not seem to pass the sniff test.

  • Ehh seems like a stretch, have to assume too many things.

  • You hope for immortal troops to occupy us cities? I guess you like a challenge.

  • Same difference really.

    Edit: Seems I was not very clear, I am saying its equally as stupid (and destructive) for a party to blame voters as it is to blame non voters. You know since you tend to win elections by having more people vote for you then the other guys so villainizing and alienating voters/potential voters seems counter productive.

  • Who is downvoting this? Why? Do they disagree that the act was broken? Do they just dislike armed forces being barred from law enforcement?

  • The whole thing is illegal, but it is still happening. The governor has told them to stand down but here we are.

  • Because they have been federalized and don't answer to him.

  • if invited by that state’s governor.

    They are very much not invited by the governor in this case.

  • Nearly half eh? Yeah less then half checkes out.

  • ...📉

    Jump
  • Also sunk cost and all that. After all if they admit they are wrong on this what else could they be wrong about? Nope better to just keep "winning"

  • Based on your statement referencing the constitution I would say the states, but if I am mistaken then I apologize.

  • There is no challenging the military as the citizenry

    Says someone from the nation that mainly loses military conflicts with the citizenry....

  • I like how they say this as if it was a bad thing. As if the general public would have sympathy.

  • Good tip, will remember that if/when we get invaded.

  • well lets not get carried away with the "expert" title.

  • They are wrong that none of his "endeavors" deal with immigration.

  • Yeah I could not comment so quick unless I programmed something to do it for me....