The paper makes it clear that it can — and it’s actually important to avoid doing things like random murder. But the kind of nonviolent acts we’ve seen so far aren’t a problem.
They also had a null result on policy support; the main impact was activating people towards more moderate activist groups.
Oh, but I’m sure I’ve had people telling me that protest and disruption just turns people against the cause
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The paper makes it clear that it can — and it’s actually important to avoid doing things like random murder. But the kind of nonviolent acts we’ve seen so far aren’t a problem.
They also had a null result on policy support; the main impact was activating people towards more moderate activist groups.