Every one of those had a parallel violent threat backing up the non violent movement. For instance MLK had Malcolm X, There was a ton of violence in the independent India movement. The anti-war movement had the Weather Underground.
History lessons focus on the nonviolent movements as a form of consciousness and unconscious social programming. Liberals and fascists are united in their mutual desire to have controllable opposition from the left.
All of the examples of inneffective people you gave did result in systemic change, though…
India became independent, the civil rights act was signed, Nixon resigned and there hasn’t been a draft since Vietnam…
Labor movement is a bit too vague on a global context I am afraid.
Every one of those had a parallel violent threat backing up the non violent movement. For instance MLK had Malcolm X, There was a ton of violence in the independent India movement. The anti-war movement had the Weather Underground.
History lessons focus on the nonviolent movements as a form of consciousness and unconscious social programming. Liberals and fascists are united in their mutual desire to have controllable opposition from the left.