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  • JesusOPtopolitics What the 3.5% Rule Tells Us About Protest Success
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    5 days ago

    Problems is that people are just kind of seeing “3.5%” and they’re not actually listening to the details behind it.

    https://youtu.be/x4syl-hZ9_I

    The 3.5% is a sign that you’re organizing effectively. The number in and of itself is not the goal.

    Also, the research noted that, once an authoritarian regime starts to crack down on protests, that well organized machine usually has to flip to other nonviolent tactics like general strikes, shutdowns, and pressuring regime supporters to join the resistance.



  • Obstruction and resisting authoritarian rules are key, but when looking at the sum of violent and nonviolent movements, the nonviolent movement had a higher percentage of wins.

    And when researched looked into that finding, they learned that nonviolent actions were more successful at attracting allies, and violent resistance played into authoritarians hands. Authoritarians want to use “protection” as a way to stop resistance.