Peaceful, in a sense, but extremely disruptive to business as usual and so the government reacted with violence.
The so-called “no kings” protests were organized specifically to not disrupt business as usual. They weren’t just peaceful, they were passive. Friendly. Neutered. They were not intended to provoke a violent response (because people weren’t ready for violence yet) and that’s why they failed to accomplish anything. My observation of history is: if your protest doesn’t provoke a response it’s essentially worthless.
Or maybe your read on the history is wrong.
Doesn’t it seem strange?
Those protests were peaceful. It was government used violence against people and that only made more join.
Peaceful, in a sense, but extremely disruptive to business as usual and so the government reacted with violence.
The so-called “no kings” protests were organized specifically to not disrupt business as usual. They weren’t just peaceful, they were passive. Friendly. Neutered. They were not intended to provoke a violent response (because people weren’t ready for violence yet) and that’s why they failed to accomplish anything. My observation of history is: if your protest doesn’t provoke a response it’s essentially worthless.
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