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[–] takeda@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is much harder to get a buy in from general population that arrests and natural law was necessary if the protests are peaceful.

Escalation caused by the government motivates more people to join the protest. While of protest was violent from the start more people will be against it and will avoid being part of it.

Another example, Ukrainian orange revolution and Euromaidan. It was started by students (BTW this is why trump attacks students) and as the government started being violent, made other Ukrainians join.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

"People are afraid of opposing the police state because the police state oppresses them" is not an endorsement of peaceful protest.