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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Or maybe your read on the history is wrong.

Doesn't it seem strange?

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Those protests were peaceful. It was government used violence against people and that only made more join.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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.