@princesaballena @atatassault @atomic @kimlockhartga @Gdac

I don't see most people being willing or able to #riot. And I don't see #riots bringing about ANY real positive change. Violence makes a #ProtestMovement look bad, which is why groups like #MarchForOurLives demand their #protestors do not engage or be drawn into ANY violence.

The folks who can't afford to miss a rent payment definitely can't afford any jail time or criminal record. And most people are happy to #protest peacefully, but will gladly turn in any agitators in their midst.

Violence plays into the hands of the #fascists and builds UP the rhetoric of the other side, giving it validity in the eyes of its followers.

#PeacefulProtest requires patience, but it never fails in the long run.

The tyrants always fall... always.


#MLK #Pacifism #Protests #Protesting #Activism #ActivistsOfMastodon #Activists #ProtestMovements #Gandhi #Gandhiji #MahatmaGhandi #fascism

A few updates on the #ManifParis
"30% of primary school teachers on strike tomorrow"
"61 Universities ocupied"
"Numerous reports of brutal police crackdowns - mutilations, punches, threats ..."
"Strikers at universities in Paris have been threatened by #Nazis
Read more here:
https://www.liberation.fr/economie/social/en-direct-reforme-des-retraites-consultations-politiques-et-preparatifs-syndicaux-suivez-toute-lactualite-de-ce-lundi-27-mars-20230327_5B7MJFLAWFGLNJRHOPX4RMODPY/
https://www.liberation.fr/economie/social/reforme-des-retraites-a-paris-les-blocages-duniversite-sous-la-menace-de-lextreme-droite-20230327_GY2ZABRGZBBQFJWDUEVBZS7IME/
#RiseUp #France #ProtestMovement #EnoughIsEnough #Solidarity #SupportTheStrikes

Second known protest-related #execution carried out in #Iran 🇮🇷 who has executed a second man allegedly involved in the nationwide anti-government #protestmovement — after he was convicted of fatally stabbing two security officials last month, said #MizanOnline.
Rahnavard was hanged in a public execution in the northeastern city of Mashhad early Monday morning, it said.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/middleeast/iran-executes-second-protester-intl-hnk/index.html