@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

Why do #dictators have the same anger towards #women? This was the same directive of #Philippines' ex-president #Duterte to the Philippine National Police. #protestmovements #protests

Iranian forces shooting at faces and genitals of female protesters, medics say | #Iran | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/08/iranian-forces-shooting-at-faces-and-genitals-of-female-protesters-medics-say

IMO, China's afraid that the growing #protestmovements against strict #COVID lockdown will become a movement like that of Iran. #SarsCoV2

From #CNN: #China scraps some of its most controversial Covid rules, in significant step toward reopening

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/china/china-covid-restrictions-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html