#Nonviolent

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scottp3t3

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s six principles of non-violence: PRINCIPLE ONE: Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is active nonviolent resistance to evil. It is aggressive

Millie Vaughan 😷

MillieVaughanOH

Police were just tear gassing protesters in downtown Columbus. Another 50 or so just showed up in riot gear. Probably 70(ish) cop cars blocking off high street. There

cat🔪♒

catdzuken

Even if you disagree with the methods used, the least you can do is to be empathetic and focus on the common goal while realizing maybe not everyone can afford

Deonté Jones💬

llldeontelll

This is a video I’ve come across years ago so... To the Target in Minneapolis situation , #minneapolisriots , #ACAB , Looting, #blacklivesmater , LA Riots etc PART 1 PART

Robert L. Reece, PhD

PhuzzieSlippers

I do, however, feel it's important to contextualize the "non-violent" protests of the 1960s that people like to romanticize.The matches were not nonviolent for the sake of it. They were

Angie Hong

angiekayhong

I'm exegeting the book of Revelation this semester and I'm so excited."Revelation is a 'visionary critique' of the beastly side of empire, the deification of human power and the seamy

Felix Bethke

F_Bethke

May I proudly announce that our new book “Nonviolent Resistance and Democratic Consolidation” with @palgrave is out! I co-wrote it with @daniellambach, @MatteoDressler, Markus Bayer & Véronique Dudouet.https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/97830303937

andre is writing a book.

andrehenry

I feel some kind of way about people suggesting a commitment to nonviolence is a privileged position.First, my ancestors who chose nonviolence lived at the bottom of America's caste system.

Jaxnos Strife

jaxnos

*sips casually* Hey, remember in 1963 when the Rumford Fair Housing Act passed thnx to peaceful protest and racists in Cali immediately got that shit revoked with Prop 14? And

TheValuesVoter

TheValuesVoter

MLK said “rioting is the language of the unheard.” But yet MLK, himself, was never involved with or encouraged rioting. He preached nonviolence. And with it he helped tear down

Raghav Sampangi

RaghavSampangi

This perspective by @DrSteveMarshall is so on point. As we spend more time online, this topic of respectful conversations and of listening to someone becomes very important. It is natural

Omar Wasow

owasow

New cross-national study finds “nonviolent tactics strongly increase movement support relative to violent tactics & preference for nonviolent resistance is primarily driven by intrinsic commitments to the moral superiority of

Paige Godden

PaigeGodden

Senator @joniernst says systemic racism isn't real. "I would not say just broadly that we have systemic racism across the board.""...My opponent has stated that she believes our law enforcement

Puff the Magic Hater

MsKellyMHayes

Um, they often don't. https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1308986825491525635 The idea of "peacefulness" is a fetishization anyway. If we are talking about nonviolence and violence, then it would be ahistorical to say that

David Hogg

davidhogg111

Young people can stage a nonviolent political revolution over the coming decade but it will require all of us voting in consistently high # EVERY election, protesting, organizing and running

micah

micahherskind

An idea that's prevalent even among some who call to defund the police is that "defund" means partially defund––that we want the police to stop the "bad policing" of "low