With so much violence nowadays, it seems like there is no other way for opposing sides to act. I found it extremely interesting that nonviolent actions “dramatically outperform” violent ones even in cases of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships. Both articles gave me a small sense of validation; I’m not crazy for believing in the power of organizing and nonviolence. Chenoweth’s examples of successful movements, especially those in grave conditions, was also extremely uplifting. Furthermore, both articles gave a huge insight into the process of social movements and what successful movements look like. The entire time I was reading these articles it was just me thinking, “wow yea this makes so much sense”. Specifically, the importance and power of nonviolence was surprising to me. Violence can discredit a movement and interferes with
With so much violence nowadays, it seems like there is no other way for opposing sides to act. I found it extremely interesting that nonviolent actions “dramatically outperform” violent ones even in cases of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships. Both articles gave me a small sense of validation; I’m not crazy for believing in the power of organizing and nonviolence. Chenoweth’s examples of successful movements, especially those in grave conditions, was also extremely uplifting. Furthermore, both articles gave a huge insight into the process of social movements and what successful movements look like. The entire time I was reading these articles it was just me thinking, “wow yea this makes so much sense”. Specifically, the importance and power of nonviolence was surprising to me. Violence can discredit a movement and interferes with