General_Effort@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the worldwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1272arrow-down1external-linkThe '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the worldwww.bbc.comGeneral_Effort@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months ago Perhaps the difference relative to other countries was that Americans didn’t explicitly protest for removal of the existing regime. No, it’s that the 3.5% rule requires that those 3.5% be consistently engaged and willing to escalate, and BLM was not that.
minus-squareHegar@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months ago willing to escalate, and BLM was not that. I live in Portland OR so I know that’s not true.
minus-squareblakenong@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYeah but they weren’t consistently engaged.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhat kind of escalation happened? Afaik the whole thing stalled with spontaneous protests and riots.
minus-squareSkiluros@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoWillingness to keep protesting and commitment does seem to be critical as per successful global examples.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoKeep protesting yes, but also escalate either in degree or kind if it doesn’t work. The moment you stall you lose the game, yet for example I’m not hearing of any politically—rather than purely economically—motivated strikes.
No, it’s that the 3.5% rule requires that those 3.5% be consistently engaged and willing to escalate, and BLM was not that.
I live in Portland OR so I know that’s not true.
Yeah but they weren’t consistently engaged.
What kind of escalation happened? Afaik the whole thing stalled with spontaneous protests and riots.
Willingness to keep protesting and commitment does seem to be critical as per successful global examples.
Keep protesting yes, but also escalate either in degree or kind if it doesn’t work. The moment you stall you lose the game, yet for example I’m not hearing of any politically—rather than purely economically—motivated strikes.