@Ketakater @codemonkeymike @inthehands in any real analysis of what breaks authoritarian power, it has a large portion to do with who has weapons and is willing to use them. Take a broader look at the rest of what was going on in places where peaceful protest did the work. It's after the fact that it gets credit, there are other things going on that give the history and the winners a reason to push it out of the books so peaceful protest gets the credit.

@codemonkeymike @inthehands everywhere is a stand your ground state when it's in defense of others. It just takes people brave enough to do it.