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by throw0101d 19 days ago
Movements/causes that use violence are less successful (23%) than those that use non-violence (45%):

* https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-future-of-no...

* https://global.oup.com/academic/product/civil-resistance-978...

At least per historical surveys (600 movements since 1900).

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And yet, 100% of states, successful and unsuccessful, use violence for various purposes