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GNU Too (gnu2@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jun-2025 23:19:35 JST GNU Too

I hope this is true, but I fear it's no longer the case in my part of the world. ♻️@rms@mastodon.xyz https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world

A historical survey concludes that 3.5% of the population, engaged steadily in nonviolent activism to change the government, achieve that goal. The survey also found that in general nonviolent activism is considerably more effective than armed resistance.
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  The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
  
  Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
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  https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world A historical survey concludes that 3.5% of the population, engaged steadily in nonviolent activism to change the government, achieve that goal. The survey also found that in general nonviolent activism is considerably more effective than armed resistance.
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  @gnu2 I'm not sure it was ever true. One would have to do a deep dive on that study to determine how much one agrees with the result.
  
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