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Protest Vs Extremism
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Which achieves its purpose . Peaceful protests or more extreme action.
What causes authorities to take action ?
What causes authorities to take action ?
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That's the problem that the suffragists had. Marches, petitioning Parliament, speeches, rallies, extensive argument, even getting within an ace of a bill being passed, all had failed. The Pankhursts decided on a campaign of what we would now call terrorism. This has been played down since, but it involved setting fire to buildings, including a church and a home of the Prime Minister.Damage running into what would now be millions of pounds was caused. The death of Emily Wilding Davidson at the Derby was dramatic but a mere part. All this probably had a great effect in showing that large scale civil disobedience was in the offing at a time when the government already had problems with labour unrest and was living with thoughts of uprisings all over Europe and the Russian Revolution developing.
But we'll never know with certainty because the Great War intervened. However, after it, the government wanted peace at home and may well have remembered what had happened before.
But we'll never know with certainty because the Great War intervened. However, after it, the government wanted peace at home and may well have remembered what had happened before.
I can not think of a single peaceful large protest that achieved its aim without provoking extreme action on one side or the other.
//The Civil Rights campaigners in the USA used peaceful protest.//
That was peaceful on the part of the protesters but it provoked violence on the part of the authorities and lasted for 20 odd years. Some say it still hasn't fully achieved its object.
//The Civil Rights campaigners in the USA used peaceful protest.//
That was peaceful on the part of the protesters but it provoked violence on the part of the authorities and lasted for 20 odd years. Some say it still hasn't fully achieved its object.
jomifl That's interesting . What was the subject and did it result in the change you wanted ? Or will/was it the usual talk talk ?
I know some petitions are debated in parliament but don't get any further,and they are usually on small local issues . In my area we are protesting about an unwanted development but unless we do something dramatic/extreme we don't stand a chance.
I know some petitions are debated in parliament but don't get any further,and they are usually on small local issues . In my area we are protesting about an unwanted development but unless we do something dramatic/extreme we don't stand a chance.
Gandhi may be an example of the time being right. Britain was bankrupt after the War. We could not afford India. We would never have given India up if it it was profitable to us and we could afford to administer it as in the past. Gandhi succeeded by pushing against an open door and there was always the thought that, if we didn't give up, violence would follow; Gandhi wanted a peaceful solution but others would not, if denied; with even more expensive consequences, to no avail to us
