Unpopular opinion: The newfound delusion that peaceful protests have ever engendered any real change as opposed to their violent cousin is perhaps the nail in the coffin of freedom and democracy.
>>trough+D1
When the military starts shooting civilians, those that are shot become martyrs and the movement becomes explosive. The military will not shoot civilians without extremely good reason - they aren't cops, after all.
>>xvecto+(OP)
Things tend to break down when the leadership gets off on harassing the otherside, add to that a feelings of disenfranchisement and it's a recipe for disaster
>>xvecto+(OP)
That's extremely reductive - easy counterexample, the P/IRA completely failed to unify Ireland but their political wing did make progress towards their aims (GFA)