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**The Failure of Nonviolence** is a 2015
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[book](List_of_Libertarian_Socialist_Media "wikilink") written by [Peter
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Gelderloos](Peter_Gelderloos "wikilink") which heavily criticizes
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[Pacifism](Pacifism "wikilink").
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## Summary
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### Chapter 3: The Revolutions of Today
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38 different 'uprisings' (mass protests, riots, uprisings and
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revolutions) from 1990 - 2014 and are examined, these events followed a
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mix of pacifist and non-pacifist strategies, and are compared for
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successfulness. Those evaluated include:
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- [Oka Uprising](Oka_Uprising "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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successful
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- [Zapatista Revolution](Zapatista_Revolution "wikilink") -
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non-pacifist and successful
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- [Indonesian Uprising](Indonesian_Uprising_\(1998\) "wikilink") -
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non-pacifist and semi-successful
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- [Second Intifada](Second_Intifada "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [Black Spring](Black_Spring_\(Algeria\) "wikilink") - non-pacifist
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and successful
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- [Argentinazo](Argentinazo "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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semi-successful
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- [Iraq War Protests](Iraq_War_Protests "wikilink") - pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [Color Revolutions](Color_Revolutions "wikilink") - pacifist and
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semi-successful
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- [Blue](Blue_Revolution_\(Kuwait\) "wikilink") and [Cedar
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Revolution](Cedar_Revolution_\(Lebanon\) "wikilink") - pacifist and
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semi-successful
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- [Banlieue Uprisings](Banlieue_Uprisings_\(2005\) "wikilink") -
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non-pacifist and unsuccessful
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- [Bolivian Water](Water_War_\(Bolivia\) "wikilink") and [Gas
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War](Gas_War_\(Bolivia\) "wikilink") - non-pacifist and successful
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- [Tulip Revolution](Tulip_Revolution "wikilink") - pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [Oaxaca Revolution](Oaxaca_Revolution "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [CPE Protests](CPE_Protests_\(2006\) "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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successful
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- [Saffron Revolution](Saffron_Revolution "wikilink") - pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [Greek Uprising](Greek_Uprising_\(2008\) "wikilink") - non-pacifist
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and semi-successful
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- [Bersih Rallies](Bersih_Rallies "wikilink") - pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [Guadeloupe Uprising](Guadeloupe_Uprising "wikilink") - non-pacifist
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and successful
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- [UK Student Uprising](UK_Student_Uprising_\(2010\) "wikilink") -
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non-pacifist and semi-successful
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- [Tunisian Revolution](Tunisian_Revolution "wikilink") - non-pacifist
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and semi-successful
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- [Egyptian Revolution](Egyptian_Revolution_\(2011\) "wikilink") -
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non-pacifist and semi-successful
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- [Libyan Revolution](Libyan_Civil_War "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [Syrian Revolution](Syrian_Revolution "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [15M Movement](15M_Movement "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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semi-successful
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- [UK Anti-Austerity Movement](UK_Anti-Austerity_Movement "wikilink")
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- pacifist and unsuccessful
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- [English Riots](English_Riots_\(2011\) "wikilink") - non-pacifist
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and unsuccessful
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- [Occupy Movement](Occupy_Movement "wikilink") - pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [Chilean Winter](Chilean_Winter "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [Quebec Student
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Uprising](Quebec_Student_Uprising_\(2012\) "wikilink") -
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non-pacifist and successful
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- [Gezi Park Uprising](Gezi_Park_Uprising "wikilink") - non-pacifist
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and successful
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- [Passo Livre Uprising](Passo_Livre_Uprising "wikilink") -
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non-pacifist and semi-successful
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- [Gamonal Uprising](Gamonal_Uprising "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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successful
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- [Can Vies Uprising](Can_Vies_Uprising "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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successful
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- [Rojava Revolution](Rojava_Revolution "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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successful
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- [Ferguson Uprising](Ferguson_Uprising_\(2014\) "wikilink") -
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non-pacifist and unsuccessful
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- [Hong Kong Democracy
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Protests](Hong_Kong_Democracy_Protests "wikilink") - pacifist and
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unsuccessful
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- [Mapuche Uprising](Mapuche_Uprising "wikilink") - non-pacifist and
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semi-successful
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From an analysis of these 38 different uprisings, four conclusions were
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drawn.
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1. Movements that use a diversity of tactics are overwhelmingly more
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effective at seizing and defending space, and using that autonomy to
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put
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new social relations into practice, whether through practices of
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self-organization, collective self-defense, the reanimation of
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indigenous ways of life, or collectivization and communization (ending
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the alienation of capitalist property, which dictates that everything an
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be bought and sold, and putting our resources in common in a spirit of
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mutual aid rather than profit).
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1. Movements that use a diversity of tactics are more likely to spread,
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to inspire other people to take action, and they are much more
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likely than nonviolent movements to spread radical ideas and social
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critiques, whereas the majority of nonviolent movements are
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connected to populist complaints and watered-down slogans either
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lacking in social content or relying on the same social analysis
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disseminated by the mass media.
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2. Nonviolent movements are exponentially more likely to receive
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substantial elite support. The primary case in which combative
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movements receive elite support is when they crop up in opposition
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to governments that are at odds with ruling states (as when NATO
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will support people rebelling against the Libyan government).
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3. Excluding the achievement of free elections, which both combative
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and peaceful movements have proven effective at winning, movements
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that use a diversity of tactics have a better track record of
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achieving concrete gains.
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## External Links
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- [The Failure of Nonviolence
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(Chapters 1-4)](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-the-failure-of-nonviolence)
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at theanarchistlibrary |