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Why do you think certain rolemodels, like Ghandi and MLKJ are endorsed by society?

Not my question, one I heard a while ago on a different platform, but I was curious. Someone stated that schools and the general populace raise these people on a pedestal because they encourage peaceful protest. If all we have is peaceful protest, a revolution can never come about.

Note: I don't believe this wholly, I'm just curious

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SW-User

These people aren't arbitrarily chosen, they are the faces of revolutions. There are different ways to conduct non-violent protests in order to get results, and those two men mastered them. It's proof that we don't need bloodshed in order to bring about change.

Protests these days are ineffective because they don't aim to raise a dialogue. They want change without taking the necessary steps to ensure it. It's said that the revolution won't be televised, and that's because the revolution CAN'T be televised. It's a revolution of the mind. You need to find ways to get people to change their minds, and making a bunch of noise while carrying picket signs isn't enough

BlasphemousOptimist · F

Okay. I'm with you here, though I would contend that violence can act as a catalyst and incite change quickly. A show of willingness to die for what you believe in will always do that.

How would a revolution spread then? If picket signs isn't enough? How would a revolution begin? What are the falling of small stones that begin an avalanche of change in the hearts, souls, and minds of the masses?

SW-User

@BlasphemousOptimist: You can document your oppression, like during the Civil Rights Movement where black people were videotaped getting hosed down and attacked by dogs. Video evidence is hard to argue against. You can also put your money where your mouth is, like when black people boycotted the bus lines in Alabama. You can use symbolic gestures, like sitting down during the national anthem. That has raised a dialogue in this country that otherwise would never have been raised. It takes a lot of effort, and changes are gradual, but nonviolence can and has worked