Why Protesters in Venezuela Today Should Resist Responding to Violence with Violence
Why Protesters in Venezuela Today Should Resist Responding to Violence with Violence
By
Daniel Fermín
Peaceful protests almost always work better than violent ones - even against repressive governments.
Most Venezuelans taking part in today’s “mother of all marches” against President Nicolás Maduro are planning to do so peacefully. Even the country’s most outspoken opposition leaders are using the language of nonviolent resistance.
Not everyone is on board. Government security forces have cracked down violently on dissent; regime-backed paramilitary groups attacked marchers and have...
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