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pat_k

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1. 3 C's -- Courts, Crowds, & Courage and the 3.5% "rule"

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sat Apr 12, 2025, 04:37 AM

Apr 12

Great interview with AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes. One thing she talks about is the 3 C's. Crowds matter. A lot.

https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/fighting-trumps-attack-on-our-constitutional?utm_campaign=post×tamp=42.4

"Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change."

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world

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April 19th Hands Off! Protests are still being organized [View all] BigmanPigman Apr 12 OP

3 C's -- Courts, Crowds, & Courage and the 3.5% "rule" pat_k Apr 12 #1

I think Rachel Maddow said there was only problem BigmanPigman Apr 12 #2

We do! And the organizers worked to spread the word on de-escalation resources pat_k Apr 12 #3

3.5% equals about 11 million. We had nearly half that Meadowoak Apr 12 #4

The trouble with the 3.5% number... druidity33 Apr 12 #5

No. Think every Saturday morning, like marybourg Apr 12 #7

I would be more likely to click on your marybourg Apr 12 #6

I don't see any ageism, gratuitous or otherwise. ShazzieB Apr 12 #8

I would be more likely to understand your Bernardo de La Paz Apr 13 #9

Here: marybourg Apr 13 #11

That narrows it down a bit, but you are still hiding your point. :eyes: Bernardo de La Paz Apr 13 #12

That and a similar previous post marybourg Apr 13 #13

Nope. You have told us the what (again) but not the why. We are not mindreaders. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 13 #14

K&R. dchill Apr 13 #10

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