this might have happened a few times between factions of the bourgeoisie, but can't think of any proletarian revolutions where the bourgeois didn't resort to extreme violence
if the government doesn't care about non-violence, your peaceful protest simply becomes a massacre.
peaceful revolutions are peaceful due to the restraint of the government that is about to get overthrown, not due to the restraint of the protesters. hardly surprising they are so rare. and i'd say that given the complete disregard for human life shown without exception by all members of the American ruling class, peaceful revolution is impossible in america.
this might have happened a few times between factions of the bourgeoisie, but can't think of any proletarian revolutions where the bourgeois didn't resort to extreme violence
if the government doesn't care about non-violence, your peaceful protest simply becomes a massacre.
peaceful revolutions are peaceful due to the restraint of the government that is about to get overthrown, not due to the restraint of the protesters. hardly surprising they are so rare. and i'd say that given the complete disregard for human life shown without exception by all members of the American ruling class, peaceful revolution is impossible in america.