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Why self-discipline can be a form of political power in non-violent political action
Patty KwokStefan Müller from Germany, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Many people regard non-violent political actions as naïve. On the one hand, criticsargue that non-violence can be slow, ineffective, and unable to bring about real change. Onthe other hand, they believe it is unrealistic for peaceful protesters to stick to non-violentprinciples no matter what, especially when there is a huge power imbalance betweenordinary people and an oppressiv