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[–] magnus@venner.network 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

@IrateAnteater @wizardbeard I think it was crushed by police repression and contrary to what you believe, I believe not having figure heads was the main strength of the movement

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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not having any sort of centralized leadership is a double edged sword. Your movement gains resistance to authorities being able to knock out the movement with a couple arrests, but your movement becomes much more prone to fizzling out of you can't somehow maintain focus, which is what happened to the Occupy movement.

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[–] magnus@venner.network 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

@IrateAnteater what are some good examples of somewhat successful movements with leaders?

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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Open a history book. The examples will usually be referred to as "revolutions". The French Revolution, American Revolution, Russian Revolution. For something more modern, look at the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

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[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago

Also the left only kept growing afterwards

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