[yellow, a finger up, looking smug]
The answer to oppression is NEVER violence
Turn the other cheek
Pacifism always wins
You could earn rights by asking nicely instead
[yellow, proudly showing us a huge book]
Don't believe me?
Open a history book!
[yellow, looking frustrated as they are shuffling through the book's pages]
Ok so…
Uhm…
Not this page…
Wait…
The next one…
Awkward…
Another…
Yeah but…
For sure this time…
[yellow, sweating, protecting their book, a hand raised towards us]
Can you stop looking?
You're being rude
That's my book
Another important aspect is that the radical group isn't denounced by the popularist or political group. They don't have to be friends, but they can't be enemies. What I'm seeing these days is protestors actively shutting down any potential violence from their side, self-governing to the point where the people in power don't have to do anything to keep the whole thing in check. Without that fear for their life, the people in power can ignore the civil resistance members while allowing them to keep their more violent peers in check, along with a bit of police presence for good measure.