Almost like the nonviolent resolution was made possible by violence before it…

Everything has context, but the context isn’t the thing itself. Sometimes, the context is the exact opposite of the thing.

Your claim seems to be that a nonviolent revolution is impossible if there was ever a violent attempt in the past that anybody in power remembers. If it sounds like a ridiculous idea, that’s because it is.

I don’t think this is the least bit complicated or controversial. I’m not even claiming that a nonviolent revolution is a good idea or possible in the future, only that it’s happened in the past. This is just a basic fact. I don’t think I can have a reasonable discussion with a person who rejects inconvenient facts.

At any rate, I think you’ve spurred me into doing something rather ironic in this situation. I’m just going to go ahead and block the entire lemmy.ml instance. There’s a button for it, but I haven’t tried it before, so there’s no time like the present. I just want you to know that the irony isn’t lost on me, that I’m judging others on your instance for the context of where they’re logged in from. But I suspect that anybody reasonable has already decided not to have an account over there. I expect this will save me the trouble of blocking you all individually. Adios.