I do because I’ve read the research on which it was based. It’s complicated though, you should read the paper.

I would encourage you to read the actual research. It’s all documented there.

Absolutely. We are seeing some great civil resistance tactics in the anti-ICE protests right now. These are quite different from rallies where people just stand around, they are actually interfering with ICE and slowing down their abducitons. If enough people participated, they could shut them down altogether.

That said, it’s risky too. The police will retaliate with violence, which sucks if you are the recipient. But the imagery of peaceful protesters being attacked is great propaganda.

I think the research was done prior to that event. It’s a bit dated at this point.

Also, it’s a bit ambiguous how to count Hong Kong as a semi-autonomous region in China. Should you measure by percentage of Hong Kongers or percentage of Chinese? I might think the latter, since they’re subject to the force of that nation.

I assume you’re comparing this to rhetoric around cops. Cops are ideologically and organizationally unified with top down command structure and they protect one another even in cases of wrongdoing or violence.

Most modern protests are just random people who chose to show up. These are totally different situations.

This is an important question. I believe the research in question defined movements by the predominant tactic used, even if there was a small amount of violence.

So protests like the anti-ICE ones in LA would probably count as non-violent in the research.

Edit: Here is a more recent work by the same author that more directly engages with some of the questions and criticisms that emerged from their initial work the BBC article is discussing.

https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-polisci-051421-124128

Not overreacting. Driving is extremely dangerous for yourself and others around you, not to mention environmentally destructive. And an increasing number of people are choosing to live a car-free lifestyle for these reasons.

If you live in an area where alternatives like walking, biking, or transit are viable, then I’d definitely consider it. If not, then you may not have a choice. But consider whether you can move to an area where you can avoid driving. Even as an experienced and competent driver, as I’ve gradually decreased the frequency I drive, my quality of life has improved a lot.

Biking especially is increasingly viable in many cities and even suburbs nowadays. However, if you’re forced to share the road with heavy cars and trucks it could be dangerous if you don’t have good situational awareness. But that is something you may be able to develop with practice. As someone who is a regular urban cyclist I feel my awareness and skills have dramatically improved with time.

Is that really what’s being implied here? I feel like you’re unconsciously buying into this narrative that you have to support either Likud or Hamas when the morally correct position is neither.

My hypothesis has always been that we find baby (and adult!) animals cute to incentivize us to care for them when they need care, because our ancestors benefited tremendously from their presence in our lives. I agree that it probably started as accidental overlap from parental instincts but I think the feeling is too strong and applies to too many distinct animals to be coincidental.

That said, this is just my pet theory and I have no evidence for it.

Interesting. I’ve watched some videos without issue, though not many since there aren’t that many to watch.

Agreed. Even though I think voting is the right thing to do, forcing people to vote is an infringement on their freedom and I don’t think it’s justified.

I think that’s what it is, but I’m not too familiar with this species and its potential maladies. You could try cross posting to !treehuggers@slrpnk.net to see if another arborist sees it there but I don’t know of any on Lemmy unfortunately.

Is this an eastern redcedar? If so, it should be cold hardy enough for Wisconsin I think.

To me the top doesn’t look dead, but I’m not sure what’s causing the color difference. Perhaps it’s just maturing? If it’s still soft and pliable I would assume it’s OK.

Why are you being so hostile?

Yeah… I still think referendums are good but fundamentally democracy can’t coexist comfortably with extreme wealth inequality. So it’s a good idea but it doesn’t solve the core issue.

I think maybe it would have been clearer to just ask this question directly and openly. The way you phrased it is the way a lot of bigots do to try to start trouble.

You don’t know what a woman is? Or is this some kind of attempt at trolling?

Unfortunately it is niche right now in the fediverse based on the stats. That could change but probably requires a different approach to achieve.

Maybe pixelfed? Never used it but I think it’s more or less designed for this purpose, and it’s on the fediverse.

Doubtful but all other public lands yes.