MB Civic

my friend Eric from the Waging Non-Violence blog
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It has truly been amazing that so many progressives, even in the nonviolence world, have given up on nonviolence so quickly, especially on the heels of the incredible victories for nonviolent action in Tunisia and Egypt .. The opposition in Libya should be taking steps to create a wedge between [Gaddaffi] and his armed forces. If more of the security apparatus decided that it will not use force or follows orders .. He would not have the authority to carry out his will. This understanding of political power is basic to nonviolence. The problem in Libya is that both the indigenous opposition and now the international community have turned to violence, which plays to Qaddafi’s strengths and has an incredibly poor track record in creating such defections within the opponents’ ranks .. Nonviolent action, on the other hand, has proven to be the most effective way to divide repressive regimes’ security forces and ultimately dissolve their power

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