For the record, ghandi was often quoted with regard to his statements that non violence only works if your opponent is able to be shamed- it worked on the brits because they thought themselves civil- in most societies in the world power is backed by violence- cops do not, according to the numbers, always or even often have to use force, but they always have that option handy- if one argues with the government, in china for instance or refuses to conform to its laws, in the U.S., for instance, they put you in jail, and will shoot you dead if you try to escape..... so while you may well be more powerful if you can convince someone to accept your authority without force, (in fact I tend to think you are) the backing of force is ALWAYS there when dealing with governments....
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