Any interesting non violent protest ideas? (lemmy.wtf)

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Wondering what some ideas in the theme of malicious compliance, chaotic good or even legal non-compliance for protesting?

Stuff like chaining yourselves to a tree or purposeful graffiti has been there in the past but I'm curious about yer experiences/stories.

I recall there were some issues with household waste collections and the folks, unfortunately, would stuff their rubbish into public bins. Was wondering why everyone couldn't just dump their bags outside a politicians house who could have power to affect change.

There were some inspiring ones here: https://nonviolencenews.org/2025/01/03/top-10-creative-actions-in-2024-nonviolence-news-special-report/

Stuff like that.. any ideas?

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[-] Fleur_@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago

Property damage is the name of the game. Part of why the ira was so successful is that they tried not to kill civilians. They'd put a bomb next to something expensive, tell the police to get everyone out of the area and then blow it up.

That's the extreme example but you can do other things. Graffiti and breaking windows are super quick and easy and are real expensive to fix. Target damage to corporate buildings and private property, don't be the dick that vandalises public transport

[-] Aljernon@lemmy.today 4 points 10 hours ago

True story. Causing economic damage with large bombs in Britain while making good faith efforts to prevent civilian casualties was exactly what forced the British government back to the negotiating table and eventually led to the Good Friday accords

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcRh0b9obDU

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