Cross-posted from "Liberals right now..." by @return2ozma@lemmy.world in !politicalmemes@lemmy.world
Peaceful protesting can work especially if you have 3.5% of the population consistently protesting.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
But violence also works. People have died to make 40 hour work weeks, minimum wage, child labor laws, health laws of all kinds. The LA riots of the 90s were a net gain for the city.
Violence isn't always the answer, but it's an effective one when other avenues don't work.
ETA: billionaires will never let you vote away their power.