…58, political scientist Stephen Zunes has found that eight were defeated by nonviolent resistance. In these cases, large numbers of outraged citizens formed alliances and then launched “direct action” in the form of strikes and mass demonstrations. What made their resistance successful was their flat-out refusal to recognize illegitimate authority and to mobilize to oppose it. Leaders for building a broad alliance of resistance in the United States could encompass Black Lives Matter, climate activists, the immigrant rights movement, groups against gun violence, college students, labor organizations, and more.
