Political Repression often paradoxically fuels popular Movements rather than undermining resistance.
Brutal Repression of a movement is often a turning point in its history: Bloody Sunday in the March to Selma led to the passage of civil rights legislation by the US Congress, and the.
When authorities respond to strategic Nonviolent action with intimidation, coercion, and violence, they often undercut their own legitimacy, precipitating significant reforms or even governmental overthrow.
Political Repression often paradoxically fuels popular Movements rather than undermining resistance