Non-violent rev possible?

[BeerShaman]

Is a non-violent revolution possible? In whatever part of the world...

[Q]

Violence is not the tool of the working class, but we will defend ourselves when we need to. And given the the ruling classes are always going to send in the troops if and when threathened, violence is highly likely. Our strength lies in organising the working class and, if we manage to pull it off, split the state apparatus and gain the armed forces to the revolutionary cause.

[Blackscare]

Do people even read current threads to see if topics are being covered elsewhere anymore? How many threads pertaining to violence are there CURRENTLY in the first few pages of new posts?

[Unis]

Revolutions aren't violent, violence is only created by the reaction of the ruling establishment.

[Blake's Baby]

Oh, ninja'd by Unis.

Here's my answer anyway.

Yes non-violent revolution is possible. The Russian Revolution was announced, and the main government and infrastructural buildings seized, with very little loss of life. However, the white reaction was brutal and terrible. This is the problem, that the working class can can make its just demands, but the forces of counter-revolution are extremely unlikely to go 'oh, right, I see, yeah OK then, we'll give in'.

No people don't read things. The Internet's not for reading, it's for saying things, even if no one listens.