PACS201 Lecture Notes - Nonviolent Resistance, Nonviolence, Velvet Revolution

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Peace and Conflict Studies
• Course: PACS201
• Professor: Nathan Funk

Document Summary

~power of the tanks & power of the person standing (cause, idea) When you hear the word power , what is the first image that. *we are conditioned to associate power with violence. *when normal means fail and the objective is a vital one, we feel pressure to endorse the use of violence. Violence is a form of resourcelessess; in other words, we use violence when we lack the creativity to come up with a nonviolent solution. -ursula franklin. *by withdrawing consent, the people can reclaim their power (i. e. people power) ~boisterous protestors objecting to the internment without trial by british forces in. ~support for the irish republican army, opposition to british presence, skyrockets. ~political power rests with the broad masses of the people. ~willingness to cooperate with authority is the ultimate basis of political power. ~by withdrawing consent the people can take control and even remove the power of their adversaries.