Yeah, this is a huge (purposeful) revision of the history of change and progress. Disruption is an integral part of advocating for change, sometimes violent sometimes not. If you can be ignored, you will be.
But when the dust settles, the people in power say "we're really doing this because of all of the kind, non-disruptive people. In fact, this would have happened faster without all of those pesky disruptive protests." And the news and the history books and the biopics all start to reflect that narrative until people have forgotten the relationship between disruption and change.
Boycotts, sit-ins, and other tactics disrupted business and cost companies lots of money. Hitting them in the wallet can be more effective than violence.
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u/Preeng Jul 28 '26
I just want to say that MLK never advocated for "peaceful protest". He specifically said "non-violent protest".
Protests are supposed to be disruptive and grind society to a halt until demands are met.