Will violence kill Hong Kong’s pro-democratic movement

The DW interview The government would like the protesters to be violent. The students did some damages and some violent acts but there are plenty evidence showing police dressed up like protesters and created many more damages. And there are way more cases of pro-Beijing thugs beating up pro-democratic protesters than the other way round…

Noam Chomsky – Tactics, Boycott, and Non-violence

… just forget about principle for a moment, just think about tactics. You want to pick tactics that are likely to achieve something. Otherwise it is just posturing. Well, if you look for tactics that might achieve something. You don’t accept the battleground that your opponent prefers. Now the state power prefers violence. Do they…