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Activist, sociologist, and author of many books, including HOW WE WIN and VIKING ECONOMICS (@melvillehouse). Column at @wagingnv.
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The Hopeful Thing About Our Ugly, Painful Polarization

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By George Lakey 
| filmsforaction.org
An artist’s drawing of the American body politic in 2016 might picture furrowed brow, hand-wringing, hunched shoulders. Anxiety abounds, when not overridden by anger. Our extreme polarization is political, economic, social—but individuals feel it on a personal level. Small wonder if we seek relief in the hope that the social fracturing might be healed by one candidate or another. Certainly, polarization in the U.S. pre-dates the Donald Trump candidacy.
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A beautiful scene of solidarity: Re-membering the 1976 Counter-Bicentennial

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By Alyssa Ribeiro, George Lakey , Marc Stein 
| eventbrite.com
“the july 4th demos went exceedingly well. ours, the true july 4 coalition drew upwards of 50,000 people (not including police,provocateurs, etc.)-- it was a beautiful scene of solidarity–it started pouring buckets in the middle and people refused to leave the field--they were dancing in the rain and finally huddling under wet banners.
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Can Nonviolent Struggle Defeat a Dictator? This Database Emphatically Says Yes

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By George Lakey 
| Progressive Hub
At quick glance, the database details at least 40 cases of dictators who were overthrown by the use of nonviolent struggle, dating back to 1920. These cases — which include some of the largest nations in the world, spanning Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America — contradict the widespread assumption that a dictator can only be overcome by violence. What’s more, in each of these cases, the dictator had the desire to stay, and possessed violent means for defense.
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