Violence by the defenders will be used by the putschists to justify overwhelming repression which they want to … - Gene Sharp

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Gene Sharp

Violence by the defenders will be used by the putschists to justify overwhelming repression which they want to use anyhow. It will be used to CLAIM that the putschists are saving the country from ‪‎terrorism or ‪#civil war‬, and are preserving "‪law‬ and ‪‎order‬

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