336 - The 3.5 Percent Rule - Erica Chenoweth (rebroadcast)
3/30/20261 hr 4 min
If you want to overthrow a dictator, resist an authoritarian regime, or create a movement that can change the national status quo, you don't need half the country, you only need 3.5 percent of the population to join – but there are some caveats, and Erica Chenoweth whose research led to the discovery of the 3.5 Percent Rule, explains them to us in this episode.
Why Civil Resistance Works (the paper)
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[dogs barking] In 2024, a truck crashed into Kanawha Animal Rescue, where I work. A hundred and forty-six of our dogs needed homes fast. We asked for help on Facebook. Our story spread through WhatsApp messages and Instagram reposts. Immediately, people stepped up.
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I'm here to foster.
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And just six hours later, every dog was fostered. I'll never forget how our community showed up for us.
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