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alephnerdtoday at 7:14 AM0 repliesview on HN

Yes, and the result is negative.

Violent Action only incentivizes the selectorate to not defect. This is something Kuran pointed out decades ago as did Chennowith.

The reality is the only way to affect change is to incentivize elite defection, and that requires organized nonviolent action along with exogenous variables.