@General_Effort@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoThe '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the worldwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: youshouldknow@lemmy.worldgoodlongread@lemmy.world
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkThe '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the worldwww.bbc.com@General_Effort@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: youshouldknow@lemmy.worldgoodlongread@lemmy.world
minus-square@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink16•edit-23 months agoYeah the researcher who came up with this so-called rule has said that it should not be used this way. It’s a statistical association in the data, not a law of physics.
minus-square@eric5949@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink11•3 months agoI just don’t want people to get disappointed and give up when the protests hit 3.5% and the fascist doesn’t leave.
Yeah the researcher who came up with this so-called rule has said that it should not be used this way.
It’s a statistical association in the data, not a law of physics.
I just don’t want people to get disappointed and give up when the protests hit 3.5% and the fascist doesn’t leave.