The idea that repression can actually help a movement, rather than hurt it, is a notion that stan...

The idea that repression can actually help a movement, rather than hurt it, is a notion that stands a conventional understanding of power on its head. And yet, the ability of nonviolent demonstrators to benefit from the zealousness of authorities is a well-studied occurrence within the field of civil resistance. —Mark Engler and Paul Engler, This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping…