I keep a track of advice on advice on non-violent resistance methodologies across a fair range of sources, and, superficially, it would appear that some of them conflict.
However, the truth is that there is a time and place for the majority of such techniques (and this database is going to need considerable expansion), so the question isn’t “which method(s) is(are) universally and absolutely right”,
it is:
“in what circumstances (including types of people & their abilities, disabilities, and life history/circumstances/future) is(are) the(se) technique(s) more appropriate than others?
And how do we make these all work together across time and distance?”
On a specific, but Australian focused matter, I wrote up an idea I had around increased accountability to the members of the political party I am a member of here (the Australian Labor Party, or ALP) whenever the Parliamentary branch diverges from the policy platform (which is necessary, at times, to cater for world events, etc, but has also happened when MPs have dragged their heels on things like better environmental laws and recognising Palestine). That has become a letter to the editor "ALP democracy not an optional extra" (with some final tidying up edits by the editor), dated 30 January, 2026, on the "Labor Tribune", at https://labortribune.net.au/letters-to-the-editor/ (that’s not a direct link - you will have to go looking for it after the next edition).
And I have already had indications that this may have had some constructive impact ...
Possible flaws
Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:
- there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”;
- I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
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