I think the error is to assume staying with the current regime is non-violent.
Maybe some urged the population to be cautious and patient in the eighties. Look where it got them.
I am not saying a regime change is going to be peaceful, I am not saying it cannot be worse. I am saying they waited decades and it's only getting worse with the current regime. Asking them to exert caution feels sanctimonious and insensitive, this was what I was trying to convey in my initial message.
Maybe some urged the population to be cautious and patient in the eighties. Look where it got them.
I am not saying a regime change is going to be peaceful, I am not saying it cannot be worse. I am saying they waited decades and it's only getting worse with the current regime. Asking them to exert caution feels sanctimonious and insensitive, this was what I was trying to convey in my initial message.