Successful resistance

[PurpleTree]

So because of the other topics i wonder about successful resistance.

Could be resistance from India to the Brits, from Tibetans to China, from woke to MAGA and vice versa, from Palestine to Israel.

i think it’s impossible what the best way of resistance is. 

I mean was Gandhi really that successful or was he lucky that the Brits fought 2 World Wars and lost their motivation and appetite for colonialism?

I guess everything has to fall in place. A strong movement and a declining opposition.

[PurpleTree]

This scene i think was inspired by the revolution against the Dictatorship in Portugal which was non violent and successful. The way i heard it the army came out and the protesters put flowers into the barrels of the guns of the army who were pointing at them.

[PurpleTree]

4 minutes ago, PurpleTree said:

This scene i think was inspired by the revolution against the Dictatorship in Portugal which was non violent and successful. The way i heard it the army came out and the protesters put flowers into the barrels of the guns of the army who were pointing at them.

Gpt

The “Flower Revolution” in Portugal is more accurately known as the Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos). It was a peaceful military coup that took place on April 25, 1974, and it ended nearly 50 years of dictatorship in Portugal.

🌺 Why “Carnation” Revolution?

 

 

No shots were fired.

Civilians put carnations (flowers) into the barrels of soldiers’ rifles and on their uniforms as a sign of peace.

It symbolized nonviolent change, hence the nickname.

 

🕰️ Background

 

 

Portugal had been ruled by an authoritarian regime under António de Oliveira Salazar (1932–1968) and then Marcelo Caetano.

The regime was called the Estado Novo (“New State”) and was deeply conservative, anti-communist, and repressive.

Portugal was also fighting colonial wars in Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau), draining the economy and morale.

⚔️ April 25, 1974: What Happened?

 

 

A group of young, reformist military officers, known as the Armed Forces Movement (MFA), launched a coup.

Their goals: end the colonial wars, restore democracy, and rebuild civil liberties.

They took over government buildings with almost no resistance.

The people flooded the streets in support, handing out red carnations to the soldiers.

📈 Outcome

 

 

Dictatorship overthrown in one day.

Democracy restored over the following years.

Decolonization followed quickly—Portugal granted independence to its African colonies.

A new democratic constitution was adopted in 1976.

 

🇵🇹 Legacy

 

 

April 25 is a national holiday in Portugal: Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade).

The revolution is seen as a rare, successful example of a nonviolent uprising.

It deeply influenced Portugal’s modern identity as a free and democratic country.

 

 

 

 

Let me know if you’d like pictures, music (like the revolutionary song “Grândola, Vila Morena”), or key figures involved.