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Pale-Object8321

How did the US manage to only have non-violent protests?

Hi, Indonesian here. I'm from the other side of the world. Please don't take this as inciting violence, rather, it's a genuine admiration and interest.

Here, our protests can get pretty brutal. For example, last year in Indonesia during the height of protests against the government, a delivery driver was killed by an armoured police vehicle. He wasn't even part of any protest. That one incident led to a gigantic wave of people to burn government buildings. It sparked intense, nationwide anti-government riots.

But when I see the US, every protest seems orderly and without chaos. I mean, of course it's still intense, but not a "burning government buildings and looting politician house" or "the government started shooting its protesters" kind of intense. Like, you look at Nepal, they just stormed the government after they killed a bunch of students. South Korea, they didn't rest until the President got impeached (I'm surprised they still have presidents considering just how much of a trainwreck the line of presidents they had). You look at Iran, and well, you know how it went.

Honestly, it's really impressive. How do you Americans do that despite of the things happening in your nation? Like, you don't even have a single politician's house, idk, get raided? You keep in touch with other people when or how to protests, at which specific date, etc. What's the secret?

Posted Apr 9, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC

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