Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. Blanket declarations of nonviolence are one of the surest ways to neuter a revolutionary movement before it has even begun. For every successful nonviolent movement, there are a dozen failures.
For an alternative to your readings, I suggest this excellent book:
It's not like violent revolutionary movements have an outstanding success rate by comparison.
I am amused to see you arguing this just minutes after asserting on another thread that the best response to bullying is to not allow bullies to make you feel bad about yourself, though.
I never actually said that was the best response to bullying, just one possible response. It's what worked for me, and I think it can work for others as well. Sometimes breaking a bully's nose will make them leave you alone, sometimes it will just escalate the problem.
I think it's unwise to universally swear off any tactic when dealing with an oppressive situation, from simple bullying to an authoritarian government. You have to determine on a situational basis which tactics are going to be most effective, and then follow through with them.
I appreciated you sharing a link with a differing perspective (and correspondingly upvoted your comment). I'm wondering if the verdict of history and actual experience will be as kind to the position advocated in that writing as I think it will ultimately be to the writings on the Albert Einstein Institution website, which are based on some real-world cases that are quite amazing.
Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. Blanket declarations of nonviolence are one of the surest ways to neuter a revolutionary movement before it has even begun. For every successful nonviolent movement, there are a dozen failures.
For an alternative to your readings, I suggest this excellent book:
http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-how-...