Do you know who Gene Sharp is ? You certainly should!

I have never heard of Gene Sharp but after covering him in my social media course last night, i was left very interested in finding out more.
Gene was born in 1928 in Ohio. He received a BA in Social Sciences in 1949 from Ohio State, where he also received his MA in Sociology in 1951.  In 1968 he received his Doctor of Philosophy in political theory from Oxford. He is currently a professor of political science at Umass Dartmouth, where he has been since 1972.
In 1983, Sharp founded the Albert Einstein Institution.  The Albert Einstein Institution in dedicated to studying and promoting the use of nonviolent action in conflicts around the world. He is well-know for his non-violent methods " 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action" which were first published in his 1973 book, the Politics of Nonviolent Action, Vol. 2: the Methods of Nonviolent Action.

Some of these methods include ( but are not limited to)
Public Speeches
Signed Public Speeches
Newspapers and journals
Picketing
Wearing of symbols
Vigils
Singing
Parades
Walk-Outs
Silence

Today, Social Media is being used to share Sharps methods and idea. This is causing a major threat to those ddictatorships who are fighting with their people. The world is turing to these non-violent methods.
"Peaceful protest is best, he says — not for any moral reason, but because violence provokes autocrats to crack down. “If you fight with violence,” Mr. Sharp said, “you are fighting with your enemy’s best weapon, and you may be a brave but dead hero.” - Gene Sharp