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| | Protest in a liberal democracy, by Brian Martin |
 | | Theorists of liberal democracy usually consider political actions to fall into the category of legitimate civil disobedience if they are deliberate, nonviolent, non-revolutionary, done in public and done mainly to educate or persuade the majority (Zashin, 1972:110). |
 | | The 'normal channels' of political action in a liberal democracy are those associated with the electoral system: voting, participating in political parties, lobbying and writing letters to politicians. |
 | | Liberal democracies are not held together by brute force, but are sustained largely by acquiescence or support from relevant groups in society (Edelman, 1971; Gramsci, 1971; Sharp, 1973). |
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