passive resistance

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The United States was different, too, deprived of the eloquence and passive resistance against racism that King espoused and burdened with the war in Vietnam for five more years.

From Washington Post

The group’s fliers, quoting from Goethe, Schiller, Aristotle, Lao Tzu and the Bible, urged passive resistance and sabotage of the Nazi project.

From New York Times

He took his pacifism to the civil rights movement, where he helped solidify the Gandhi-like strategy of passive resistance.

From Los Angeles Times

Hernandez had previously found the city in contempt for violating a court order he issued in June 2020 that prohibited police from using pepper spray and less-lethal launchers against people engaged in passive resistance.

From Washington Times

Bringing this up elicits a lot of anger or passive resistance.

From Washington Post