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What does it mean?
Non-violent action starts by refusing to cooperate with humiliating things.
In plain terms
To act without violence, do not help anything that humiliates people.
What can you take from it?
Reject cooperation with anything that humiliates.

Where it applies

  • civil disobedience
  • workplace relations
  • personal conduct

Putting it to work

  • refuse degrading tasks
  • set boundaries

Questions to consider

  • What humiliates you?
  • How do you say no?

Another view

Refusing cooperation can lead to personal or professional costs.

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