I don't know why you're talking about "sitting and hoping". That doesn't sound like what i was talking about.

Also, you have it backwards. Yes, violent protest and peaceful demonstrations work together. But it's the violent part that gets shit done. Without the real people's revolt, you have hippies in a circle getting pepper sprayed, because the movement has no force behind it.

The nonviolent protesters are there to spread ideas. The revolters are there to show that we mean business.

Also keep in mind that many "non violent demonstrations" have been subject to massive whitewashing. We remember MLK as a peaceful protester, but certainly wasn't seen as one at the time. Another thing to note is that the strongest advocates of peaceful protest (such as conservatives who have turned around to use MLK to admonish BLM) are coincidentally those with privilege and, thus, most to lose from revolution.