The 2010s exceeded the 1960s as the largest protest decade in history

Evidence

By 2020, after street battles from Chile to Hong Kong, the world had experienced more mass protest in the previous decade than at any other point in human history, exceeding the famous global cycle of contention in the 1960s. — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 45

Categorization

• CANDY: A striking single fact: the 2010s beat the 1960s, the usual benchmark for global contention. Easy conversation opener.
• XREF: connects to: Global protest activity surged sharply after 2010 following decades of decline — Anton Jäger, Hyperpolitics: Extreme Politicization…, 172; The 2010 protests broke through the end-of-history consensus onto uncertain terrain; 2011 mass protests shared tactics across continents against the global 1 percent. (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Global protest activity surged sharply after 2010 following decades of decline #corroborates (0.95) — Anton Jäger, Hyperpolitics, 172
• The 2010 protests broke through the end-of-history consensus onto uncertain terrain #expands (0.80)
• 2011 mass protests shared tactics across continents against the global 1 percent. #exemplifies (0.80)