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[I originally posted this in chapotraphouse, but it was deleted for being “pro-cop” even though that very much wasn’t the case. (I believe PSL was actually involved in organizing the protest if I’m not mistaken.) The mod that deleted it openly broke the sectarian rule too.]

Been seeing a lot of people hating on what the protest marshals did during the pro-Gaza protests at the DNC and I feel they definitely did the right thing. Instigating stuff like going up against the cops under the guise of “revolutionary” action just gets a lot of people arrested and doesn’t accomplish anything.

EDIT: Users who were present at the protests have said, counter to what is claimed in the screenshot, that the protest marshals did NOT call for the police. Thank you for clearing this up, comrades!

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[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Personally, I'm listening to my comrades on the ground, which is why I say it didn't happen.

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[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

A lot of people in the communities we mobilize can't go to a march if there's a high chance of arrests, so we take steps to protect people from the cops. We don't disrupt other people's actions, but we do stop people from disrupting ours.

What a great common sense point, derived from actually organizing people. And just one great point among many in that thread.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean I didn't make the post. I dug up this thread for you because you said you wanted additional info