[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!
…you’re way overstating this.
Nonviolence is a tactic that has been used all over the world, and uses of it predate the existence of the CIA (see India and South Africa). Of course states have latched onto it as a way of criticizing dissenters (“you’re not protesting the right way”), but that doesn’t mean it’s a useless tactic invented as a means of control. It has its uses, just like other tactics.
Even in genuinely revolutionary situations where violent overthrow is an immediate goal, discipline is absolutely key.
And that’s one of the uses of nonviolence – you get people to start building that discipline even in tense situations where violence may break out.
no im not.
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