The myth of non violent protest is that there can exist a sustained & effective campaign of non violent, popular protest. The truth is that the rules & laws of what is allowed is arbitrated by police at any given moment. If its sustained & effective, police will simply bring the violence themselves - ThreadSky

pridewasariot.bsky.social • 27 days ago

The myth of non violent protest is that there can exist a sustained & effective campaign of non violent, popular protest.

The truth is that the rules & laws of what is allowed is arbitrated by police at any given moment. If its sustained & effective, police will simply bring the violence themselves

Reposted from Gwen Snyder is uncivil

Yup, and in Philly the Occupy eviction arrests were also blatantly illegal (and often violent).

We marched voluntarily and legally out of the occupation area, they ultimately kettled us, ordered us to evacuate the area they'd forcibly fenced us into, and then arrested us for failure to comply.

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debeshsuvat.bsky.social•27 days ago

Which is why we need to surprise them this time around by being ready to truly throw the fuck down and make their jobs dangerous enough that the cowards walk away.

kevinog.bsky.social•27 days ago

Only way to start A revolution.

toxicaudri.bsky.social•27 days ago

This is why I have advocated for folks who are armed to legally carry to defend and protect the peaceful protesters who are unarmed. Community defense is how we protect all members within our community, the black panthers had it right, before Reagan made those strict gun laws in CA because of them.

pridewasariot.bsky.social•27 days ago

America is like a giant casino. You can make some short concessionary gains, but if you end up on a winning street, then they send someone to offer you a concessions package to walk away.

When you refuse, security takes you to the back and roughs you up. “The house always wins”-policy.

pridewasariot.bsky.social•27 days ago

The weapon is called carrot & stick. It’s easier for everyone if you take the carrot, but chances are, it’s a fraction of what you’re owed. Popular movements require much more than crumbs to meet their demands.

If you don’t take the carrot, they will simply give you the stick, over and over.

pridewasariot.bsky.social•27 days ago

This is not an argument for apathy & doing nothing. Infact, the broad violence of the foot soldiers of the State is evident that their ideals & policies are not good enough. That they must fall back on their most brutal & crude methods of enforcement — broad violence. We must confront & expose this.

pridewasariot.bsky.social•27 days ago

But whenever you hear the myth of a “violent” protest, we must always ask, “who?”

Who was violent? Who was hurt? Who was attacked? Who started it?

Often enough, you’ll find that the police were the violent ones. Or that they started the violence. That the police came to start a riot.

linuxstillrocks.bsky.social•27 days ago

#ACAB

pridewasariot.bsky.social•27 days ago

There would be no Stonewall riot without police doing raids on Queer bars. Without them stripping people naked in the street to find their sex, humiliating them, putting their names on the news and charging them.

There would be no Stonewall riot without excessive & constant police violence.

pridewasariot.bsky.social•27 days ago

Bless all our people who have fought and resisted the actors of State aggression & police violence.

There is no good cop & there are no bad protestors.

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