The FBI’s use of an informant to infiltrate Black Lives Matter in Denver during the wave of protests over the 2020 police killing of George Floyd has prompted concern in Congress that the federal agency is once again abusing its powers to harass and intimidate minority groups.
This is yet another reason why every org nedfs to be very concerned and proactive about kicking people out.
Where to draw the line is something cool lefties can disagree about, but many are allergic to the idea of shrinking an org even to remove outrighy dangerous people.
I think the biggest thing is when people in orgs advocate for shit that would easily get it labeled as a terrorist org and charged. Being at a protest and pushing against a police line is different from someone saying "hey y'all lets get together and make pipe bombs to throw at a government building with cameras all over!" and orgs need to make this distinction clear and present because no leftist orgs in the US are going to become militant leftists like those in India or the Phillipines eking out an existence in the fucking mountains for a protracted peoples war. Also and always: if a white dude shows up with a megaphone wanting to either kill people or make you shake hands with a cop then they are fed plants and their megaphone needs to be crushed.
100%.
I also try to promote the idea that it doesn't really matter whether someone is actually a fed or just someone acting like one. Both will get members hurt and possibly the org destroyed.
A white guy grabbing a megaphone can also be a dumbasd cracker without fed connections but it really doesn't matter whether anyone can prove a connection, they get the boot.
I want this stickied on every comm, it's so important.
You don't need to suss who is or isn't a cop, policing is a behavior.