[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!

  • MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml
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    3 months ago

    it comes off as wrecker behavior

    It doesn't just come off as wrecking, it definionally is wrecking. We're talking:

    1. Org plans action.
    2. Someone shows up and attempts to wreck the plan on the fly.

    If that's not wrecking, nothing is!

    This is kind of the leftist version of the "dig the fucking coal" meme: if you are part of an org, you have to follow the party line. You have to have some level of discipline. You get democratic input in decisions, but once the decision is made you can't just say "fuck it I do what I want."