[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!

    • Nakoichi [they/them]
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      3 months ago

      Te op stats that it did and they didn't even provide any counters to this. "Some users" can't really anecdotally refute what the OP states and that is what I took issue with.

      Also getting too close to a fence is flimsy justification for peace policing. Not like people were advocating violence or even property destruction from the evidence in this post.

      • PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]
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        3 months ago

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

        https://xcancel.com/killerguerilla/status/1826331272106402261

        • gwilikers@lemmy.ml
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          3 months ago

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        • MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml
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          3 months 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.

      • Walk_On [he/him]
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        3 months ago

        Also getting too close to a fence is flimsy justification for peace policing. Not like people were advocating violence or even property destruction from the evidence in this post.

        I mean…

        This is an activist who was on the ground.

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        • Nakoichi [they/them]
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          3 months ago

          This is a cropped screenshot with incomplete information that doesn't support or refute anything said here.

          Quit being lazy with screenshot cropping and link actual sources ffs

          • Walk_On [he/him]
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            3 months ago

            What "incomplete information"? What sources do you want? Twitter links? lol

            Get over yourself. Even if I gave you what you wanted, you would come up with another excuse and another and another. All to prove you were right in deleting my post.

            logout

            • OpenDown
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              3 months ago

              What the hell? You provide no material argument and instead give empty snarky responses and expect them just to understand your point at all? Lazy and rude, get over yourself and stop being so easily placated by people telling you a cop and politician sanctioned parade might not have been the most effective and well planned protest, this is barely a step above the ppl running to tail ilhan omar rn god amerikkka is cooked

            • Nakoichi [they/them]
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              3 months ago

              No I earnestly want more concrete details because as of now all we have are third hand anecdotes and these cropped screenshots.