From Occupy Frankfurt. The German police took off their helmets and marched

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14. The word wasn't directed at you in any way whatsoever.

I don't do that shit. We're all on the same side.

In thinking back about what I did mean, the word was attached to an idea, a particular version of the events which was more obvious in other posts, even other threads.

And that was the idea that the German police in "marching with" were somehow joining the cause, or had changed sides, or were even more virtuous. I'd call that set of beliefs naive, or a fantasy, or in its worst form, childish. I'd call it that even if I held that belief myself. A more subtle variant is the idea that the peaceful nature of the march was somehow their doing because they showed restraint.

If I knew the police had orchestrated the idea with this pose, with this image, I'd have to call it sinister and masterful.

However it happened, it seems that this particular protest was thwarted successfully, even to the point where the final public message, headline, and conversation has been some variant of how the police, not the protesters, were responsible for its limited success. What ever you want to call it, it was effective.