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In reply to the discussion: What isn't a peaceful protest [View all]jmbar2
(4,963 posts)28. Protest tactics need to evolve for the age of disinformation and external manipulation of our politics
Malign entities really want to split American society into warring factions ahead of the /24 election.
Now they have the young generation appearing to be at war with each other, older generations wanting to restore law and order, and confusion between ethical protest that gets out of hand, and the J6 insurrection.
We are being played masterfully. I hope the kids can figure out how to have ethical protests with all the external infiltration and media manipulation being thrown into the mix.
Democracy needs principled dissent. We also need new strategies for dissent in the presence of organized groups that want to capitalize on that dissent to destroy democracy.
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I thought it was a well thought out speech. Acknowledgement but not condescending.
walkingman
May 2
#2
"The idea that you protest a war thousands of miles away where we can't really stop it."
Cuthbert Allgood
May 2
#40
A pro-Israel mob attacked these kids with slurs, fists, mace, and fireworks. Police watched for HOURS & did nothing.
Celerity
May 2
#8
I am aware of what UW Madison is. I posted the UCLA footage to show that the violence is not a one way street.
Celerity
May 2
#39
Police moved in overnight at UCLA and arrested hundreds without incident, like at Columbia.
SunSeeker
May 2
#25
"Threatening people, intimidating people, instilling fear in people is not a peaceful protest."
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2
#9
I'm not talking about protests. Students are regularly harassed, stalked and assaulted by their classmates, disrupting
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2
#26
Protest tactics need to evolve for the age of disinformation and external manipulation of our politics
jmbar2
May 2
#28