I found the critique of protesting/rioting interesting.
The framing of these being a “prepared stage” of protesting, wherein the government declares (non-state-)violence to be unacceptable, the opposition declares the protesters should be listened to, and the outcome ends up being, at best, a compromise, but most often, nothing.
They point to this being caused by governments not actually having the power to change any of this. Still agree, so far.
But the “cops are risking their bodies for a shitty pay, and we should be friends, because the governments is powerless, so they’re not that bad” puts me off.
And the conclusion ends up being “our common enemy is social media, so turn off your phones and stop throwing stone! The revolution is simply to be organized by assemblies(ie.: offline)!”
This is what they propose to do about it, and it absolutely infuriates me.
I agree with their critique, but the conclusion that “Power has moved. Probably gone for ever. Oh well” could just as well have been “Let’s figure out where that power has moved and attack it”
I found the critique of protesting/rioting interesting.
The framing of these being a “prepared stage” of protesting, wherein the government declares (non-state-)violence to be unacceptable, the opposition declares the protesters should be listened to, and the outcome ends up being, at best, a compromise, but most often, nothing.
They point to this being caused by governments not actually having the power to change any of this. Still agree, so far.
But the “cops are risking their bodies for a shitty pay, and we should be friends, because the governments is powerless, so they’re not that bad” puts me off. And the conclusion ends up being “our common enemy is social media, so turn off your phones and stop throwing stone! The revolution is simply to be organized by assemblies(ie.: offline)!”
This is what they propose to do about it, and it absolutely infuriates me.
I agree with their critique, but the conclusion that “Power has moved. Probably gone for ever. Oh well” could just as well have been “Let’s figure out where that power has moved and attack it”