--- Ian Murray <seamus2001 at attbi.com> wrote: >
>
> The protestors should not antagonize the police.
> If the cops attack, sit down or dance away from
> them, escalatory dynamics will fail completely.
> The police are not the enemy. How many times do we
> have to tell each other that. Sounds like NYCer's
> could use a big street party and chill out.
> Anarchists and everyone else brave enough to risk
> the upcoming DA can not afford to screw this demo
> up. Focusing on Justice and Peace and
> International Solidarity can keep protestors
> adrenaline within managable levels. It ain't about
> righteousness and militancy...
You might want to see what lessons you can learn from the last London demo. Didn't end up in violence, but wasn't that successful either. The police isolated the demonstrators and kept them in the same place for several hours. The press were slightly more sympathetic than normal, but they didn't really pay any attention to the message.
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