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View submission: Let’s Talk About the February 5th Protests
I just think the organizers behind this are clearly new to this whole thing. Anyone who has experience with protesting such as yourself and others, your advice is valued, *a lot*. At least, it should be. I hope the organizers behind this are receptive to feedback.
Comment by mllejacquesnoel at 03/02/2025 at 19:56 UTC
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Yeah unfortunately both here and on Signal, I’m seeing a lot of pushback against anyone voicing concerns.
I really hope the organizers do take the feedback. Much of what I’ve seen (where are the vetted orgs, where are legal observers, are there permits) are about keeping people safe. No one is saying not to protest. We’re saying that a lot of orgs have more or less standardized processes for a reason. (Many even provide trainings on what to do if you’re kettled, arrested, etc. which is a possibility even if you’re not breaking any laws at all.)
I’m glad folks are enthused and want to do something. I hope they look into more established groups like Indivisible, Move On, etc. Many have local chapters and ways to get involved if you’re say, disabled or a caregiver or undocumented and can’t just come out to protest on minimal notice. (I’ve seen people dismiss those factors too and that’s gross. A good org will have actions that anyone can take that keeps them safe.)
Comment by bummybunny9 at 03/02/2025 at 21:26 UTC
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No one knows who these organizers even are. Honestly it’s not safe to organize under random people under the internet with literally no history or sustained plan or message besides come with signs and emotions. Literally these kind of things can be organized by random people from within the gov, from other governments abroad for all we know and masses of very emotional people with no real leadership can all gather and counter protestors or the state might retaliate and chaos could ensue and the media could make it look bad. I’m not anti-protesting but I don’t think protests from randos on reddit is safe