Anyone have links to biographies of contemporary leaders of protests/direct action politics? I don’t have a clear mental model of the “career path” of such people for want of a better term. Where do they come from? Where do they learn their skills? Where do they form beliefs?
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I also suspect there’s 2 different kinds of leaders: those who perform the control/keep-it-peaceful plausible deniability gestures and thise who lead the precipitation of violence and catalyze the unraveling.
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It’s clear what range of motives might drive black protesters, but the white ones are a question mark to me. Some are sincerely trying to be allies I’m sure, but several present in ways that suggest they’re out for excitement/adventure and the cause is just convenient.
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