indeed—there is a reflexive impulse to insist that victims, or the powerless, must be pure. it’s possible, and even likely, to make mistakes and still be entirely in the righthttps://twitter.com/bokane/status/1161266150329765891 …
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Replying to @mgerrydoyle
But the events reveal not just being "less than completely perfect" or some lack of tactical savvy (both of which arguably so) but a deeper, different issue, and if this movement doesn't honestly confront and find an effective way out, they cannot function against what they face.
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Replying to @zeynep
what deeper, different issue does it reveal? they were angry at discovering a cop and propagandist in their midst... how should they have reacted?
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Replying to @mgerrydoyle @zeynep
there's a good playbook for this: you expel the person from the space as peacefully as possible, then distribute their face and identity widely to make sure they're unwelcome elsewhere.
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that is, we can agree that their reaction was understandable and human *but also a mistake* - even if the ultimate blame lies elsewhere
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They face bigger problems than not understanding the playbook for that particular moment, unfortunately.
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