This decade's wave of protests had it almost all: resonance, legitimacy, numbers. The one thing they didn't: strategic thinking & control.
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I know younger protesters don't listen to older folks urging strategy. Still, whoever you are, please don't succumb to pressure to affirm.
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Don't confuse "respectability" politics with criticism of self-absorbed acts under guise of protest—this irresponsibility will have victims.
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"Respectability" politics deserves criticism when protesters are directed to please those in power. Strategic thinking is something else.
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Strategic thinking focuses on the goal—stop Trump—and wonders how different trajectories would play out and then self-regulates accordingly.
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/end another thread nobody will listen to. Sad to say I watched this play out in last decade's protest movements and.. I know how it can go.
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Oh, ALSO. Trump is not a "real estate mogul"; he is a "reality TV star". He no longer builds anything; he peddles celebrity & licenses name.
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Trump's business model now is a lot more Kardashian than Harry Macklowe. Media should call him "reality TV star"; most accurate description.
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For the record. Hitler deliberately provoked brawls with protesters as it helped him. Classic authoritarian tactic. https://twitter.com/emmettrensin/status/738597725445357569 …
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I also think we should strive for a tighter standard than "not as bad as Hitler".
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Your standards are so high.
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