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Hekate

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36. Well, as I said before, "paramilitary" is not a fashion statement; it's a mode of training....
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 06:47 PM
Feb 2017
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8592591

Paramilitary" is not a fashion statement. It's a mode of training that affects how you walk...

...how you move with your cohort, how you coordinate your activities within your group to achieve maximum violent effect. That takes practice practice practice. You get muscles.

Back in the mid-1960s some of my classmates used to play Spot the Narc. It wasn't that hard. There was something about the combination of love beads, fringed jacket, close haircut, and shiny shoes that was a tipoff. My boyfriend used to play Spot the FBI agent. He said it was the bulge under the armpit that gave him a clue.

What about these so called "Millenials" makes them stand apart from the crowd? I only saw a short clip of them rushing into the peaceful noisy protest. They took immediate coordinated violent action. I immediately said to my husband: "They're not ours. Who the hell are they working for?"

If they had really been "students" I would have expected to see their mugshots plastered all over the news, after seeing them cuffed and slapped around. Instead, nada.

Reich is not stupid. He saw the same thing close up and he has the guts and stature to speak out.
I remember COINTELPRO. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #1
+1 2naSalit Feb 2017 #14
Or local law enforcement or right-wing extremist groups linked to the GOP Lanius Feb 2017 #26
In L.A., it was Daryl Gates who ran LAPD's Intelligence Division. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #29
Sometimes the two terms are interchangeable. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #33
Either way it's a big problem for us. demosincebirth Feb 2017 #52
I worked with Dems during 2012 Convention in Charlotte and anarchists infiltrated our local Occupy blm Feb 2017 #2
Marches should request no black masks - and surround groups of them w peace signs and people willing bettyellen Feb 2017 #3
good idea... dhill926 Feb 2017 #5
Yes. tenderfoot Feb 2017 #7
If you see someone in a black mask, you need to stop them by taking their mask HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #8
I'd not promote assault, nor agree with you doing same. I'd let them know they are being watched and bettyellen Feb 2017 #13
They want to be watched, they do not want their mask removed HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #19
You are promoting assault. former9thward Feb 2017 #22
I'd say the moment they get violent, perhaps but preemptive assault? Nope. bettyellen Feb 2017 #25
Don't grab, but bring a fully charged phone and video them Bucky Feb 2017 #42
+ a brazillion--and K&R for visibility. tblue37 Feb 2017 #12
Plus a bajillion. We absolutely have to learn how to protect ourselves & our message .... Hekate Feb 2017 #15
I agree and have been thinking pink hats are in order lostnfound Feb 2017 #34
No masks of any kind. nt oasis Feb 2017 #46
This is a worry of mine, as well. logosoco Feb 2017 #4
It's not "a cheap shot from Trump," it's pure propaganda against us. Hekate Feb 2017 #17
Here is an interview with someone claiming responsibility Pinna Feb 2017 #6
She's a Maoist. Ugh. Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #9
Didn't she say she was there? EL34x4 Feb 2017 #48
Lots of people were there. Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #53
This can't be right - the Berkley professor said they were RW infiltrators. jmg257 Feb 2017 #11
Reich said the violent young men in black that he saw were "paramilitary, not students." Hekate Feb 2017 #18
Reich knows all 38,000 students? former9thward Feb 2017 #23
Well, as I said before, "paramilitary" is not a fashion statement; it's a mode of training.... Hekate Feb 2017 #36
Mugshots? former9thward Feb 2017 #44
Didn't say it was FBI, did I? Take your pick: Erik Prince, Steve Bannon, any number of American.... Hekate Feb 2017 #47
Why didn't they show up at Tea Party rallies? LeftInTX Feb 2017 #10
Curious, indeed. EL34x4 Feb 2017 #16
Could legit protesters make citizens arrests? Crunchy Frog Feb 2017 #21
No. former9thward Feb 2017 #24
That varies by state Lee-Lee Feb 2017 #31
Campus police in this case? Or local PD? Both? jmg257 Feb 2017 #32
Would be interesting to know who whisked them away, wouldn't it? Hekate Feb 2017 #40
That's the right question to start with Hekate Feb 2017 #20
They probably don't go anywhere they expect people will fight back Lee-Lee Feb 2017 #30
Surround, Film, and Follow. Perhaps some veterans would like to help cover them. elehhhhna Feb 2017 #27
Occupiers used these tactics, too pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #37
Smart! bettyellen Feb 2017 #39
I'm fascinated by who these Black Bloc people are underpants Feb 2017 #28
I think there are agitators to get young angry people to join them and whip them into a frenzy... bettyellen Feb 2017 #38
I ran across a pro-Trump blog that doxxed EL34x4 Feb 2017 #43
Just expose them on every hand. And get out in front of them. Make statements of peaceful protest nikibatts Feb 2017 #35
Good start. Would love to see solid training done as well, just as MLK did for his marchers. nt Hekate Feb 2017 #41
Here is the list of the 200+ arrested in DC HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #45
Maybe our Vets can help with security at protests? Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #49
Maybe we shouldn't help Milo sell books and fill seats... EL34x4 Feb 2017 #50
Okay. I get it. Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #51
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