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In reply to the discussion: Anarchists who helped kill Occupy worry anti-Trump activists [View all]Hekate
(90,643 posts)36. Well, as I said before, "paramilitary" is not a fashion statement; it's a mode of training....
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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.
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.
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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
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
Plus a bajillion. We absolutely have to learn how to protect ourselves & our message ....
Hekate
Feb 2017
#15
Reich said the violent young men in black that he saw were "paramilitary, not students."
Hekate
Feb 2017
#18
Well, as I said before, "paramilitary" is not a fashion statement; it's a mode of training....
Hekate
Feb 2017
#36
Didn't say it was FBI, did I? Take your pick: Erik Prince, Steve Bannon, any number of American....
Hekate
Feb 2017
#47
Surround, Film, and Follow. Perhaps some veterans would like to help cover them.
elehhhhna
Feb 2017
#27
I think there are agitators to get young angry people to join them and whip them into a frenzy...
bettyellen
Feb 2017
#38
Just expose them on every hand. And get out in front of them. Make statements of peaceful protest
nikibatts
Feb 2017
#35