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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,SO !RE WAS A DEMON/RATION & SOME PEOPLE GOT A LITTLE MILITANT & MAYBE BROKE SOME W9D[S4 ,*ANCES >E ! DEMON/RATION WASN'T A RALLY AGA9/ ! EXI/5CE ( W9D[S SO ?IS MAY NOT LOOK LIKE ! SM>TE/ ( MOVES TO Y\4 ,9 FACT1 IT PROBABLY SEEMS PRETTY AS99E4 ,A BROK5 %OP W9D[ DOESN'T REALLY HURT ?OSE 9 P[] YET IT PROBABLY ROSE MORE ?AN A FEW FOLKS' HACKLES4 ,V&ALISM & A FEW /REET SCUFFLES ) ! COPS OBVI\SLY >5'T POT5T 5\< TO DIRECTLY OV]COME ! /ATE BY =CE SO :Y BO!R IF IT'S GO+ TO TURN A LOT ( PEOPLE AGA9/ Y\8 

,! ANSW] AS IT TURNS \T IS A LITTLE COMPLEX4 ,IT MAY SURPRISE Y\ TO LE>N ?AT MO/ ( ! TIME ?OSE :O BREAK W9D[S OR GET 9TO SCUFFLES ) ! POLICE AT !SE K9D ( ?+S >E NOT ! EQUIVAL5T ( HUMAN NON SEQUITURS BUT HI<LY COMMITT$ & RATIONAL 9DIVIDUALS1 :O-RI<T OR WRONG-*OOSE !IR ACTIONS AFT] C>EFUL DELIB]ATION & 9 %>P AW>5ESS ( ! P]SONAL RISK !Y RUN4 ,AL?\< Y\ MAY NOT IMM$IATELY SEE IT1 !RE IS NO SMALL AM\NT ( /RATEGIC ?\<T BEH9D SU* TACTICS4 

,BUT BE=E ,I ILLUM9ATE IT1 IT PROBABLY BEHOOVES US TO RUN ?R\< SOME /&>D /UFF3 

,PROP]TY DE/RUCTION IS NOT VIOL5CE 9 ANY SUB/ANTIVE S5SE4 ,TO USE ! SAME T]M = V&ALISM AS DIRECT PHYSICAL BRUTALITY IS AN ,ORWELLIAN POLLUTION ( LANGUAGE ?AT *EAP5S REAL VIOL5CE & SUGGE/S ?AT PEOPLE >E EQUIVAL5T TO ?+S4 ,OBVI\SLY DE/ROY+ PEOPLE'S 9]T POSSESSIONS IS USUALLY NOT E?ICALLY JU/IFIABLE -- BUT ! B> IS MU* L[] ?AN ) REAL VIOL5CE4 ,CIVIL DISOB$I5CE1 LIKE BLOCK+ A PORT1 CAN 9CUR CO/S 9 ! MILLIONS ( DOLL>S1 :ILE O!R ACTIONS WIDELY ACCEPT$ AS 'NONVIOL5T' LIKE P\R+ FAKE BLOOD OV] DRAFT C>DS OR MORTGAGE RECORDS CAN AM\NT TO 9CR$IBLY CO/LY DIRECT PROP]TY DE/RUCTION4 ,BREAK+ *EAP W9D[S MAY LOOK SC>I] TO SOME1 BUT APPE>+ 9TIMIDAT+ IS H>DLY AN ATROCITY4 

,IT %\LD ALSO GO )\T SAY+ ?AT SOME PROP]TY IS LESS LEGITIMATE ?AN O!RS4 ,9/ITUTIONS & 9DIVIDUALS ?AT B5EFIT SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 9JU/ICE -- EV5 ?R\< 9DIRECT *ANNELS -- CANNOT LAY A LEGITIMATE CLAIM TO ALL !IR WEAL?4 ,T>GET+ SMALL COMMUNITY BUS9ESSES IS ALMO/ UNIV]SALLY FR[N$ UPON &1 DESPITE M$IA PORTRAYAL1 9CR$IBLY R>E 9 POLITICAL RIOTS4 7,:5 LOOT]S MANAG$ TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( AN AN>*I/ ACTION 9 ,GREECE TO DE/ROY AN OLD WOMAN'S %OP ! AN>*I/S RAIS$ MONEY & REBUILT IT = H]47 ,BUT AGA9 LET'S REMEMB] ?AT PROP]TY DE/RUCTION IS ALMO/ 9CONSEQU5TIAL BESIDE RESI/+ ACTUAL PHYSICAL VIOL5CE2 :5 UND] SIEGE FROM ! POLICE1 = EXAMPLE1 IT'S HI<LY RATIONAL = FOLKS TO SET FIRES 9 B9S SO ?AT ! SMOKE CAN NEGATE ! TE> GAS4 

,SIMIL>LY1 MASK+ UP IS NOT JU/ USEFUL :5 IT COMES TO FILT]+ *EMICAL IRRITANTS BUT ALSO A GOOD WAY TO AVOID P]SECUTION4 ,IT'S A SORR[FUL FACT ?AT M]ELY BE+ ID5TIFI$ AT A DEMON/RATION HAS BE5 REPEAT$LY US$ BY POLICE TO P9 FAKE *>GES4 ,MASK+ UP COLLECTIVELY HELPS OBSCURE ?OSE 9DIVIDUALS :O >E AT HI<] RISK = POLICE RETALIATION1 LIKE PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,9 A JU/ WORLD WE C\LD /& OP5LY BEH9D \R BELIEFS & ACTIONS )\T FLAGRANTLY UNJU/ REP]CUSSIONS1 BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE LIVE 9 ANY?+ APPROA*+ A JU/ WORLD4 ,IT W\LD BE RIDICUL\S TO CALL ! ,FR5* ,MAQUIS C[>DS = NOT L9+ UP PUBLICLY 9 T[N SQU>E4 

,OKAY8 ,GOT IT8 ,GOOD1 N[ WE CAN MOVE ON4 

,9 ORD] TO UND]/& ! S5SE BEH9D ?OSE SILLY BU/$ W9D[S IT'S IMPORTANT ?AT Y\ LOOK BEYOND Y\R P]SONAL REACTION1 9DE$ Y\ %\LD PROBABLY EV5 LOOK BEYOND ! REACTIONS ( MO/ ( ! PEOPLE Y\ KN[4 ,WE'RE CONDITION$ TO ASSUME ?AT W9N+ OV] A MAJORITY IS ! V]Y DEF9ITION ( SUCCESS1 BUT 9 MANY CASES ?AT'S NOT TRUE AT ALL4 ,SURE1 :5 Y\'RE TRY+ TO IMPOSE Y\R WILL UPON O!RS IT HELPS TO HAVE A TON ( SUPPORT1 BUT :5 Y\'RE ONLY \T TO RESI/ IT DOESN'T TAKE MU* TO MAKE Y\RSELVES UNGOV]NABLE4 

,AS AN>*I/S WE'RE NOT \T TO IMPOSE SOME TOTALIZ+ VISION UPON ! :OLE ( SOCIETY-EXACTLY H[ Y\ LIVE Y\R [N LIFE IS Y\R LOOK\T-BUT WE DO MEAN TO L5D A H& :]E WE CAN TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE = ANYONE TO IMPOSE !IR WILL OV] ANO!R4 ,IT W\LDN'T MATT] IF A MAJORITY ( FOLKS SUPPORT$ *ATTEL SLAV]Y1 WE'D HELP SLAVES %OOT !IR [N]S REG>DLESS 7& 9CID5TALLY WE DID74 ,A V]Y SMALL M9ORITY CAN BE SU* A GRIEV\S PA9 AS TO MAKE L>GE SY/EMS ( P[] UNSU/A9ABLE4 ,?IS MU* IS OBVI\S TO EV]YONE 9 \R DAY & AGE4 ,IF ?REE MILLION PEOPLE-LESS ?AN #a.0 ( ! ,U,S POPULATION-LAUN*$ AN >M$ 9SURRECTION IT W\LD OBVI\SLY BE 5\< TO BR+ ALL SEMBLANCE ( /ATE P[] D[N4 ,( C\RSE ?AT'S NOT PRECISELY :AT WE'RE ATTEMPT+1 WE >E H>DLY BL9D TO ! NON-/ATE DYNAMICS ( P[] SU* A BLI!LY S+LE-M9D$ CAMPAIGN W\LD IGNORE1 BUT IT IS ILLU/RATIVE4 ,EV5 ! ,AM]ICAN ,REVOLUTION-A CAMPAIGN ?AT SADLY WA/$ MU* TO REPLACE ONE AU?ORITY ) ANO!R-WAS WON ) ! SUPPORT ( B>ELY OV] A ?IRD ( ! POPULACE4 ,Y\ DON'T NE$ A MAJORITY TO D]AIL AN 9JU/ICE4 

,H[EV] IT DOES HELP TO HAVE MORE ?AN A FEW PEOPLE4 ,!RE >5'T ?REE MILLION SELF-AW>E & COMMITT$ AN>*I/S 9 ! ,U,S4 ,\R MOVEM5T HAS BE5 REBUILD+ FA/ S9CE ! DAYS :5 CAPITALI/ & COMMUNI/ GOV]NM5TS OP5LY COLLABORAT$ TO KILL US (F1 & S9CE ! N9ETIES ?AT GR[? HAS BE5 EXPON5TIAL1 BUT WE'VE /ILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO4 ,\TREA* MATT]S4 ,& :5 AN ACTIVI/ TAMELY BU/S SOME W9D[ !Y'RE OBVI\SLY NOT TRY+ TO W9 BY DEPRIV+ ! /ATE ( GLASS SURFACES4 ,?IS TOO IS \TREA* ( A =M4 

,BUT Y\ >E NOT ! T>GET AUDI5CE4 

,?IS MAY COME AS A %OCK4 ,WE'RE ALL SO US$ TO POLITICIANS & LOBBY+ GR\PS TRY+ TO W9 \R SUPPORT ?AT ! NOTION ( SOMEONE COMPLETELY UN9T]E/$ 9 :AT Y\'LL SAY AB\T !M OV] ! PROV]BIAL WAT]COOL] IS A LITTLE 9SULT+4 ,T\<4 ,TO ! S]I\S ACTIVI/ ON ! /REET IT DOESN'T MATT] H[ Y\'RE LIKELY TO VOTE OR :E!R Y\'LL DONATE MONEY -- ?OSE >E NOT FEASIBLE R\TES TO ! SORT ( SOCIAL *ANGE WE'RE 9T]E/$ 94 ,>E Y\ GO+ TO ACTIVELY JO9 US 9 /RUGGLE OR NOT8 ,ORGANIZE Y\R WORKPLACE1 />T A COMMUNITY G>D51 RETAKE AN AB&ON$ BUILD+1 CODE BETT] TOOLS1 FI<T (F A COP8 ,>E Y\ LIKELY TO S]I\SLY COMMIT8 ,9 PRACTICE SOME PEOPLE >E QUICK] & MORE EFFECTIVE ALLIES ?AN O!RS4 

,Y\ DON'T HAVE TO EXPLA9 ! 9/ITUTIONAL ALLEGIANCES ( ! POLICE TO C]TA9 COMMUNITIES4 ,MANY FOLKS ALREADY KN[ ! SCORE4 ,ALL ?AT'S HOLD+ !M BACK FROM JO9+ 9 ACTIVE RESI/ANCE IS A S5SE ( ISOLATION1 WEAKNESS1 & DESPAIR4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT /REET FI<T+ & V&ALISM >E NOT SO MU* PRO(S ( ME?OD BUT /ATEM5TS ( COMMITM5T & S]I\SNESS4 ,!RE >E O!RS LIKE Y\ :O >E WILL+ TO FI<T1 & WE CAN HURT !M1 OR AT ! V]Y LEA/ WE CAN %ATT] ! AIR ( 9VULN]ABILITY ?AT P]VADES BUS9ESS AS USUAL4 ,IT'S H>D TO OV]/ATE ! PSY*OLOGICAL EFFECT ?IS CAN HAVE ON ?OSE :O FEEL GR\ND D[N OR F5C$ 94 ,RIOTS >E ESPECIALLY USEFUL :5 PASSIVE PROTE/ IS WIDELY ACKN[L$G$ 9 C]TA9 CIRCLES TO BE LAU<ABLY USELESS & 9DICATIVE ( PROTE/]S UNWILL+ TO COMMIT4 ,IT DOESN'T MATT] IF A RIOT IS DIRECTLY SUCCESSFUL ON ! SCALE ( BURN+ D[N CITY HALL OR P]MAN5TLY EVICT+ ! POLICE FROM A NEI<BORHOOD1 :AT MATT]S MORE IS ! *ANGE 9 P]CEPTIONS4 ,!RE'S A LONG HI/ORY ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE SKYROCKET+ AFT] /REET CONFRONTATIONS -- NOT BECAUSE FOLKS BELIEVE A FEW BU/$ W9D[S OR BRUIS$ COPS PAVE ! ROAD TO A BETT] WORLD1 BUT BECAUSE IT AT LEA/ DEMON/RATES POT5TIAL4 

,?AT'S :Y POLITICIANS & POLICE CONSI/5TLY GO APE%IT OV] ?+S LIKE MEASLY /OREFRONT W9D[S4 ,!IR CONTROL IS DEP5D5T 9 NO SMALL P>T ON BE+ SE5 AS 9 CONTROL4 ,C]TA9 B\ND>IES TO :AT'S CONSID]$ FEASIBLE MU/ BE SECUR$ AT ALL CO/ LE/ !Y BEG9 TO LOSE ! ILLUSION ( 9VULN]ABILITY ?AT DISSUADES ! SUBJUGAT$ FROM RIS+ UP4 ,NO ONE 9 P[] GETS HY/]ICAL :5 A COMMON ?IEF1 = EXAMPLE1 BREAKS A W9D[ BECAUSE ?IEVES >E P]CEIV$ AS P>T ( ! SAME ECOSY/EM ( EXPLOITATION 9 :I* COPS & ,C,E,OS POSITION !MSELVES AS APEX PR$ATORS4 ,POLITICAL V&ALISM IS POT5T 9 P>T PRECISELY BECAUSE IT RISKS MU* = NO P]SONAL GA94 ,IT ANN\NCES A VIOLATION ( ! E/ABLI%$ RULES ( ! GAME1 BO? ( P[] & PROTE/4 

,TO BE SURE1 ! TACTIC ( PLAY+ A VICTIM 9 FRONT ( ,T,V CAM]AS 9 HOPES ( PROVOK+ \TCRY OR DIS5*ANTM5T CAN ALSO BE USEFUL 9 ! RI<T SITUATION 7:5 CAM]AS >E FILM+1 5\< PEOPLE >E LI/5+1 & PUBLIC RESPONSE IS 5\< ( A ?REAT TO *ANGE ! CO/-B5EFIT ANALYSIS ( ?OSE 9 *>GE74 ,BUT SU* PROTE/1 EV5 AT ITS MO/ ACRIMONI\S1 /ILL TAKES ! =M ( AN APPEAL TO P[] -- IT ASSUMES C]TA9 9/ITUTIONS CAN BE REASON$ )4 ,AS SU* IT RISKS EFFECTIVELY BOL/]+ ! P]CEIV$ LEGITIMACY ( ?OSE 9/ITUTIONS4 

,9 CONTRA/1 PHYSICAL RESI/ANCE *ALL5GES NOT ONLY ! /ATE'S APPE>ANCE ( CONTROL BUT ALSO ! LEGITIMACY ( !IR MONOPOLY ON =CE4 ,IT'S A DAMN$-EI!R-WAY SITUATION = ! /ATE4 ,ANY RESPONSE SUFFICI5T TO REASS]T ! 9VIOLABILITY ( !IR P[] WILL RI<TLY /RIKE ANYONE :O ISN'T A TOTAL AS%OLE AS GROSSLY DISPROPORTIONATE2 !RE'S NO EQUIVOCAT+ TO BE HAD :5 ! /ATE RESPONDS TO BROK5 W9D[S BY BREAK+ SKULLS4 ,& EV5 IF ! CAM]AS >E (F OR FILT]$ BY RU?LESS PROPAG&I/S1 :5 ! PRIORITIES ( ! /ATE >E LAID B>E IT CAN /ILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON FIR/-H& WITNESSES & !IR FRI5DS4 ,AGA91 :AT'S MORE VALUABLE1 AVOID+ A FEW MILLION PEOPLE BRIEFLY TUT-TUTT+ AT ! 'VIOL5T PROTE/]S' BE=E PROMPTLY =GETT+ US OR %ATT]+ ! WORLDVIEWS ( HUNDR$S & GA9+ FIFTY NEW FULL-TIME ACTIVI/S BRIMM+ ) PASSION8 

,IT'S WOR? REMEMB]+ ?AT ALL ! PUBLIC \TCRY 9 ! WORLD WON'T W9 C]TA9 BATTLES4 ,!RE >E SOME CONCESSIONS ?OSE 9 P[] WILL NEV] MAKE4 ,PASSIVE PROTE/ NEGOTIATES BY RAIS+ CO/S TO ! PO9T :]E C]TA9 TRADE(FS BECOME ACCEPTABLE1 BUT IT CAN ONLY SUCCE$ ON ISSUES :]E ?OSE 9 P[] >E LEFT ROOM TO RETREAT & REGR\P4 ,ON ISSUES LIKE ABOLI%+ BORD]S1 PRISONS1 OR ! POLICE1 \R DEM&S WILL NEV] BE MET BECAUSE !Y POSE AN EXI/5TIAL ?REAT TO ! V]Y PREMISE ( ! /ATE ITSELF4 ,NO MATT] H[ LIMIT$ A SOCIOPA?'S OPTIONS BECOME ! TOTAL ABOLITION ( ALL POSITIONS ( P[] IS ALWAYS GO+ TO BE DEAD LA/ ON !IR LI/ ( PREF]5CES4 ,AT SOME PO9T ?OSE 9 P[] WILL HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY DRAGG$ KICK+ & SCREAM+ \T4 ,P>T ( BUILD+ A MOVEM5T %\LD BE BUILD+ ! CAPACITY TO DO PRECISELY ?AT4 ,& ?AT K9D ( /R5G? DOESN'T JU/ SPR+ 9TO EXI/5CE ! MOM5T \R LEAD]S CROSS A L9E1 IT MU/ BE NURTUR$ & DEVELOP$ AS \R RANKS GR[4 ,DEMON/RAT+ ?AT WE'RE AT LEA/ COMMITT$ TO WORK+ ON IT -- ?AT WE HAV5'T =GOTT5 ?AT SUCCESS ON ANY S]I\S ISSUE WILL REQUIRE US TO DEVELOP & MA9TA9 A CAPACITY = PHYSICAL RESI/ANCE -- IS AN IMPORTANT P>T ( BE+ TAK5 S]I\SLY & BUILD+ \R NUMB]S4 ,EV5 IF WE DEMON/RATE ?AT ?R\< ACTIONS ?AT LEAVE US LOOK+ A LITTLE JUV5ILE4 

,ANY GIV5 TACTIC IS GO+ TO ALI5ATE SOME PEOPLE & DRAW 9 O!RS4 ,!RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS A UNIV]SALLY WELL-RECEIV$ ACTION4 ,:5 CRITIQU+ ACTIONS :AT Y\ NE$ TO *ECK IS :OSE P]SPECTIVES Y\'RE PRIORITIZ+ & PRECISELY :Y Y\ ?9K !Y MATT] MORE4 ,:AT >E Y\ PRESUPPOS+ AB\T ! POLITICAL L&SCAPE8 

,ALL ! CONSID]ATIONS ,I'VE DISCUSS$ FREQU5TLY V>Y 9 RELEVANCY & DEGREE4 ,IT %\LD REALLY GO )\T SAY+ ?AT EV]Y CONTEXT IS GO+ TO BE DIFF]5T4 ,SOMETIMES PURELY PASSIVE PROTE/ CAN HAVE A HUGELY POSITIVE IMPACT4 ,A LOT ( ! TIME -- FRANKLY MO/ ( ! TIME -- BU/$ W9D[S & /REET SCUFFLES 5D UP S]V+ LITTLE TO NO POSITIVE EFFECT :ATSOEV]4 ,BUT GAUG+ SU* CONSEQU5CES IS NEV] TRIVIAL4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT 0PUBLIC OP9ION0 IS AN 9CR$IBLY COMPLEX SUBJECT ) EV5 MORE COMPLEX /RATEGIC CONSID]ATIONS4 ,IT IS NOT R$UCIBLE TO POLL+ DATA OR ! S5SIBILITIES ( ! PEOPLE Y\ SOCIALIZE )4 ,!RE'S PL5TY ( ROOM = PRODUCTIVE CONV]SATIONS ON :AT'S A GOOD IDEA & :AT ISN'T1 BUT EV]YONE HAS A DIFF]5T SLICE ( ! WORLD APP>5T TO !M SO EVALUATIONS ( /RATEGY WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN 9ESCAPABLY SUBJECTIVE COMPON5T4 ,SOMEONE BU/+ A W9D[ AT A DEMON/RATION MAY 9DE$ BE MAK+ AN ULTIMATELY POOR DECISION1 BUT ?AT DOESN'T MEAN !Y'RE UN9TELLIG5T OR UNE?ICAL4 

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