[I originally posted this in chapotraphouse, but it was deleted for being “pro-cop” even though that very much wasn’t the case. (I believe PSL was actually involved in organizing the protest if I’m not mistaken.) The mod that deleted it openly broke the sectarian rule too.]
Been seeing a lot of people hating on what the protest marshals did during the pro-Gaza protests at the DNC and I feel they definitely did the right thing. Instigating stuff like going up against the cops under the guise of “revolutionary” action just gets a lot of people arrested and doesn’t accomplish anything.
EDIT: Users who were present at the protests have said, counter to what is claimed in the screenshot, that the protest marshals did NOT call for the police. Thank you for clearing this up, comrades!
Well as it turns out from users who were actually there and are active in these orgs, they didn’t call the police on them, so…
So did they or did they not call for police to intervene as your own post states?
The cops were there already, nobody had to literally call them. Your post outright states that they were present and asked to intervene?
So this unsourced claim here already has falsehoods. Just saying your own post contains no sources but if taken at face value people did in fact call for police intervention.
If that isn't the case it is your responsibility to present accurate information or clarify that when you posted this it contained at least some misinformation.
Also nowhere was I being sectarian. I actually like a lot of PSL folks.
I didn't post that the police intervened. The screenshot did and I only used it because that was the main post that was gaining traction on social media (it was from Unicorn Riot). Of course, in the time since, new information has come to light that changes how the events happened (this info may have come up sooner if you didn't delete my initial post).
Whatever makes you sleep well, I guess.
So what is this new information that changes the nature of this post? Feel like that should be included for whatever point you are trying to make.