But what is happening in Hong Kong is they come up with a slogan, which is translated as Do Not Split, which is, we know that some people are willing to be confrontational with riot police.
And when they are, that’s going to cost the state in terms of not only resources, but it’s going to cost the state in terms of political capital and support. And we know that there are some people who are not willing to do that. And we are going to abide by the protocol of Do Not Split, which means that we’re not going to criticize them openly, and they’re not going to criticize us openly.
If we’re the pacifists, we’re not going to have them criticize us for being sort of like, I don’t know, limpid or flaccid or not courageous or whatever. And we’re not going to criticize them for being more confrontational. And the thing is that the support is also tacit.
Wow…this was really enlightening. I really like this approach because I agree: I don’t know what will work. We need to make room for people to resist in a way that is comfortable for them. I may be more “radical” than some.
We’ll have to see what works but in the mean time, I will do my best not to split. It will be hard not to critique but I see the need to not do that.
I think it’s fine to yell at the politicians to do something, as long as we’re giving constructive criticism and telling them what we really want.
Yes, I agree for resistance, we have to allow everyone to do what they can and not criticize their ways. It’s hard for me too, I’m much more of a pacifist. I also realize that a world full of defensive pacifists would be crushed by aggressors. It’s going to take everyone to resist fascism.
Do not split.
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Wow…this was really enlightening. I really like this approach because I agree: I don’t know what will work. We need to make room for people to resist in a way that is comfortable for them. I may be more “radical” than some.
We’ll have to see what works but in the mean time, I will do my best not to split. It will be hard not to critique but I see the need to not do that.
Diversity of tactics is a motherfucker to fight against. We’d know, the right has been really good at it
I think it’s fine to yell at the politicians to do something, as long as we’re giving constructive criticism and telling them what we really want.
Yes, I agree for resistance, we have to allow everyone to do what they can and not criticize their ways. It’s hard for me too, I’m much more of a pacifist. I also realize that a world full of defensive pacifists would be crushed by aggressors. It’s going to take everyone to resist fascism.
Fascinating… need to think on this.