silentjohn

@silentjohn@lemmy.ml

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK - That there is a lot of trolling and brigading starting to happen around the LA peaceful protests to start violence. Here is a roadmap from 2015 on how they do it.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s responsible for any successful socialist movement, so yea I’d say so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK - That there is a lot of trolling and brigading starting to happen around the LA peaceful protests to start violence. Here is a roadmap from 2015 on how they do it.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  50501 is a liberal movement whose only goal is pre-trump status quo.

  Lenin talks about the need for a working class Vanguard, otherwise these spontaneous protests/movements will always get co-opted by liberals and mainstream, and eventually fizzle away. We saw it happen with BLM, occupy, women’s march, etc

  I don’t have any long term hope for 50501, but we’re using the momentum to recruit for DSA and workers movements.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are American cops allowed to be morbidly obese?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Many departments don’t require physical tests once hired.

  Most of the work cops do is domestic disturbance calls and traffic stops. There’s no reason to be physically fit for either of those jobs. Also, most people see the day shift and in nicer neighborhoods; again there’s really no need for physicality. Getting on day shift and good area means you’ve been on the police a while and “earned it” (or you have some clout), so usually olderish cops.

  The young jacked mfers usually are on the night shift and in rougher neighborhoods.

  Additionally, a bullet resistant vest and all the gear will make you look bigger/fatter than you really are.

  So it’s kind of a combo of all that.

  Also, ACAB