Actions are controlled by the police. The police can easily take the life out of a march by arbitrarily arresting anyone perceived to be an anarchist at any point during the march or rally.
Those standing up for peace all too often (as they did at the RNC) allow the police to impact what they do; they let the police become THE issue and forget what they really came to speak out for or against.
The overarching message which defines the rally/march is muddied by the cacophony created by the clashing of other groups’ messages.
Message discipline rarely exists at the organized rallies/marches I attend. Sorry, Mumia Abu-Jumal, but the running joke is that no matter what antiwar protest you go to, you will always find a “Free Mumia” sign.
There’s a Japanese proverb: Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
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