As I wrote in a piece last year, it’s getting very hard these days to have an authentic protest - to get together with like-minded folks and have a march or a demo through town.
I wonder if the same money is driving same protests (LGBTQ, Just Stop Oil, etc.) in "The West". If the outcome is reactionary then is that the real agenda of the funding source(s)? Must be some journo, somewhere, who's mapped this all out.
I mean, British state actors have for decades started up protest and pressure groups, to keep young people engaged in seemingly radical action which actually does not significantly affect the status quo. I'd certainly consider FoE, XR and JSO to be prime examples of this. The Brits pioneered these kinds of sneaky, control-both-sides actions. Quite clever, in a way.
I wonder if the same money is driving same protests (LGBTQ, Just Stop Oil, etc.) in "The West". If the outcome is reactionary then is that the real agenda of the funding source(s)? Must be some journo, somewhere, who's mapped this all out.
Lot of useful idiots out there, huh?
I mean, British state actors have for decades started up protest and pressure groups, to keep young people engaged in seemingly radical action which actually does not significantly affect the status quo. I'd certainly consider FoE, XR and JSO to be prime examples of this. The Brits pioneered these kinds of sneaky, control-both-sides actions. Quite clever, in a way.
A terrific analysis - I think you are on to something here!