It's a little odd to me that people here will decry an organized protest as "libbed up" and a "pysop." Resistance is resistance. This kind of attitude is reminiscent of "you're not protesting how I want you to!" from reactionaries. We live in the cradle of empire, most people protesting against the regime aren't going to be staunch Marxists or some shit. We can use these movements to our advantage; even Lenin wrote about making compromises, zigzags, and the like if a movement weakened a common enemy. They serve as opportunities to raise class consciousness, something especially needed in the west. The list go on. The knee-jerk abhorrence just seems silly to me.
It's a little odd to me that people here will decry an organized protest as "libbed up" and a "pysop." Resistance is resistance. This kind of attitude is reminiscent of "you're not protesting how I want you to!" from reactionaries. We live in the cradle of empire, most people protesting against the regime aren't going to be staunch Marxists or some shit. We can use these movements to our advantage; even Lenin wrote about making compromises, zigzags, and the like if a movement weakened a common enemy. They serve as opportunities to raise class consciousness, something especially needed in the west. The list go on. The knee-jerk abhorrence just seems silly to me.