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During the yellow vest protests, I was lurking in groups where rioters planned their actions. A lot was also organized in plain sight in the comments of website
by jedisct1 3y ago
During the yellow vest protests, I was lurking in groups where rioters planned their actions. A lot was also organized in plain sight in the comments of websites like demosphere.
And I guarantee that they didn't care at all about what the protests were about. They were just looking for random protests to join. Adrenaline is what they were after.
- giraffe_lady 3y agoAnd to you this feels like sufficient authority to speak on the motivations and values of protestors generally? A protest sparked by a completely different event?
- jedisct1 3y agoWe're not talking about protesters. The riots were sparked by a completely different event, but "C'était pour s'amuser" https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/emeutes-sursis-et-bracelets-electroniques-pour-dix-hommes-dans-l-oise_AD-202307030964.html https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/emeutes-sursis-et-brace... Comments on the Telegram chats don't suggest more maturity.