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How many gaza protests have there been in the US alone in the past two years and how many of them had any violence at all? I wouldn't call it a "high probabilit

How many gaza protests have there been in the US alone in the past two years and how many of them had any violence at all? I wouldn't call it a "high probability."

mschuster91 2y ago
MANY Gaza protests in Germany escalated into violence, especially against the press - the local RSF section posted about this a few months ago [1], and in numbers more journalists are attacked at Palestine rallies than at far-right rallies [2], and that one is a legitimate challenge to achieve given how many attacks against journalists came from that wing. No matter one's stance on I/P, the pro Gaza crowd is absurdly militant. [1] https://www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/pressemitteilungen/meldung/pressefreiheit-rund-um-nahost-reporte-unter-druck https://www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/pressemitteilungen/meld... [2] https://taz.de/Angriffe-auf-Journalisten/!6072709/ https://taz.de/Angriffe-auf-Journalisten/!6072709/
- giraffe_lady 2y ago
  I specifically constrained it to the US because I'm aware that the dynamics and tactics of these movements are highly regional and I simply don't know what it's like elsewhere. Sometimes I get annoyed how US-centric the conversations can be on here but given the subject is american police using a US-made surveillance tool against protestors in the united states I think it makes some amount of sense this time. Thanks for the info about another area though, it is interesting to me.
  - mschuster91 2y ago
    For what it's worth, German pigs are just as bad when it comes to surveillance of (at least) Twitter during protests. I myself earned a nasty letter after a live-reporting from a Nazi rally a few years ago.
    - giraffe_lady 2y ago
      Yeah I know I've lived in three countries and the details vary but the police suck shit in every one. I assume it's universal.
bluescrn 2y ago
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- giraffe_lady 2y ago
  I've been to three dozen of these things and I haven't even seen small-scale protest vandalism like paint on the roads or fire extinguishers sprayed on cars. All the violence I've seen has been from police, and one case of counter-protestors throwing clods of dirt. Which continued for hours since the police did not stop it and the pro-palestine protestors did not escalate or even fight back.

How many gaza protests have there been in the US alone in the past two years and how many of them had any violence at all? I wouldn't call it a "high probability."

mschuster91 2y ago

MANY Gaza protests in Germany escalated into violence, especially against the press - the local RSF section posted about this a few months ago [1], and in numbers more journalists are attacked at Palestine rallies than at far-right rallies [2], and that one is a legitimate challenge to achieve given how many attacks against journalists came from that wing. No matter one's stance on I/P, the pro Gaza crowd is absurdly militant. [1] https://www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/pressemitteilungen/meldung/pressefreiheit-rund-um-nahost-reporte-unter-druck https://www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/pressemitteilungen/meld... [2] https://taz.de/Angriffe-auf-Journalisten/!6072709/ https://taz.de/Angriffe-auf-Journalisten/!6072709/

giraffe_lady 2y ago
I specifically constrained it to the US because I'm aware that the dynamics and tactics of these movements are highly regional and I simply don't know what it's like elsewhere. Sometimes I get annoyed how US-centric the conversations can be on here but given the subject is american police using a US-made surveillance tool against protestors in the united states I think it makes some amount of sense this time. Thanks for the info about another area though, it is interesting to me.
- mschuster91 2y ago
  For what it's worth, German pigs are just as bad when it comes to surveillance of (at least) Twitter during protests. I myself earned a nasty letter after a live-reporting from a Nazi rally a few years ago.
  - giraffe_lady 2y ago
    Yeah I know I've lived in three countries and the details vary but the police suck shit in every one. I assume it's universal.

bluescrn 2y ago

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giraffe_lady 2y ago
I've been to three dozen of these things and I haven't even seen small-scale protest vandalism like paint on the roads or fire extinguishers sprayed on cars. All the violence I've seen has been from police, and one case of counter-protestors throwing clods of dirt. Which continued for hours since the police did not stop it and the pro-palestine protestors did not escalate or even fight back.