Some of yall have never spent any time around anarchists. They vary from thoughtful young people who protest before going home & debating whether they are truly Bakunist or Sorelian to dudes who sleep in a closet w/ a pee-jar & then fight for their right to have sex w/ 17 yr olds

The right-wing demonization of anarchists is clearly authoritarian & stupid. Less stupid-but still stupid-is the valorization of all anarchists. Some are thoughtful people. Others are jerks who clearly have no problem co-opting the pain of black people as an excuse to burn things

The vast majority of the protesters are acting in good faith, at least where I& #39;m at. There& #39;s a small cadre of white nationalists & self-proclaimed "anarchists." We& #39;ve seen black organizers pleading w/ the latter group to be respectful. It& #39;s repugnant to see them not listen.

Anyway, there are probably definitely some really considerate anarchists participating who care about the cause. There are also clearly some dipshits who think taking a dump & lighting it on fire is sticking it to the state.

It& #39;s not all one thing.

Also, yes, I am from the Pacific Northwest. Thank you for asking.