“what’s the plan” in the context of protests is sometimes a fair question. often however it’s a delaying tactic that means “enter into a negotiating framework which the power structure find amenable and controllable.”

this was super effective during occupy. “where are the leaders? this is incoherent? what’s the plan?” the translation was “we’re not going to change anything so choose the least radical people from your side to be leaders and let them present something which we can ignore.”

like defund is a plan. that’s out there. but that’s unacceptable. so the move is don’t even acknowledge that’s on the table, and gesture at dialogue by saying “ok what do YOU think we should do.”

anyway. it’s notable to me this strike is about nba players essentially saying “stop killing black people” and a lot of the response is “how?”