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THE PROTESTER BESIDE YOU MAY NOT BE A FRIEND
Politicians, private contractors and corporations have been using "agent provocateurs" for years to discredit legitimate protests, or to incite more violence for political gain. https://theintercept.com/2016/04/03/trump-campaign-spread-dirty-meme-paid-protesters/
Politicians, private contractors and corporations have been using "agent provocateurs" for years to discredit legitimate protests, or to incite more violence for political gain. https://theintercept.com/2016/04/03/trump-campaign-spread-dirty-meme-paid-protesters/
Our friendly neighborhood felon Roger Stone has a long history of inserting himself (or operatives) into movement for political advantage.
https://theintercept.com/2016/04/03/trump-campaign-spread-dirty-meme-paid-protesters/
https://theintercept.com/2016/04/03/trump-campaign-spread-dirty-meme-paid-protesters/
James Reese, former CEO of Tigerswan (security contractor) placed operatives in the camps with pipeline protester to spy on protesters, and to incite violence - resulting in a longer security contract.
@RYP__ @10milesbadroad @Stonekettle https://sofrep.com/news/tigerswan-former-delta-operator-sought-to-incite-violence-at-the-dakota-access-pipeline/?fbclid=IwAR1l0vNLoU0LQ5jCL5Ya9ey60KgLc9y4cCbbsGdm6LOTsz7pQdcDjYgMZkM
@RYP__ @10milesbadroad @Stonekettle https://sofrep.com/news/tigerswan-former-delta-operator-sought-to-incite-violence-at-the-dakota-access-pipeline/?fbclid=IwAR1l0vNLoU0LQ5jCL5Ya9ey60KgLc9y4cCbbsGdm6LOTsz7pQdcDjYgMZkM
What is so disturbing about the infiltration at the pipeline protests, was that so many laws were being broken on US soil. James Reese and his new business partners with Delta Crescent Energy LLC will soon be setting up shop in the oil fields of Syria.
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This thread gives a glimpse into some of the reasons that protests are infiltrated:
To delegitimize the protest purpose
To escalate tensions and violence for political gain
Observation/Safety
Opportunism
To delegitimize the protest purposeTo escalate tensions and violence for political gainObservation/SafetyOpportunism
Outside agitators do insert themselves into protests in attempts to derail and delegitimize. It draws focus away from the reform that is being called for, thus handicapping the protest. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2020/0604/Are-outside-agitators-exploiting-Floyd-protests
If the infiltrators can turn a peaceful protest into the area of "civil unrest", then they can kill public sympathy for the cause. Even when lawmakers know that external forces are stealing the protest, they remain silent if it's in their interest.
Even though it sounds like a conspiracy theory, people ARE actually paid to pose as protesters. The reason vary from the vain (wanting a good photo op) to dangerous (making a party/parties feel threatened). https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-crowds-extortion-20181021-story.html
Outside influences don't even have to be present at a protest to harm a movement. Information attacks are coming at us from inside and outside the Unites States. Purposes range from voter suppression, to harming a candidate's reputation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/26/race-divisions-highlighted-disinformation-2016/
It is a nearly impossible task to counter malicious disinformation, and it requires an army of online helpers to seek out and neutralize the information threat. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2019/1206/After-Russian-trolls-target-black-Americans-one-city-fights-back
