Quite some. Not so much as participant for various reasons, more so as a observer.
And the pattern I observed, is the very same from left to right to environmental to whatever. And most of the protests have their own media, which acts the same across the sprectrum:
- not ever mentioning violence by the own group
- but if the own violence brings in a violent counter reaction from the police - that violence gets dramaticed "oh the evil and violent police"
And if there is violence from the own mob, the own mob will celebrate it. Or ignore it, but very seldom be stopped.
And being drunk is an explanation, not an excuse. And group psychology is a valid analysis, but it makes the group not any better. And groups can do aweful things, precisely when they individually have no idea whats going on but going "with the flow". That can flow into nasty places.
So, I am really not a fan of the police in general.
But if people cheer violence and act as a coherent group - well, then whose job is it, to investigate whether they will keep it down, if not the police? Some revolutionary council?
Quite some. Not so much as participant for various reasons, more so as a observer.
And the pattern I observed, is the very same from left to right to environmental to whatever. And most of the protests have their own media, which acts the same across the sprectrum:
- not ever mentioning violence by the own group
- but if the own violence brings in a violent counter reaction from the police - that violence gets dramaticed "oh the evil and violent police"
And if there is violence from the own mob, the own mob will celebrate it. Or ignore it, but very seldom be stopped.
And being drunk is an explanation, not an excuse. And group psychology is a valid analysis, but it makes the group not any better. And groups can do aweful things, precisely when they individually have no idea whats going on but going "with the flow". That can flow into nasty places.
So, I am really not a fan of the police in general.
But if people cheer violence and act as a coherent group - well, then whose job is it, to investigate whether they will keep it down, if not the police? Some revolutionary council?