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Another explanation thread. It's vitally important to understand the next stage of the conflict against #BlackLivesMatter 
and the fronts it will take, because if you come unprepared, your brain will be smoothed over by the propaganda. 1/
and the fronts it will take, because if you come unprepared, your brain will be smoothed over by the propaganda. 1/
This stage of the conflict features organised response by the deep structure of the state. The initial kneejerk is over, and more sophisticated strategies are being deployed. The intelligence and propaganda outfits are in play. 2/
The first and most important difference: censorship. Social media platforms and traditional news sources are locking out any accounts of events that they cannot control, letting through only what serves the state's strategy. On here, protest hashtags will not trend. 3/
Part of the goal is to make it seem like the protests are losing steam. Part of it is to break public consciousness of events by keeping us uninformed. And part of it is to disrupt communication and coordination between protestors. 4/
Where stories do break through, they serve this narrative: the protests are running out of steam, the pockets that are left are violent and extreme with unfeasible demands, the good protestors have moved on to proper civil and political requests, the state is listening ... 5/
... And the more the conflict drags on the more it is destabilising to the nation. All to manufacture your consent for shutting the protests down and moving on as quickly as possible. 6/
This is broadly to undermine your engagement with the protests that are effective and channel you to the "good" ineffective ones, or to make you think there's been progress won and that you can stand down. 7/
At this point there are plenty of promises from the state, but they're all hollow. Minneapolis talks about defunding and disbanding the police, but they're in talks with the police chief about what should replace it. The point is to pretend action, but repackaged the same. 8/
This is the "it's over, we won," and the "it's time for grown up protest," strands of the attack. But they're not done there. They're also targeting the people who see through this and seeking to divide them from each other. 9/
Expect to see more and more "organic" criticism of the bodies being funnelled resources and donations. The idea is to make you disillusioned and to turn off material support. Let me give you an example. 10/
One fund received $35m and has only paid out $200k so far on bail. They've said they have stuff in the works, people are saying they've ran off with the money. Maybe they are on the take, but it's impossible to know that right now. 11/
It's only been two weeks! If you're going to cover people's bail or donate to action, you want to do your due diligence and make sure you're not being scammed. And if you were a small organisation to begin, suddenly getting $35m means you need a run up to scale operations. 12/
And this sort of narrative is going to be pushed into every aspect of the struggle: everyone will be portrayed as a bad, or maybe just sketchy and untrustworthy actor. People with histories will have them trotted out, given prominence. 13/
All of this is to make you forget what they're here for, what you have in common, and to focus instead on why you don't want to be around them. And the state will work to make such things true even where they aren't. 14/
We have credible proof of organised models pretending to be Black Panthers to direct protests to reconcile with the police, and when caught they all pretended it was just them, doing it for the clout. Bullshit. They had professional wardrobe and makeup support. 15/
They had a political message that undermined the efficacy of protests and helped the state. They were just clumsy and in a rush, and got caught. Beware the ones who're taking their time. 16/
Now more than ever you have to judge people on their goals and on the actual, material, social position they are occupying. Anyone trying to calm things, to head them off, to suggest the state will listen without being forced... they've selling you on something. 17/
Anyone who ignores material realities, such as logistics and timescales and human limits, who discards reasonable explanations to find fault, is a wrecker out to undermine your confidence. 18/
Your watchword here must be Solidarity. Your brothers, sisters, and others in the struggle will be imperfect, but if they're pushing for the same thing and not trying to de-escalate, but to push on, be wary of their flaws being weaponized to divide you from them. 19/
Think critically about the information you're shown, and ask "Who benefits if I see this and make a kneejerk decision based on it? How might this help the state and undermine the protests?" 20/
Don't let yourself be pacified. Stay angry, stay vigilant, offer support (with constructive criticism where necessary) to people pushing for change. Don't believe in willing and reasonable concessions from the police state, change must be forced by action. 21/
Develop lines of trusted communication with people you/know/ are for real and listen to them. Educate yourself on propaganda (try @CitationsPod) to see the tricks coming. Assume bad intent by state actors, the opposite for those vocally opposed to them. 22/
Above all else recognise that the easiest method to control you is to control what you see. Have hope and fury, trust that the movement of righteous people have your back, do what the state tells you is ineffective and protest with energy in the streets, day and night. /End
