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seemed like a good idea (and a peaceful protest).

I was gonna point out that “the numbers didn’t add up” if the turnout at the party was low (the obvious question would be where did all the protesters disappear to?) but the answers are below

it doesn’t matter; the bad people took action that wiped out any of the good done (in the same way that TBH not everyone in the Labour party is bad!)

Activist groups do occasionally get infiltrated; but I never thought I would see the day when one campaign group called on law enforcement to disrupt anothers’ legitimate protest. Its hardly as if the ravers were pelting those bobbies – it must have been fairly good natured they weren’t in full riot gear either as that for GMP that includes the protective helmet with “CK” on it.

In city areas all cops wear hi-vis routinely for safety reasons – the car culture is so ingrained that even a cop in standard uniform is at risk of being run down just because a motorist “didn’t see them”.

But I think what happened there was more than a few 40-something ageing lefties calling the cops from their mobiles whilst sipping fair trade wine and vegitarian canapes woven by hippies – the activist and rave communities do seem to be drifting apart to the point where people who claim to be activists no longer support raves?

Were people from the “legtimate” protest putting the frighteners on them saying “oh don’t go to this rave thing there could be a riot???”

any different from any other action at a protest march like blowing a horn, shouting down a megaphone etc, waving a banner etc?

I could understand people being fearful if there were people in balaclavas throwing bottles/cans at the cops, but it all seemed peaceful

I wouldn’t have expected an all-night Madchester revival and people like the Happy Mondays bloke to come bounding down on his zimmer-frame to join in with the rave, but maybe a few hours of stomping before people went home,

but no one was prepared even even give it a chance? those who didn’t want to get involved in a “riot” could always run away if things got really heavy….

dissent has already been corporatised for some years, I am aware of a few “protestor training camps” where mostly young people are actually encouraged to pay to attend a gathering in a field which looks like a high school careers fair but with protest leaflets. They appear to be sponsored by the “liberal” media.

I understand cops being there like they are at all protests, but council cleaning staff (presumably on overtime?).

Clearly this seems to be a scheme to remove and dispose of any leaflets etc that may be dropped by the protestors (and to help collect evidence for cops?) – OK they could be litter but they could be cleaned up on the next round surely?

This appears to be a literal attempt to rubbish the campaign!

thats a lot of public money spent to try and dilute the message – with this level of opposition to protest it makes the actions of the grass even more unacceptable.