It’s hard to make counter-insurgency clearer than it is here. Historically, convincing certain segments of potential insurgents to police themselves has been the most effective way to stifle unrest. Somehow, this doesn’t discredit these organizations in the eyes of determined revolutionaries.
“‘There was a significant push by government leaders and so-called African-American leaders for us to end the occupation early,’ Levy-Pounds told The UpTake recently. ‘What they don’t understand is that that occupation is the only thing that stopped the city of Minneapolis from burning to the ground. They have no idea about the number of people that we were able to stop from doing things that would have been harmful and destructive out of rage.'”