I mean, I’d say the act of going out and wrangling people is (relatively) easier, because there’s a general lack of orthodoxy and a bigger focus on revolution as a vibe.
It’s keeping them all moving in the same direction, rather than polarizing, infighting, or defecting back to their original political philosophies that’s the challenge. Like, getting a bunch of liberals to join a march or protest championed by a few anarchists is borderline trivial. But keeping them around or dissuading them from rushing back to support the most milquetoast moderates is almost impossible.
I mean, I’d say the act of going out and wrangling people is (relatively) easier, because there’s a general lack of orthodoxy and a bigger focus on revolution as a vibe.
It’s keeping them all moving in the same direction, rather than polarizing, infighting, or defecting back to their original political philosophies that’s the challenge. Like, getting a bunch of liberals to join a march or protest championed by a few anarchists is borderline trivial. But keeping them around or dissuading them from rushing back to support the most milquetoast moderates is almost impossible.