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The cause is good but the movement's general approach re police and arrests is worrying. 'cops are the good guys' is a delusion that can only be held by privileged white people, and it's an attitude that alienates a sizeable portion of potential protesters who know first-hand how brutal cops can be and can't afford to be handed over to them if shit hits the fan.
https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2018/11/06/to-succeed-environmental-activists-extinction-rebellion-must-urgently-change-their-attitude-to-the-police/