Post #705921

2026-01-24 19:16 UTC

Have you heard the protest solidarity phrase &quot;don&#39;t split&quot;? If you havent before, now you have What does it mean? We get it from Hong Kong, and it means &quot;When you share the goal of a group of protestors, do not crtiticize their methods of resistance&quot; Doing so is tone policing, it delegitimizes the cause and gives the oppressor grounds to disregard and retaliate against resistance members You dont have to like protestors&#39; methods to support what theyre after From now on, whatever you do (Especially to my fellow Americans) DO NOT SPLIT

Replies (6)

@aadeacon@mastodon.social 2026-01-24 19:21

@Irenetherogue In England, Spliting means informing generally among children, a case of one language two meanings

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@ulPa@nerdculture.de 2026-01-24 21:03

@Irenetherogue except if the method is fünf finger taktik (/j)

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@MeerderWoerter@climatejustice.social 2026-01-24 22:09

@Irenetherogue Does this apply to method only or to "content" as well? Today, for example, I did not go to a protest because the organisers specified that it should only be about Austrian and European right-wing politics (that which is being protested against); thus omitting the whole Middle East and the US, which did not sit right with me.

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@RhinosWorryMe@climatejustice.social 2026-01-24 23:18

@Irenetherogue "Our people have made the mistake of confusing the methods with the objectives. As long as we agree on objectives, we should never fall out with each other just because we believe in different methods or tactics or strategy to reach a common goal." - Malcolm X #Quote #Resistance #Tactics #Strategy #Minnesota

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@saltywizard@beige.party 2026-01-25 00:02

@Irenetherogue hang together, or hang seperately.

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@huntingdon@mstdn.social 2026-01-25 00:49

@Irenetherogue "Tone policing" covers a lot of ground. But, really, the need to not criticize methods of resistance depends a lot on their method of resistance, non?

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