I think the same thing would work with people gluing themselves to pavement. Bring in jackhammers and gas powered saws, and cut out a chunk of pavement including the glued hand. Then drag them to the shoulder while any others are similarly treated.

No need to rush freeing them from their concrete accessories. Sure, can’t fingerprint them, but it’ll be okay.

IMO, using law enforcement to relieve the pressure will work. But blue city mayors are in on the scam. So, people are forced to accept the disruption of their lives. Ugh!

Some wonder why they do stuff like this, because it’s not “persuading” anyone or winning support to their side – it just makes normal people loathe the Hamas sympathizers even more. The perps do have a goal, but it’s not to persuade, win sympathy, or even “raise awareness.”
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The footsoldiers are thrilled by this ideological framework because it makes them feel morally superior even as they perform immoral acts, like wanton vandalism, blocking roads, and mob violence. There is nothing more exhilarating than righteous crime.

But what about the grand strategy? The organizers find these deluded footsoldiers useful for the same reason all terrorists engage in vandalism and violence. They aren’t trying to persuade anyone – they’re trying to demoralize their opponents and force them to submit.

The short-term goal of every terrorist is to gain legitimacy by forcing civilized people to concede they have valid “grievances.” One way of doing this is to badger and terrorize civilized people, who usually have a lot to lose, until they admit the terrorist has a point.
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Once they bludgeon a bit of legitimacy out of civilized people, step two is to offer the standard terrorist’s bargain: “Give us what we want, and all of this chaos will stop. Deny us, and the suffering will never end.”
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One thing the Left has in common with radical Islam: they both understand the psychological value of ritualized submission. They are very big on forcing non-believers to abase themselves and verbally confirm their submission to mandated beliefs.

The Left does this through struggle sessions and endless “re-education” programs. A big part of the corrupt DEI system is forcing people to make ritualized gestures of submission to mandatory ideology: mouthing slogans at seminars, signing confessions of racial guilt, etc.

The Hamas sympathizers trashing memorials and blocking streets are operating on the same logic, forcing normies to make ritualized submission to their ideology, demonstrating that the corrupt political and legal system will do nothing to stop them.

Remember Occupy Wall Street? Same principles. “Occupation” was all about demonstrating the activists were “everywhere,” there was no escape from them, they could seize control of public life by force, and you had no choice but to listen to their grievances and confer legitimacy.

The goal, always, is not persuasion but submission. The Left deeply believes, in all of its branches and sects, that the first step toward power is breaking the will of the opposition by forcing them to make gestures of obeisance. Then you hit them with the Terrorist’s Bargain.

Every radical movement has a “legitimate political wing” standing by to accept payment for the Terrorist’s Bargain, and launder forced submission into real power. “Of course we disapprove of violence, but we must listen to what these passionate young voices are saying…” /end

Generally, local and state governments can and do restrict the time, place, and manner of protest. When protestors interfere with the rights of other citizens to go about their daily business, it’s a public nuisance or unlawful impedance or unlawful obstruction. All crimes in most places.

The TEA Party had to adhere closely to the area, time, and manner of our protests. We had permits and the police monitored our protests closely. Of course, we were operating in a hostile environment to conservative causes. If only the blue city mayors would do the same to these leftist protests, the protests would soon end or at least not be such a disruption for their citizens.

With these semi-pro protestors (yes, they’re paid) what would start to get their attention is five days and $1000 for the first offense with each successive offense escalating – 1 month and $5000 for the second offense, etc.

Law enforcement. It’s what allows life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If only the lefties carted.

A German activist tries to tow a farmer’s tractor away….

Rachel Correy (Saint Rachel) was killed playing chicken with a D9 bulldozer. Play stupid games and you can get dead. Big machines have blind spots, and don’t stop on dimes …..