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“From this society—from this state of affairs, people must detach themselves. They must detach themselves quietly, without shouting or riots, indeed in silence and secrecy, not alone but in groups, in real ‘societies’ that will create, as far as is possible, a life that is independent and wise.” — Nicola Chiaromonte

I was amazed how a BLM protest could end up creating the conditions for a counter-protest and possibly even politicizing a group of people who may have never engaged in a political demonstration otherwise. While everyone was congratulating me on a great event, I was privately wondering if the most significant impact we had was to energize and mobilize people on the opposite side who might otherwise have stayed home. That was the last demonstration I organized. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to make sense of what happened.