I knew Mr Gilchrist when I was an activist. I didn't like him. Too brash and full of his own self-importance. I also noticed one 16-year-old activist looked uncomfortable when he sat next to her. But I never suspected him of being a spy, mostly because other activists who had been there longer seemed to trust him. It was only after he was busted that they told me they never liked him either.
I don't know what the solution is to prevent further infiltration, but I guess a first step is to acknowledge it happens, and to be honest with each other about our feelings and intuitions of fellow activists.
I knew , or rather thought I knew, Rob well. I remember just after he got sprung him messaging me apologising and saying he had been "trapped" by the cops into doing this. That was worse, becuase if he had just come to me and told me what was going on, I could have helped. I had lawyer friends, I could have sprung him out of that arangement but he didn't trust us enough, and thats what hurt the most.
I knew Mr Gilchrist when I was an activist. I didn't like him. Too brash and full of his own self-importance. I also noticed one 16-year-old activist looked uncomfortable when he sat next to her. But I never suspected him of being a spy, mostly because other activists who had been there longer seemed to trust him. It was only after he was busted that they told me they never liked him either.
I don't know what the solution is to prevent further infiltration, but I guess a first step is to acknowledge it happens, and to be honest with each other about our feelings and intuitions of fellow activists.
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I knew Mr Gilchrist when I was an activist. I didn't like him. Too brash and full of his own self-importance. I also noticed one 16-year-old activist looked uncomfortable when he sat next to her. But I never suspected him of being a spy, mostly because other activists who had been there longer seemed to trust him. It was only after he was busted that they told me they never liked him either.
I don't know what the solution is to prevent further infiltration, but I guess a first step is to acknowledge it happens, and to be honest with each other about our feelings and intuitions of fellow activists.
I knew , or rather thought I knew, Rob well. I remember just after he got sprung him messaging me apologising and saying he had been "trapped" by the cops into doing this. That was worse, becuase if he had just come to me and told me what was going on, I could have helped. I had lawyer friends, I could have sprung him out of that arangement but he didn't trust us enough, and thats what hurt the most.
I knew Mr Gilchrist when I was an activist. I didn't like him. Too brash and full of his own self-importance. I also noticed one 16-year-old activist looked uncomfortable when he sat next to her. But I never suspected him of being a spy, mostly because other activists who had been there longer seemed to trust him. It was only after he was busted that they told me they never liked him either.
I don't know what the solution is to prevent further infiltration, but I guess a first step is to acknowledge it happens, and to be honest with each other about our feelings and intuitions of fellow activists.
Interesting article. Some factual, a lot of speculation. Actually more speculation that facts. But still an interesting read.
Good try Poo, but to much guess work and not enough facts.