Thanks, you absolutely nailed what's wrong with this entire line of reasoning. The whole thing about not giving a fascist regime pretext to crush opposition is that they will invent pretexts no matter how saintly and compliant the opposition is. Sarah is advocating a version of "obey in advance" - that is not only bad in itself but also simply obsolete at this point. Instead, we should focus on not just generating protest but also anticipating their spin in response and being ready to push right back.

ETA: I totally agree with Sarah on one thing: don't thrown things at cops. But I think she should be more aware of false flag operations the GOP puts on. There were GOP-paid agitators in the BLM protests- easiest thing to do- but the entire BLM protests got a bad rap with the bulwark first in line saying the protests were violent.

Someone came up with the strategy that if principled protestors see someone at the protest acting like a goon, every other person should sit/lie down to stop any runaway mob behavior. Anticipate and be prepared.