There's a Hong Kong activist giving advice to American protestors on Tik Tok and his recommendations are really good. Sharing them here.
1. claim moral high ground and use a unifying code to create a manifesto under which folks can protect lawful rights: FIRE (Free Immigration Resist Expulsion), and use this consistently. His messaging here is really smart.
2. have a clear organizing structure: rapid response; legal; media/comms; logistics; command; propaganda; liasons; extraction
3. release propaganda and tell a clear story: Illegal immigration is a lie; we are all immigrants and WE make America great.
4. decentralize and synchronize: split into smaller groups and target opponents; use uniformity; use domestic (US/CA) flags to reinforce message that WE BELONG here - it reframes 'foreign invader' narrative. Create media traps and disseminate globally.
5. prepare non-fatal incendiaries for direct action, if necessary (this one will scare folks) to create chaos.
6. leverage political warfare to win