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"It is very strange to me that very few activists seem to be raising their voices against this draconian expansion of police powers. "

It isn't very strange to me, given how the near totality of liberals, Left activists, commies, R&Bs, etc, that I've seen already walked the line of the Covid measures, promoting social distancing, staying home, using videochatting... and they even did so here on this site with 1-2 articles. The Mtl Anarchist Bookfair organizers were also pretty stiff about not doing anything in person, even in times where Covid were dropping and everyone was already enjoying the beautiful summer.

Since I'm always for looking at the good and bad in everything, there's here the benefit that the whole Left and anarchist people likely won't be targeted as the forefront opponents to the new level of tolitalitarian buildup, unlike the Qanon tools. But on the other hand, Qanon have proven very successful at preemptively undermining opposition. Regardless of their authenticity, they have become the dominant "cultural currency" of opposition. So how to subvert that monetary value... this might be a central question.

The problem I see with curfews, is how close that brings us to the State forcing us to "stay home". I'd like to see especially how anarchists in France have been dealing with the blunt despotic repression on anyone just going outside for a walk.