Palestinian Parades, a casual observation.
I am a child of the 1970s. The first protest I organized was in high school, and we marched to support our demands for a smoking area. We had several marches after that to raise issues and concerns. It was the days of student liberation, the war in Vietnam, and free speech.
I became familiar with the mechanics of a good demonstration. I learned how to write memorable signs and understood the importance of production values in placards. I experienced the flow of a well-written chant and knew a good megaphone from a bad megaphone.
This knowledge was useless until a few months ago. I watched my first pro-Palestinian parade in Victoria, BC, from my balcony, and it occurred to me: Those signs are professionally produced, the leaders have first-class megaphones, and the chants are well-designed to be memorable and repeatable.
These are not spontaneous events. They are orchestrated and organized. They have been given serious thought. They are planned. Time, talent, and treasure have been applied to these anti-Semitic demonstrations.
I imagine the Brown Shirts of Germany were as well-organized and disciplined in the 1930s. This makes my fear of where this is going both deeper and stronger.