Unfortunately, it isn’t, but I think we’re on the same page in wishing that it were, and hoping that the two worlds can be synthesized. That is: burners should become more revolutionary and revolutionaries should become more joyfully creative and unconventional.
Activists (that is: people who have experience fighting for political change from outside the systems of power) are not surprised when the police decide to crack down. Activists tend to expect it, because they know the score. They have plans and tactics for resisting and counteracting such crackdowns. They have cultural norms and practices for dealing with the constant presence of hostile authority. These are exactly the things BM needs in order to survive.
