Football ultras can mobilize in disciplined, unified formations that impress ordinary protesters

Evidence

One day, a huge column of the supporters of Beşiktaş, another club in Istanbul, marched into the square. The procession deeply impressed Eren Senkardes, an artist from an elite neighborhood. They unfurled a large banner reading “BEŞIKTAŞ,” except they had drawn the “K” as a communist hammer-and-sickle, and a circle around the “A” in the anarchist style. … Eren watched, absolutely dazzled, as one Beşiktaş ultra stood in front of the rest and raised his arm to direct them. “It was truly insane. Their discipline,” Eren said. “With every little motion of his hand, the entire squad responded and moved in unison. He had complete control.” — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 347

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Leftist football ultras provided combat-ready front lines to protest movements — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 345; Ultra squads disciplined by hand-gesture command awed loose protest crowds — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 347

Broader Connections

• Ultra squads disciplined by hand-gesture command awed loose protest crowds #expands (0.95) — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 347
• Leftist football ultras provided combat-ready front lines to protest movements #expands (0.90) — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 345