Question: should A15 be designated as a terrorist organization?

A15, the organization allegedly behind Monday's coordinated blockage of the Golden Gate Bridge, O'Hare Airport and other transportation "choke points" posted something on their website that said "The global economy is complicit in genocide. Join participating cities in blocking the arteries of capitalism and jamming the wheels of production." Then it continued, saying "A proposal to coordinate a multi-city economic blockade on April 15th in solidarity with Palestine recently received overwhelming commitments to participate around the US and internationally."

The organization produced this Youtube manifesto:

That sounds quite a bit like what a terrorist organization might do, doesn't it? It definitely doesn't sound like a bunch of rag-tag protesters. Still aren't convinced? Check this out:

There is a sense in the streets in this recent and unprecedented movement for Palestine that escalation has become necessary: there is a need to shift from symbolic actions to those that cause pain to the economy.

As Yemen is bombed to secure global trade, and billions of dollars are sent to the Zionist war machine, we must recognize that the global economy is complicit in genocide and together we will coordinate to disrupt and blockade economic logistical hubs and the flow of capital.

That sounds like the personification of economic terrorism! Still questoning this organization's tactics? Check this out:

On the Monday in question, traffic in the San Francisco Bay Area was snarled for hours as demonstrators shut down all vehicle, pedestrian and bike traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge and chained themselves to 55-gallon drums filled with cement across Interstate 880 in Oakland.

Protesters marching into Brooklyn blocked Manhattan-bound traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge. In Eugene, Oregon, protesters blocked Interstate 5, shutting down traffic on the major highway for about 45 minutes.

New York Police made several arrests, saying 150 individuals were initially involved in the march around 3:15 p.m. The number of demonstrators quickly grew, but the bridge was fully reopened by 5 p.m.

These aren't activists or protesters. They're terrorists. Wikipedia defines environmental terrorism as "Environmental terrorism consists of one or more unlawful or even hostile actions that harm or destroy environmental resources or deprive others of their use." Based on that definition, I'd argue that A15 should be designated as a terrorist organization.

What's indisputable is that A15's actions were potentially harmful. There's nothing that'd indicate that A15 cared a bit about other people's well-being. Their focus was singular.

Mutual Solidarity Agreement for April 15

• We will act in solidarity with each other in the face of attacks from the media, politicians and the police and the Zionist project. We will support each other in the following ways:

  If one city faces police repression, other cities will extend or expand their blockades or initiate other actions in response if able to the best of their abilities and capacity

• We will not attack each other or each other’s actions on social media or to the press. We will hold a post-action debrief so that we can raise principled critiques among ourselves in a constructive manner rather than publicly.
• Every city will take responsibility for choosing and planning their own local actions. Fellow organizers will not discourage or denounce each others plans because solidarity means affinity, not ownership.
• We will keep each other safe by not talking to the police, not coordinating with the police, and not talking to them about our actions or our fellow organizers.

These sound like the principles that a terrorist organization holds itself to. Let's see if the FBI, BATF and other law enforcement organizations take action against A15. I'm not holding my breath, except in Florida: