Breaking windows, taunting police, and stopping traffic don't dramatize anyone's vision of justice or truth. Action logic teaches us to use our human skill of imagining how our action looks to others, the message it sends. Provocative actions send the message: "Dont trust me, I'm anti-social and it's okay to arrest me or whatever, I don't stand for the values that you believe in." We need to remember Bill Moyer's point that shining the light on an injustice only works if it contrasts with the aspira- tions of the broader culture. When transgender activists did their public transit campaign they attracted allies by appealing to a widely shared value. Once other riders thought about it, the idea of a transit authority deciding an individual's identity seemed almost like Orwell's 1984.

— How We Win by George Lakey (Page 111)