The content and style of writing in this article suggest spoof to me. How about you?

Do you think that anyone who is truly into non-violent civil disobedience, as recommended by Gandhi, Thoreau, and King, would sympathize with those who commit violent acts of vandalism, or find any sense of satisfaction in those acts?

I was always taught that the point of civil disobedience is to be caught breaking an unjust law, then to accept and endure punishment for that offense, in full public view, as a way of shaming the authorities, depriving them of credibility.

Running with black-clothed, anonymous merry pranksters as they damage property does not seem consistent with an understanding and acceptance of the principles of civil disobedience. Does it?