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99th_Monkey

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59. A little of both

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 03:58 PM

Aug 2012

I have very mixed feelings about the Black Bloc.

I hate their tactics and think they totally miss the
mark... like stooping to the very tactics this
messed up society uses to repress movements like
Occupy.

At same time I know many of them are well
intentioned impressionable youth who are TOTALLY
alienated and pissed off and use it as a way to vent
those feelings, which is both immature and ineffective.

Another unfortunate fact is that the BB provides agent
provocateurs PERFECT cover for their nefarious
sabotage of otherwise peaceful movements like Occupy.

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Protesters marching, breaking windows in downtown Oakland [View all] Newsjock Aug 2012 OP

Classy. Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #1

whats' their message? booley Aug 2012 #2

I think their message is pretty clear 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #19

Exactly. DeSwiss Aug 2012 #23

+100 ~nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #28

Sometimes a riot is just the language of those taking advantage of the situation. hedgehog Aug 2012 #53

Agreed. DeSwiss Aug 2012 #55

Exactly right ! SILVER__FOX52 Aug 2012 #44

and you forgot, "Truthy To Power" snooper2 Aug 2012 #50

is that their message? Or what you projected into it? booley Aug 2012 #57

A little of both 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #59

Oakland has a long history of police and administrative abuse and corruption. Ash_F Aug 2012 #58

Ain't it funny (not haha) Control-Z Aug 2012 #3

Really now... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #4

Bye, bye! Keefer Aug 2012 #5

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #6

You have raised only rational questions. That's not a problem to everyone here. nt patrice Aug 2012 #8

Agreed. randome Aug 2012 #36

You are correct, and the 'ditto head' has been PPR'd with the explanation: sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #46

I mean... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #7

??? Please cite whatever TOS violation you think applies here. Thanks. patrice Aug 2012 #9

That's because there aren't enough of them. nt valerief Aug 2012 #33

The only one I can think of off the top of my head: bemildred Aug 2012 #56

Mr. Ablativ is gone now, but he was correct about your claim Trajan Aug 2012 #41

If I might hazard a wild guess 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #48

NOT the sort of thing that inspires support for a case against police brutality, but then, that MAY patrice Aug 2012 #10

And interesting question... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #11

"long game" with the internet & social software??? Surely, you jest. nt patrice Aug 2012 #12

And perhaps you have missed the point of what calls itself "the Left" these days, which is that it patrice Aug 2012 #14

Honestly... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #17

We live in a system that provides socialism for corporations and financiers and the military, so patrice Aug 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author JoeyT Aug 2012 #31

Democrat mayors you say? UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #27

"Democrat" as an adjective. A dead give away. smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #51

Bingo! 100 protestors? BeHereNow Aug 2012 #13

Let's be honest here... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #15

In, my city, the sane supporters of OC have fled, leaving just the paranoid crazies... roseBudd Aug 2012 #45

Right on. Real organizers against police brutality wouldn't fuck with their own case like this. patrice Aug 2012 #16

Ummm... AblativMeatshld Aug 2012 #18

With all due respect- how familiar are you with Oakland? BeHereNow Aug 2012 #21

People fall to one's expectations of them. 20-somethings are completely capable of rational thought. patrice Aug 2012 #24

What do you think revolution is? Bending over for it? nt valerief Aug 2012 #34

I agree 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #35

These kinds of events are rarely what they seem to be on the surface 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #49

Right Wing Bullies Mellow56 Aug 2012 #20

Agree. There's also a lot of resonance going on. People reacting to reactions to reactions . . . patrice Aug 2012 #25

Open carry of even unloaded handguns is illegal in California now, since January 1 slackmaster Aug 2012 #39

Were these Alex Jones fans? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author rad51 Aug 2012 #29

The group who did this - did they give a particular reason for doing this? limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #30

Couldn't possibly be anything like this... roaminronin Aug 2012 #32

At least it wasn't an Occupy protest... nt Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #37

How can you tell? slackmaster Aug 2012 #38

Because they received bad press. Duh. randome Aug 2012 #40

Best I can find on Twitter is people calling it a "mobile dance party" starroute Aug 2012 #42

Thank you, starroute! smile777 Aug 2012 #43

I call Bulls***t this does not look like occupy Drew Richards Aug 2012 #47

Once upon a time we just called that a riot 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #52

assholes. guess they're "anarchists" which in Seattle means rich angry kids who dress up n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #54