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FailureToCommunicate

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17. It was shorthand back then. Quoting Zappa's line questioned authenticity

Reply to freshwest (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 2, 2012, 09:48 AM

Apr 2012

Was the person for real or fake. Were they with us or infiltrator plants. You're correct though, after the look of the 'new (fake) Sears poncho... if they started talking about offing the pigs or burning stuff, we looked much stricter at their motivations...

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Vandals hit Oakland businesses during Occupy march [View all] alp227 Apr 2012 OP

Did they check on the whereabouts annabanana Apr 2012 #1

Black Bloc drm604 Apr 2012 #2

Chris Hedges did a piece on the black bloc. They are not police: freshwest Apr 2012 #4

Yea, I read that article when it first came out, drm604 Apr 2012 #9

I saw that too, and it was the well-organized and knowledgeable union people who put a stop to that. freshwest Apr 2012 #10

well, you might recall the violence that did occur during the VN protests..but 2banon Apr 2012 #11

Question: Have any of these guys EVER been arrested by LEO's? freshwest Apr 2012 #3

IIRC, Occupy has helped LEO arrest Blac Bloc members. But I could be wrong. Ian David Apr 2012 #5

Yep, you could usually tell the 'bad actors' by their new denim threads from Sears FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #6

We went by their threats to burn things down and kill the pigs. freshwest Apr 2012 #7

It was shorthand back then. Quoting Zappa's line questioned authenticity FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #17

No True Occupater would ever do anything illegal slackmaster Apr 2012 #8

My first thought- "agent provocateurs" BeHereNow Apr 2012 #12

Several times Occupiers caught cops dressed up as 'protestors' in the beginning of the movement. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #14

The "agents provocateurs" claim is used by real agents to divide and conquer. joshcryer Apr 2012 #15

LOL... thanks for your concern. I will be VERY careful. n/t BeHereNow Apr 2012 #16

Think things are bad now? -..__... Apr 2012 #13

I love how you guys scream "agent provocateur" at every turn... snooper2 Apr 2012 #18

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