Anarchists or agents provocateurs?

Max Sawicky sawicky at epinet.org
Thu Dec 2 08:53:10 PST 1999


. . . A short comment- wouldn't underestimate the presence of numbers of agent provocateurs, but, as anyone on the list would now, every young radical esp. those in the anarcho/punk scenes, isn't likely to be all that willing to follow the lead of their left elders when the "peace police" call on the crowd to not trash Niketown or Starbucks.

Michael Pugliese
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I agree that some spontaneous or planned, independent window breaking was inevitable. But whether planned or police-instigated, the effect is the same, no? A negative effect that leads all the headlines and justifies the police behavior.

A question is whether the demo planners should have set up some kind of self-policing. And whether it would work if committed to non-violence.

mbs



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