a critique of the march on Sandton

Chris Clarke cclarke at faultline.org
Tue Sep 3 08:13:12 PDT 2002


on 9/3/02 7:58 AM, Chuck Munson at chuck at tao.ca wrote:


> Alec Ramsdell wrote:
>
>> Having zero organizing experience in these matters, of
>> course, I see it from an arm-chair theoretical point.
>> But I do see what Carrol is saying when he talks about
>> black bloc-style - speaking somewhat figuratively -
>> anarchists being useful in particular contexts.
>> Beyond that, some other principle . . .
>
> Bear in mind that the black bloc is chiefly a tactic of group solidarity
> and mutual aid. I've marched with several black blocs and have seen little
> proprty damage. Frankly, I don't see why people get so worked up about the
> property damage that the BB does, since it is small potatoes compared to
> what goes on during worker strikes.

An excellent point.

-- Chris Clarke | Editor, Faultline http://www.faultline.org | California's Environmental Magazine



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