Direct action vs armed propaganda (a critique of the march on Sandton)

Joe R. Golowka joeg at ieee.org
Tue Sep 3 20:39:12 PDT 2002


Tahir Wood wrote:

> Let us rehearse the names of some of these movements: Shining path,

> FARC, PLO, IRA, ANC, PAC..... To what extent does this work of armed

> propaganda, which sacrifices the lives of workers, peasants,

> civilians, etc. differ qualitatively and quantitatively from that of

> the BB et al? (genuine question)

For one, the black bloc hasn't killed anyone. The only people theyv'e physically harmed have been cops & capitalist scum. "Collateral damage" is the bullshit excuse of the state.

-- Joe R. Golowka JoeG at ieee.org Anarchist FAQ -- http://www.anarchyfaq.org

"PATRIOTISM, n. 1) The inability to distinguish between the government and one's "country"; 2) A highly praiseworthy virtue characterized by the desire to dominate and kill; 3) A feeling of exultation experienced when contemplating heaps of charred "enemy" corpses; 4) The first, last, and perennial refuge of scoundrels.

PATRIOT, n. A dangerous tool of the powers that be. A herd member who compensates for lack of self-respect by indentifying with an abstraction. An enemy of individual freedom. A fancier of the rich, satisfying flavor of boot leather." -- from The American Heretic's Dictionary



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