Actually, Nathan, small guerilla actions will get us somewhere if we use the right strategy. My understanding is that we anarchists will be unveiling a new strategy for the GOP convention. Of course, I can't talk about it. ;-)
Ten thousand cops will not be enough.
> That was the lesson from the large antiwar marches-- when the numbers hit a
> few hundred thousand, the cops would rather cooperate with protests than end
> up with total chaos.
Any veteran street activist should understand this phenomenon. This is where I part company with many of my fellow direct actionists. They tend to think that we can do cool stuff with a limited amount of protesters. My goal is always to put as many people on the streets as possible, since the presence of sheer numbers pacifies the police and ties their hands.
Chuck0