> >The public vandalism strategy isn't designed to convert people to the
>left, but to recruit existing leftists to the anarchist fringe.<
>
>and what kind of leftists would be recruited? the ones who think that
>breaking windows and the like is a "revolutionary" statement, i.e.,
>those who prefer instant gratification of anger over long-term
>strategy.
I've just explained how it could well be a cohesive long-term strategy, yet you persist in refusing to acknowledge that possibility. The leftists who might be recruited are the ones who, seeing first-hand how the authorities react to these minor provocations with excessive force and brute repression, are drawn to the anarchist analysis.
Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas