[lbo-talk] Why I Skip Anti-Globalization Protests

[Chuck]

anthony at metamute.net wrote:
> I don't know how relevant this is to the demos you are talking about, but
> I remember plain clothes cops at J18 in London standing at the back of a
> crowd, who were squaring up to riot cops, lobbing rocks from the back onto
> the heads of the front line of protestors. These idiots ran away when
> challenged about such stupid behavior. its worth thinking about whether
> this tactic is used elsewhere too.

No, from what I understand, the stuff done in D.C. was done by 
anarchists and anti-capitalists.

People need to discard this stupid rumor that cops organize this stuff. 
They don't. Don't take away the agency of my comrades who engage in 
these tactics for solid political reasons.

Chuck