> Joanna: It's a mixed bag. From all reports, the marches during the general
> strike day were peaceful and joyous. But the black block actions have been
> completely counterproductive.
>
> No doubt. But to repeat something I've written many times on this list:
>
> There will always be a Black Bloc or equivalent.
That's pretty fatalistic. Someone once said the poor will always be with us - he too had a lot of history on his side.
Why stop looking for ideas about how to make it harder for them to spoil things.
SA