[lbo-talk] Occupy Oakland's imminent implosion and the wider effects

SA s11131978 at gmail.com
Sat Nov 5 17:21:15 PDT 2011


On 11/5/2011 7:57 PM, Gar Lipow wrote:


> Violence today against the Black Bloc would be very counterproductive
> and contrary to real points of unity among the protestors. But I think
> taking SA's idea and adding a bit of an edge, I think the chant should
> be "Police agent! Police agent". Even if they are not consciously
> agents it is true that they effectively they are police agents - doing
> a job the police pay infiltrators and informers to do on occasion. And
> no this is not civil discourse. It is a non-violent way of retaliating
> against an enemy, not against an ally gone wrong. Let them have the
> dilemma of either saying nothing and letting the charge stand, or
> denying that they are police agents and reinforcing the charge. It
> context of their actions that is more than fair.

I agree completely - this is a great idea.

SA



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