[lbo-talk] On vandalism and violence

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Sun Nov 6 21:06:08 PST 2011


Michael Smith wrote:


>No one has 'explained' how X might 'help' Y? How on earth is
>anybody supposed to do that?

Why x and y? We're talking about specific acts aren't we? Shutting down the port in Oakland specifically helps in a way that smashing things without a plan doesn't.


>And if we had to wait for these persuasive explanations, how could
>we ever fall in love,

Following this, the things said here about a kind of politics as "self-expression" aren't far off.



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