http://lareviewofbooks.org/post/12686794910/letter-from-oakland
<quote> The General Assembly the previous Friday night, November 4th, had revealed some splits and divisions among the participants. The proposal format requires a high level of consensus (80-90%) for any actionable results. A member of a GA subcommittee reported hearing talk of violence directed against the “anarchists” in the camp by a vocal but hostile and threatening minority, seen by the majority as a “rightist deviation,” likely no more than 20% of regular participants. Brian explained that the sound system he has operated since the first day was off for the night in protest; he and others identified as anarchists felt physically threatened. The labor subcommittee reported some complaints from union leadership about the unspeakable “violence” done to some bank windows on Wednesday. IWW carpenter John Reimann forcefully defended the anarcho-communist wing of Occupy Oakland, pointing out their absolutely essential presence in the movement, one from which he had learned a great deal.
The comments period began. A city worker from SEIU local 1021 explained that he and other plaza building workers wanted to coordinate closely with the occupation by forming a subcommittee to do so. An immigration activist talked about how to bring more vulnerable workers into the struggle. Someone criticized Wednesday’s direct action by quoting Mao Zedong’s old line: “The contradictions among the people regarding revolutionary tactics are not the same as the contradictions among the people and its enemy.” Despite the presence of a vocal “peace police” minority, the night’s solidaristic vibe dominated proceedings.
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