the camp of Occupy Oakland did have a core of anarchists, but only really grew past a few thousand when the people you dismiss as do nothing, useless etc actually put their faith in those very same OO anarchists to understand some very basic common sense campaigning, coalition and demo business rules
the Occupy Oakland Coalition expanded to 40 000 and then fractured when the Black Bloc try-hards used the big tent event, the cover of 40 000 people to make a piss-weak attempt at a building occupation
so, guess what, the 40 000 never showed to any Occupy Oakland events EVER again
don't you get it ?
the Black Bloc tactic fractured a mass movement in Oakland, as it does in EVERY mass movement
why is that hard to understand ?
the police state has integrated Black Bloc into its counter-insurgency operations
Black Bloc IS a tool of the fascist state
you dont need to read fancy articles, just ask around any of the pissed off former Occupy Oakland community coalition partners
what kind of anarchism re-enforces, re-validates and re-energizes the state it is supposed to attack ?
its not anarchism, its left fascist cult which is sadly not self-destructive, instead it sabotages the broader institutions of the left
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:23 AM, <lbo-talk-request at lbo-talk.org> wrote:
> My core point remains: Those who want a mass movement that doesn't look
> like it was built by anarchists should get to work building it. Or, hell,
> engage seriously (that means offline!) with this one and see where it gets
> you. Curmudgeonly Internet screeds are pretty much the least acceptable,
> most annoying of all possible options.
>