Is revolution hitting U.S. streets

[Toby]

The Black Bloc is always with us

Oh, but there was one very organized group present: The Revolutionary Communist Party had maybe a dozen members marching (which may have been the entire local membership of that particular group, which has been on the margins of the American left for many years). The RCP members had T-Shirts, newspapers, people designated to speak to the media, handouts with an office phone number -- all the stuff that made lazy reporters' lives easier. So when the story broke, both locally and nationally, the first paragraph read:

"Revolutionary Communists protestested yesterday in San Francisco ...." And the whole point of the War Chest Tour, which my friends had worked on for months, was lost.

Those of us who have been around awhile knew, and know, that the RCP is always with us. There may only be a handful of them still around, but they show up for everything -- and don't seem to care if they undermine the message that event organizers are trying to put out.

The Black Bloc -- the "big A" Anarchists who broke windows in Oakland -- are becoming part of the same tradition. It's a relatively small group, but it's always around. The marches against the War in Iraq were huge, with tens of thousands of people, and entirely peaceful -- except for a few Black Bloc-ers who broke windows and set fires.

Now: I'm not here to blast the Anarchists, or even the RCP. The Maoist/Bob Avakian types have become almost a parody of themselves in recent years, but if that's what you're into, go for it. I'm not even going to get into the argument over whether property damage counts as violence; been there, done that, got the circle-A T-shirt. Destroying stuff and causing mayhem can be a powerful political statement, and there have certainly been times when it was appropriate, effective and considered more than acceptable.

The Black Bloc is always with us | San Francisco Bay Guardian

[Toby]

Attack the System » Blog Archive » Occupy DC organizer favors secession to create ‘new’ United States

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In an interview with the*Daily Caller, Occupy DC organizer Anthony Sluder called for secession in order to create a “new United States.”

Sluder said the group is working on a declaration and have finished the preamble.

“I read it last night and I cried,” he said, adding that only one sentence was approved by the group.

“It’s a slow process,” he said, explaining the group is doing what the founders did in 1775 “when they developed the Constitution.”

Perhaps Sluder was referring to the Declaration of Independence, since the Constitution was written in 1787.

When asked if he would like to see an “Occupy DC” government, Sluder said he believed the area “occupied” by the group is already separate from everything going on around it.
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[CCXdriver]

Appreciate the photo op there CCX...I see his still has the fatty I gave him...BTW...He enhaled...

Thanks. I'll be changing it every couple of days.

[Woody]

Great Purge


Great Purge: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article

Thats interesting...how the whole system evolved into a great sick evil, with delutions of prosperity for the masses

[Woody]

Attack the System » Blog Archive » Occupy DC organizer favors secession to create ‘new’ United States

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In an interview with the*Daily Caller, Occupy DC organizer Anthony Sluder called for secession in order to create a “new United States.”

Sluder said the group is working on a declaration and have finished the preamble.

“I read it last night and I cried,” he said, adding that only one sentence was approved by the group.

“It’s a slow process,” he said, explaining the group is doing what the founders did in 1775 “when they developed the Constitution.”

Perhaps Sluder was referring to the Declaration of Independence, since the Constitution was written in 1787.

When asked if he would like to see an “Occupy DC” government, Sluder said he believed the area “occupied” by the group is already separate from everything going on around it.
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Great news....put em' all in Caly

[Toby]

Occupy Portland: Mayor Sam Adams orders camps cleared at 12:01 a.m on Sunday

OregonLive : Occupy Portland: Mayor Sam Adams orders camps cleared at 12:01 a.m. Sunday

[Magoo]

Mag's you are such a Naive person you are not worthy of a response, go back to bed because you are making no sense!

Haven't you hoped the police would crack heads on these demonstrators?
Why is that different from the Chinese cracking down on the demonstrations there?
I make too much sense for you, I'm too logical.
Why is it when authority is questioned you don't like it?
Magoo

[Toby]

Tuberculosis Breaks Out At Occupy Atlanta’s Base

"ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) – The home base for Occupy Atlanta has tested positive for tuberculosis.

The Fulton County Health Department confirmed Wednesday that residents at the homeless shelter where protesters have been occupying have contracted the drug-resistant disease. "

Tuberculosis Breaks Out At Occupy Atlanta’s Base « CBS Atlanta

[Toby]

Haven't you hoped the police would crack heads on these demonstrators?
Why is that different from the Chinese cracking down on the demonstrations there?
I make too much sense for you, I'm too logical.
Why is it when authority is questioned you don't like it?
Magoo

Mags you make no sense and live in an alternate universe and it is evident in just about each and every post you make!

[Starkravinloon]

Haven't you hoped the police would crack heads on these demonstrators?
Why is that different from the Chinese cracking down on the demonstrations there?
I make too much sense for you, I'm too logical.
Why is it when authority is questioned you don't like it?
Magoo

I don't wish the police would crack heads...I just want them to quit acting like crack heads and morons...Oh, and take a bath,those stinky bastards..