Glen, you have a choice to assume that anarchists, like all political groups, come with a more nuanced spectrum of strategies than outsiders are able to discern. And many that I know understand that in the long run, non-violence is the winning strategy.
On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 4:37 PM, glen ☣ <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So, how do they feel about policing the other self-described > "anarchists"? I.e. calling out groups like the black bloc as "outsiders" > or whatnot? If someone comes to me and says "I'm an anarchist", what > choice do I have but to assume they're a violent idiot who would rather > throw bricks through my window than tolerate a demonstrably effective > bureacracy? > > > On 05/04/2017 12:13 PM, Merle Lefkoff wrote: > > They are "thoughtful anarchists" who do non-violent civil > disobedience---the stuff people like "Earth First" used to do, when they > were holding down the far left of the old environmental movement. Some > consider their actions"destructive" but they don't promote violence in > their own ranks. They know, however, that their provocations often provoke > outsiders to respond with violence. > > -- > ☣ glen > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > -- Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. President, Center for Emergent Diplomacy emergentdiplomacy.org Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Visiting Professor in Integrative Peacebuilding Saint Paul University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada merlelefk...@gmail.com <merlelef...@gmail.com> mobile: (303) 859-5609 skype: merle.lelfkoff2
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