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Black Bloc tactics are consciously planned, rather than spontaneous, acts that have often lead to the arrest of protesters who did not participate in the planning and who have no knowledge of the planning, object or intent of the black bloc. Of course, the capitalist state loves these tactics, and in fact if the various police agencies are working up to speed, they have sent provocateurs into the black bloc to promote these tactics. This is what they did in the 60's and 70's in the USA, this is what they do all over Latin America today. The "encapuchados" in Colombia are famous for their potato bombs, and famously infiltrated. The net effect of black bloc tactics is to make people who want to protest peacefully wary of joining any demonstration, wary of joining any protest movement in which the black bloc or similar formation is involved. In the end, these tactics serve to demobilize mass movements and to strengthen the capitalist state independently of justifiable rage against the system of individual black bloc militants. Anthony _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
