Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Black Bloc Anarchists and State Terrorism

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, May 25, 2012

Black Bloc Anarchists and State Terrorism

Click here to access article by Rob Urie from CounterPunch.

Liberal criticism of Black Bloc tactics has been lead by Chris Hedges and other middle class spokespeople because of possible adverse public relations via mainstream media. Hence, they assume that mainstream media is legitimate. The latter is simply another industry owned by the One Percent to serve their interests just as police forces are controlled by the One Percent and are used to intimidate activists by gassing, beatings, framed-up charges, and other assaults.

The solution is for the 99 Percent to undermine the credibility of mainstream media by showing how they constantly use deceptions to further the interests of the One Percent. The gap between reality and their version of it is becoming so wide that many people are open to more sensible interpretations.