http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluecinema/6311123779/
“The rare use of the Black Bloc tactic in Occupy is not the cause of its problems, nor is it the main challenge. As Hedges admits, the “security and surveillance state” did just fine in repressing entirely nonviolent Occupy encampments from coast to coast.
This is not to say that the movement must now escalate towards violence—in fact, no one is arguing for this. But it shows that with or without Black Bloc tactics, the state will move aggressively to silence those who challenge its rule.”
http://www.pslweb.org/liberationnews/news/debate-over-occupy-tactics.html
Read the original Hedge’s article here:
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/441-occupy/9831-focus-the-cancer-in-occupy
