Listen, Anarchists, whether Green, Syndicalist, Anarcho-Communist, Pink, Black, w/e All Anarchists agree that all forms of hierarchy whether capitalist or communist screw the working class. Anarchism is a working class movement unlike capitalism which only socializes losses while keeping gains private. I find it disgusting that an article calls those smashing in banker’s windows as agents of the state. They didn’t hurt anyone, they didn’t destroy a mom and pop shop.. they broke the windows of one of the largest banks in London. Who do you think is leading the world wide revolution right now? Ron Paul? Although I have some respect for Dr. Paul, it is the global Anarchist movement that is leading the way for change. Look at the participatory democratic movement in South America. Look at Greece. Look at your local anti-poverty organizations. Almost all of them are anarchist. Anarchism means that you reject all forms of political, social, government, economic hierarchy and that organization needs to give everyone an equal voice.

Please educate yourselves before writing off working class anarchists as “agent provocateurs”. Anarchists are one of the primary targets of the state currently. We have numerous political prisoners in every nation. One of the first political groups to be lynched by the communists after the Bolshevik revolution, after the Communist revolution in China, were the Anarchists. Anarchists have fought the fascists in Spain when the capitalists were supporting Hitler and Mussolini.

Anarchists take up a variety of perspectives regarding social change. Some advocate peace, some advocate revolt, some advocate sabotage and property damage. Insurrectionists tend to throw a few more petrol bombs and rocks than others, but I can assure you plenty of insurrectionists are just as educated if not more so than yourself about the system. The kids in Greece turned Athens upside down faster than you could say “Give me liberty or give me death” after that 15 year old boy (WHO WAS ANARCHIST) was murdered (by the POLICE). I constantly have to read rednecks, KKK, and Neo-Nazis on this website comment about how they’re ready for revolution, but in the end they do nothing and they bitch when they see real men and women doing something. I’ve already spoken with Alex Jones and his friends about the Anarchists, and they have never had an open mind regarding Anarchist political thought as it obviously does not fit in with their conspiratorial illuminati theory. You’d rather believe a handful of Satan worshiping elites fucked the planet for the last 8,000 years instead of admitting that the entire system is the problem.

Erratum: When I said, “I’ve suspected the “Black Bloc” for many years of being behind virtually all of the major ‘riots’ and major protests.”

I meant, “I’ve suspected the “Black Bloc” for many years of being behind virtually all of the major ‘riots’ ** at ** major protests.”

I got loopy for a moment and forgot to check my post before submitting!

What we are dealing with, in concerns with the BLACK-BLOC, is the fact that these folks don’t exercise “critical-thinking” skills, and they have no idea that their brainwashing jobs were designed to keep them as ignorant, follower sheep! You can not reason with these people! They just don’t care! The only way to deal with these folks is to PEACEABLY corral them off and away from the demonstration; separating them from the rest of the peaceful demonstrators, and basically “out” them in full public view. It also helps to have more people with video recorders that are audio capable to capture the REAL story when something “breaks out”.

This is what our future is going to look like in this world, if we don’t do some intelligent things about it now! These types of criminal organizations have outlived their usefulness by now! The day may come when simply saying “no” to anyone will cost you dearly.

Being fearful isn’t the issue, waking up to reality, is.

They were cornered and had to run the gauntlet to safety, surrounded by very angry people when they tried to split the crowd in two (unsuccessfully).
It was real, as were the abuses of human rights in the resultant impromtu detention camp. I suggest that you find out about the police tactic of “Kettling”.

You fail to understand British police strategy in public order situations. They do not want to defend all property, they want to have control of an area. If they are overwhelmed, they retreat to where they can form a line of control.

They had just done this at the time you talk about, and ceded the ground that included the branch of RBS.

RBS was indeed announced as a target in advance – the RBS headquarters which saw extensive policing and batoning of peaceful protesters.

if you wear black hoods and scarves, smash up private property and provoke police, then that’s absolutely fine and you’ll be left largely untouched.

Did you see any other footage of the day? Police repeatedly charged into the crowd, batoning anyone at the front. This included a disproportionately large amount of black bloc who were, of course, near the front throwing things at police.

it was the only one in the street not boarded up

This is simply untrue. Check out footage of the crowd coming into the plaza.

the police stood back and let them do pretty much whatever they liked, which is highly suspicious within itself

Not when you understand that they were overwhelmed at this point and were trying to form solid static lines around a crowd that was growing and moving.

this particular black bloc sect are at best completely infiltrated by provocateurs who can routinely be relied upon to provide the media with violent footage

‘Infiltration’ implies being in the group under false pretences. The black bloc’s methods differ from those who don’t break things, but that doesn’t mean their motives are any less genuine.

a lot of these people are merely hired thugs

Are you really saying they are paid? There is no other meaning of the word ‘hired’. Are you saying that the only people with genuine grievance are those wouldn’t damage property? And that anyone who would damage property is in the pay of the authorities? Do you have any evidence at all for this astonishing claim about that black bloc?

It having happened a few times in the past is no indication of it being true in all cases. As the McLibel trial established, at one point London Greenpeace meetings were over 50% undercover cops and investigators. does that mean we can say half of people at all anti-capitalist meetings are infiltrators?

Certainly, the police – assisted by media fetishisation of violence – find even minor property damage useful to discredit a protest. that doesn’t mean it’s the motivation of those commiting the damage.

How about if I allege that you and anyone else who demonises black bloc is in the pay of the authorities, trying to divide a movement?

they have no idea, as the video below highlights

Wow, someone on Fox saying anti-capitalists are stupid? It must be true then.

Meanwhile, two protesters (and someone from Oxfam) were on the BBC being very articulate and specific in arguing with a British government minister.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NqCWlWhIxU

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNSD_BzGjw8