Originating among anarchist and radical left activists in West Germany in the 1980s, the Black Bloc are “temporary groups formed for a specific protest” that “operate without hierarchy”, said Canadian professor Francis Dupuis-Déri on
Ideologically identified with “anarchist, anti-capitalist and anti-fascist movements, Black Bloc participants eschew political parties and hierarchical organisations”, said the Financial Times.
"They are very well co-ordinated, but in a horizontal way,” said Guillaume Farde, from Sciences Po university in Paris. They have no organised leadership, tactics are disseminated via social media or encrypted messaging apps, and gatherings are often impromptu. “It is like an orchestra who knows the music so well that they do not need a conductor.”
“They are very well co-ordinated, but in a horizontal way. It is like an orchestra who knows the music so well that they do not need a conductor.”
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This is where I was tonight. I caught the water canon on tape from a different angle. I spoke to many Italians tonight from declared fascists (pro-Mussolini) to anti fascists and they ALL said the police shouldn’t be using force like this to break up protests. They ALL agreed that if there’s looting or destruction, use the water, but don’t use it just to break up a protest.
Also, all of the people I witnessed protesting tonight were native Italians, not migrants. Though they also all say the looting and destruction, which is seperate from the protests, is being done primarily by 14-17 year old children of migrants, most born in Italy who “just want the latest Nikes”.
I just want to point out that the explanation I gave to @HarrisonHSmith for the start and development of the protests in France (he blocked me shortly after) was published in @zerohedge, alongside clips from one of my streams last week.
Just because a few boneheaded men aren't listening doesn't mean everyone is closed off to the evidence.
My concern is not for the people who refuse to listen. It's for everyone else who wants to learn.
Link in reply below.
The French are decades ahead of Americans when it comes to politics:
“It started with the student revolt, but it concerns the entire society. We are fighting against the government, against war, and against capitalism. The entire society needs to change.”
@NizNellie3@DataRepublican "One of the most dangerous?" Hardly. I got this sticker at an Anarchist Book Fair. Antifa makes fun of the PSL because they don't engage in violence. Other socialists criticize them and don't take them seriously.
For those in the back!
Communism is a political and economic ideology that aims for a classless, stateless society in which the means of production (factories, land, resources, etc.) are commonly owned, private property in those means is abolished, and goods and services are distributed according to the principle “from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.”
@philthatremains Because they aren't. They have no clue what actual communists want. Democrats/Liberals are capitalists. These people want to eliminate the whole capitalist system not reform it.
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Socialism Saturday is live! Tonight, we're continuing watching a series of videos about mutual aid made by leftist groups to teach each other how they raise money. Don't worry if you missed the first part of this series - you will still be able to follow along and learn how Antifa if actually funded.
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I’m in Bologna Italy. Maybe you’ve seen on social media all of the insanity, but I just rode my bike around half the city from 8pm to past midnight and I came across only one area of protest. I couldn’t get that close to it because the cops were blocking me, but I was able to ride my bike around and get where I needed to go tonight. I rode my bike to my friend’s house for dinner and I went shopping. Everything was normal otherwise. Essentially life happens as normal around the protests.
So real and true.
If @RealAlexJones and @HarrisonHSmith (who has now blocked me) had just looked at the primary source evidence I gave them earlier this week, they would have known this.
Jason Selvig: “In schools how old should we teach that the Earth is?”
Trump supporter: “I’d say somewhere bout 10,000 years old, just like the Bible says. Really if you wanna go by Adam and Eve, 6,000 years old. Did you know they found DNA in dinosaurs that’s suposed to be 65M years old, you think it’d still be around? No”
JS: “When do you think dinosaurs went extinct?”
TS: “During the flood. Noah’s flood. That’s 4,500 years ago”