Black Bloc (Outdated and out of touch)
Col | 28.03.2011 08:44
With a broad spectrum of society represented at the TUC demo on the 26th March, one group stood out as markedly different. Their aims and ideals inconsistent with those of the hundreds of thousands in attendance. The Black Bloc are not representative of the people and they are acting purely for themselves.
Well done Black Bloc.
Once again, you managed to divert the potential for any media or public discussion regarding the issues at hand. Infantile behaviour, loutishness and outdated tactics. It's all about you again - isn't it. Grandstanding and Ego. OH LOOK AT ME EVERYBODY.
Why didn't you show solidarity with the common people you purport to be acting on behalf of, by demonstrating peacefully with them.
Yes, we know it wouldn't amount to much and that it would be unlikely to influence government policy but, that was the manifesto for the day. Why did you have to infiltrate a peaceful protest to achieve a whole lot of fuck all ?? AGAIN !
Why not do it the Saturday before ? The Saturday after ? I'll tell you why.
You have to hide like fucking cowards that's why. You need large crowds to hide within.
If you truly believed in the ideals of anarchism, you'd wear your heart on your sleeve and let the world know who you are and what you are about. Ok, you might go to prison but, you'd go to prison fighting for what you believe in and not be afraid to let those you oppose - know it.
You are like frightened little rabbits caught in headlights. You are afraid of the state and have no real progressive philosophy to combat the inequality and unfairness in society. You don't stand shoulder to shoulder with the common man. You don't give other ideology a passing glance. It's your way or the highway and that is more representative of Fascism than Anarchism.
You are acting completely independently from most of society because, there is no broad based support for your methodology or general philosophy. Each time you mobilise without popular support at peaceful demonstrations, it takes away the spotlight from the issues of the day and gives the police greater licence to abuse peaceful protesters.
You don't have a mandate from anyone, certainly not those who were there to protest peacefully. The people are not ready to take those sorts of steps toward outright anarchy and total public disorder.
That's not to say they won't have a place at some time in the future when government gets seriously out of hand. Right now though, there is no real place for it amongst a peaceful protest, representative of the views of wider society.
Until you harness the support of the common man and inspire them to dismantle the apparatus alongside you, you will achieve fuck all.
You won't inspire anyone if you can't even show your face.
Digest that, evolve or fuck off.
Once again, you managed to divert the potential for any media or public discussion regarding the issues at hand. Infantile behaviour, loutishness and outdated tactics. It's all about you again - isn't it. Grandstanding and Ego. OH LOOK AT ME EVERYBODY.
Why didn't you show solidarity with the common people you purport to be acting on behalf of, by demonstrating peacefully with them.
Yes, we know it wouldn't amount to much and that it would be unlikely to influence government policy but, that was the manifesto for the day. Why did you have to infiltrate a peaceful protest to achieve a whole lot of fuck all ?? AGAIN !
Why not do it the Saturday before ? The Saturday after ? I'll tell you why.
You have to hide like fucking cowards that's why. You need large crowds to hide within.
If you truly believed in the ideals of anarchism, you'd wear your heart on your sleeve and let the world know who you are and what you are about. Ok, you might go to prison but, you'd go to prison fighting for what you believe in and not be afraid to let those you oppose - know it.
You are like frightened little rabbits caught in headlights. You are afraid of the state and have no real progressive philosophy to combat the inequality and unfairness in society. You don't stand shoulder to shoulder with the common man. You don't give other ideology a passing glance. It's your way or the highway and that is more representative of Fascism than Anarchism.
You are acting completely independently from most of society because, there is no broad based support for your methodology or general philosophy. Each time you mobilise without popular support at peaceful demonstrations, it takes away the spotlight from the issues of the day and gives the police greater licence to abuse peaceful protesters.
You don't have a mandate from anyone, certainly not those who were there to protest peacefully. The people are not ready to take those sorts of steps toward outright anarchy and total public disorder.
That's not to say they won't have a place at some time in the future when government gets seriously out of hand. Right now though, there is no real place for it amongst a peaceful protest, representative of the views of wider society.
Until you harness the support of the common man and inspire them to dismantle the apparatus alongside you, you will achieve fuck all.
You won't inspire anyone if you can't even show your face.
Digest that, evolve or fuck off.
Col
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good god
28.03.2011 09:05
The other marchers out side Fortnums told the 'kidies' to piss off as they were not wanted.
Well as you can see they didnt, the message was lost, feelings polerised and anouther chance lost.
the whole day, the whole event, the planning and the hopes of all those there that it would mean something and that the govenment would start to realise that there could be a bit of support for an alternative to these swinging cuts.... gone
Do you fuckers work for rupert murdock? The only people who came out of this with a smile on their faces were the rich media wankers who saw a chance to see stuff smashed cos' it sells papers.
You just helped everyone except the rest of us.
Wow, you smashed a few windows and chucked stuff at the cops. so fucking what! whats in the papers today? 400,000 people trying to get a message accross or you buch of twats?
You, all trustafarian rentatrots with a desperate desire to get yourself on the tv and arrested to add to your standing in the pillock community.
I surgest that when we march again we show these shitwits what the voice of the people can really do...dont let the cops nick them, fill them in ourselves, maybe a few of them should feel the "will of the people"
anon
@ Col, sorry mate, you took a wrong turn heading for the....
28.03.2011 09:07
Congratualtions and well done to all involved in Saturdays expression of our disgust and refusal to except what is happening around us. Fuck the rich and fuck the state. We will fight back
No Gods
No Masters
Aunty Christ
black bloc
28.03.2011 09:17
like the Territorial Support Group, they need to be invincible through irationality and violence
all methods of resistance are required in parallel
like it or not, the mainstream media feeds on drama, whether it be police or black bloc or both
better to use non corporate media to reflect your sense of self
note to indymedia editors: please do not delete this comment becuase you find it offensive to your self of taste
heath bunting
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I agree with the artricle
28.03.2011 09:31
I saw some of these wankers on the march, I have to say, I was surprised how posh some of them sounded.
The media and the Tories fucking love them.
They played up for the cameras, giving the pictures the printed and TV media wanted.
The message against the cuts on the fantastic demo has now been lost, by this small buch of weedy attention seeking arseholes.
At the next demo, I suggest a well aimed smack in the mouth should be directed towards these attention seeking twats, if they try to kick off again.
Peter
agree
28.03.2011 09:41
here is something I've been wanting to say for a while, this is as good an article as any to voice it.
Truth is Aunty Christ and many other Black Bloc types I've spoken to seem to be unable to comprehend that they don't, in fact, represent the people, but only represent a small minority. Speaking as somebody on low income, from a working class background, I don't agree with your tactics or policies (though I'm sympathetic towards some. I'm no right wing Mail reader, before you use that tired old insult), I don't believe in the Class War and I wish you wouldn't presume to talk on my behalf. You don't speak for me.
And whilst I'm sure you'll label me ignorant, as seems to be the usual response to anybody who disagrees, I've been to several anarchist bookfairs and read many a primer, and I've come to the informed conclusion that I don't really agree with anarchy. Nor, in fact, do the majority of the people you claim to represent.
drh
liberals fuck off
28.03.2011 09:58
anarchist
No idea what they were doing
28.03.2011 10:02
The pointless violence will ultimately assist the police and the government. It diverted attention away from the message of the protests and boosts the power of the state and resources of the police.
It was only rarely that the ‘black bloc’ confronted the police and on most occasions ran away when they appeared.
Jane B
Excellent article
28.03.2011 10:03
Truth is the Black Blockheads are just a bunch of undercover pigs and Hard Man Of Trumpton wannabes. I've got no problem with spontaneous expressions of popular anger, like that Royal Car thing. Or people fighting back or whatever - but this is just a load of crap which turns people against each other and ultimately only helps the State.
anonymous
citizens arrest.
28.03.2011 10:07
Truth is they need this to justify more repression. If they didn't exist, they would have to be invented. Agents provocateurs, pure and simple. The marchers should deal with them next time. Pull a citizens' arrest - see what happens then.
anonymous
Trot wankers
28.03.2011 10:13
Particularly nauseating are all the so-called "revolutionary" socialists who are too scared to try anything of the sort. The big day is always postponed while they get on with "building the movement", which in effect means killing off any momentum or real feeling behind the cause they trumpet.
Anarchists don't claim to "represent" anyone. That's the sort of thinking we are against. We just want to be true to ourselves, what we believe in and what we know must be destroyed before we can build a better future.
Viva la Revolucion!
Revolt
Hypocritical!
28.03.2011 10:22
Another point is we do not in anyway say to represent the masses, I have never expressed that personally myself and am not doing it now. If your so concerned about violence, how about you look at the violence of the cuts, the violence of the wars raged in afghanistan, iraq and libya before you come on here and try to say our actions are mindless. Thie is not about looking good in front of cameras for us, this about attacking those responsible fro the shit situation we are all in. Loss of capital is all they understand, not a rally in Hyde Park.
You say we have little understanding of the situation, but in actual fact we do, just even more clearer. If you think trade unionism that is married to the capitalist system. corrupt and beauracratic is going to change things then you will get a wake up call very soon.
So before you start complaing to us for covering our faces up (which you very well know is about surveillance by the police and in everyday life) stop hiding behind your computer screens and actually take it to the root cause of what has caused yours and many others pain in the last 10 years, not agaist us.
End of the day we had the guts to do what some of you can only talk about, while others of you would rather still put you faith in Ed Milliband, good luck with that one!
Jimmi
not news
28.03.2011 10:33
reader
liberal delusions
28.03.2011 10:35
white roc
Heath Bunting...
28.03.2011 10:37
If you love the black block so much mate, how come your arts "practice" is entirely subsidised by state funding
Lemoncello
Direct Action Does Not Work
28.03.2011 10:43
Anyone involved in those violent protests on Saturday who truely believes their actions was a great achievement or victory, is sadly deluded. You lost the propaganda war!
YOU are destroying any chance of a popular revolution, as your actions are not POPULAR amongst british citizens. Please rethink your strategy before May Day, as this may be our last chance for any real change in this country.
P.S. Indymedia - Have you guys been taken over by some Fascist Overlord? I mean, censoring different opinions, come on!!!
And Will you sort your security certificate out, you are putting people at risk.
Disillusioned
Comedy of errors
28.03.2011 10:48
Deffo cop.
Actually who genuinely gives fuck what you think
Another coward
Your pointless march
28.03.2011 10:50
It's time to fuck their shit up..it's your duty now to stop those royal parasites wasting millions on their disgusting wedding.
Me
Don't just march from A to B
28.03.2011 10:58
Black bocker
Peaceful
28.03.2011 11:13
When protesters on Saturday did try this around midnight the police had all the excuse they required to forcibly remove them thanks to the actions of the mindless thugs earlier in the day.
A little bit of organisation and foresight could start a mass of popular revolutions throughout the country. Unfortunately your actions have just alienated you from the very people you claim to be fighting for.
Sort it out, please. It's not too late.
Disillusioned
Some thoughts.
28.03.2011 11:34
Eh? if the majority of people on a maximum 500,000 strong march done direct action on one day we would soon have a revolution??
This is where we are going wrong, if we truly want to see spontaneity and out pourings of anger on large protests, then we have to spend the rest of our time building for resistance and creating a culture of people feeling empowered.
The idea that we can lead by example, and that people will follow in our footsteps of "actions" has failed the test of time, equally as absurd is the idea that a series of actions against targets will lead to revolution.
Our time would be much better spent building for the things the T.U.C have not got the balls to build for:
-Strikes
-Tax strikes
- Mass refusal to pay bills
There are some good schemes we already have that could run alongside this, we are already really good out sorting out free food, we are pretty savvy at alternative heating and power in case of cut-offs.
We need to think outside of the activist box here a bit, at the moment there is widespread dis empowerment, largely due to the likes of the T.U.C, as soon as someone resists a little bit, the sense of empowerment grows to resist more, we need to think of ways we can agitate if we want to see this. Let's do what the TUC have not got the balls for.
Oh and FWIW, I support people fucking shit up.
Anarcho