The following statement, a criticism of Chris Hedges and the ISO, was distributed by the International Bolshevik Tendency on May Day. We welcome comments and discussion, so please feel free to contact me by email at rchen1927@gmail.com. Occupy, Black Bloc & Liberal Pacifism The Politics of Confrontation On 6 February, Chris Hedges, a journalist, self-described Christian and prominent weathervane of the softer side of American radicalism, opined that Black Bloc anarchists were “the cancer of the Occupy movement” (www.truthdig.com). Hedges had earlier extended Occupy a hearty “welcome to the revolution,” … Continued
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