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Occupy, Black Bloc & Liberal Pacifism : The Politics of Confrontation

May 8, 2012 at 12:45 am.

Posted by rchen

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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This website was created in the fall of 2011. Most of it is now moribund, but the Occupy Oakland Calendar, which lists activist events in the East Bay (and occasionally elsewhere) is still maintained, the Search facility works to find earlier posts and keep OO’s history alive, and articles are occasionally still posted to the front page.

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