A hooded, black-clad protester kicks over newsracks in front of the Transamerica building. During the 2003 antiwar rallies, "black bloc" anarchists split from the main body of protesters to vandalize the city.
Posted on 07/20/2005 7:49:10 AM PDT by SmithL
San Franciscans were shocked to hear this month that a police officer had been clubbed over the head by members of Anarchist Action marching through the Mission District to protest the Group of Eight Summit. But anyone who follows the political scene in San Francisco should have seen this coming.
This is a city that prides itself on being a center of left-wing politics, and anarchism is simply another offshoot. Although Anarchism as a philosophy encompasses various political and social ideologies, anarchists share an opposition to hierarchy in all forms, including the state and capitalism. Adherents differ on the use of violence to achieve these goals, but local anarchists are known for their less than peaceful tactics.
Indeed, the San Francisco Police Department has a long history of trying to limit the damage done by these people, but due to a lack of political support from City Hall and sometimes the citizens themselves, their hands have been tied. Years of political correctness have taken their toll on the SFPD and its ability to protect citizens and their property from violent groups such as Anarchist Action. So when word came of this latest incident, it was really a case of the chickens coming home to roost.
Although the anarchists like to talk tough, as soon as they're called on their illegal tactics, they cry "police brutality" and try to portray themselves as political martyrs. This time around they didn't even have a permit for their march, yet they still reacted with the same outrage when the police tried to enforce the law.
A Riot, Not A March
It could hardly be called marching, because what the group was really doing was rioting. An unruly mob...
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
I'm all for giving anarchists the anarchist justice they desire.
Another great analysis from one of my favorite writers.
Yes, I will prove my point by kicking over newspaper stands.. that will show them.. yes yes.. taste the sweet power of my rage.. newspaper stands are just another form of oppression I will overcome!
Yes, kicking over newsracks is really going to shake up the World Order. Way to sock it to 'em, genius.
And these so-called 'anarchists' are total hypocrites anyway - if God forbid they ever achieved power, the camps would be opened, the ovens fired up, and we'd be on the cattle cars.
They need to be utterly destroyed, like the terrorists that they are.
San Francisco needs some Korean shopkeepers, as in Los Angeles, circa April 1992.
Don't trust anyone with a hood. If they don't have the courage to face the camera without covering, they're cowardly worms who should be shot.
Good ideas all!
A Trustafarian Raging Against His Allowance.
Absence of any cohesive principle, such as a common standard or purpose.
Sooo...what do they do? Get together and then leave in disgust as they have a common principle?
One of these people in the picture should have taken free shots at this puke. After all, Dictionary.com suggests, they are not likely to go to the cops with this definition:
Absence of any form of political authority.
That suggests to me that a self describe anarchist hates all forms of political authority. To which my response is: WAIL AWAY BOYS!
bump for later
NO WAY did that come from Robin Williams.
What an idiot - he's kicking the Communist, Gay-Pervert-S&M-Agenda Driven BAY GUARDIAN! Bwaaahaaaahaaa!
You are correct....thanks !
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/williams.asp
Admin person can ya pull my post # 9....I didn't research it first. It's wrong......my bad !
Still good ideas!
I like that lady liberty is holdin a baseball bat yelling .....ya want a piece of me....come on !!!
We need a graphic.....:o)
These are not anarchists, these are socialist wannabe punks that have fed off of Marxist-Stalism all their lifes.
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