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STILLWELL: When Anarchists Attack
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 7/20/5 | Cinnamon Stillwell

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 ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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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.
1 posted on 07/20/2005 7:49:12 AM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

I'm all for giving anarchists the anarchist justice they desire.


2 posted on 07/20/2005 7:50:38 AM PDT by cripplecreek (If you must obey your party, may your chains rest lightly upon your shoulders.)
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To: SmithL
Cowardly little punk.
3 posted on 07/20/2005 7:51:44 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Mesocons for Rice '08)
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To: CHARLITE

Another great analysis from one of my favorite writers.


4 posted on 07/20/2005 7:52:16 AM PDT by SmithL (There are a lot of people that hate Bush more than they hate terrorists)
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To: SmithL

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!


5 posted on 07/20/2005 7:52:58 AM PDT by mnehring (Fourth Estate, Fifth Column Dis-Infomers)
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To: SmithL

Yes, kicking over newsracks is really going to shake up the World Order. Way to sock it to 'em, genius.


6 posted on 07/20/2005 7:54:27 AM PDT by Trampled by Lambs (This Tagline is on hiatus as I think of a new one.)
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To: SmithL
Concealing one's identity while committing such acts should be enough to justify police using live ammunition to suppress the violence.

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.

7 posted on 07/20/2005 8:20:16 AM PDT by bassmaner (Let's take the word "liberal" back from the commies!!)
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To: SmithL

San Francisco needs some Korean shopkeepers, as in Los Angeles, circa April 1992.


8 posted on 07/20/2005 8:23:54 AM PDT by Disambiguator (Making accusations of racism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: SmithL

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.


10 posted on 07/20/2005 8:27:42 AM PDT by lilylangtree
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To: Squantos

Good ideas all!


11 posted on 07/20/2005 8:33:18 AM PDT by Eaker (My wife rocks!)
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To: SmithL

A Trustafarian Raging Against His Allowance.


12 posted on 07/20/2005 8:36:35 AM PDT by randog (What the....?!)
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To: SmithL
Dictionary.com has a definition of Anarchy as:

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!

13 posted on 07/20/2005 8:38:09 AM PDT by Personal Responsibility (Register to vote as a Dem! You get to vote in their primaries and it screws up their polling data!)
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To: SmithL

bump for later


14 posted on 07/20/2005 9:26:49 AM PDT by Horatio Gates (Ye olde roadside donuthouse hooligan)
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To: Squantos

NO WAY did that come from Robin Williams.


15 posted on 07/20/2005 11:03:40 AM PDT by Shazolene
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To: SmithL

What an idiot - he's kicking the Communist, Gay-Pervert-S&M-Agenda Driven BAY GUARDIAN! Bwaaahaaaahaaa!


16 posted on 07/20/2005 11:44:25 AM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the"and Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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To: Shazolene; Admin Moderator

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 !


17 posted on 07/20/2005 12:03:44 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Squantos

Still good ideas!


18 posted on 07/20/2005 12:42:59 PM PDT by Eaker (My wife rocks!)
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To: Eaker

I like that lady liberty is holdin a baseball bat yelling .....ya want a piece of me....come on !!!

We need a graphic.....:o)


19 posted on 07/20/2005 12:51:05 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: cripplecreek
I'm all for giving anarchists the anarchist justice they desire.

These are not anarchists, these are socialist wannabe punks that have fed off of Marxist-Stalism all their lifes.

20 posted on 07/20/2005 12:53:55 PM PDT by Paul C. Jesup
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