File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2000/anarchy-list.0004, message 705


Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 09:24:10 -0400
From: brian callahan <makhno2-AT-earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Mike Flugennock's Account of the Black Bloc


Jamal writes:
>He's saying he doesnt mind if wobblies are associated with actions like
>the black bloc, but would prefer anarchists to not be associated with
>it. Actualy, wobblies have been notoriously non-violent through their
>history, with the remark that our most powerful weapon is to simply fold
>our arms and bring production to a halt.  Of course this doesnt mean they
>wont defend themselves when attacked.

Or when they feel they need to in order to win a strike action.  Big
Bill wasn't kind to scabs.  But I agree that Wobs were surprisingly
non-violent given the inherent violence they faced.

   

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