Re: Report: "U.S. Progressives Endorse Anarchist Violence at London Budget Protests" (with video) ...
Subject: Re: Report: "U.S. Progressives Endorse Anarchist Violence at London Budget Protests" (with video) ...
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 3/27/11, 14:53
To: Donald Douglas <americanpowerblog@gmail.com>
CC: Robert Stacy McCain <r.s.mccain@att.net>

Why should the states hold a monopoly on violence? As long as it's directed towards the state and those who act with it, violence is quite appropriate. Don't tell me you two would mind if a militia took on the feds, seized control of the state, and then began dismantling it? The whole point of the Second Amendment is to lay the groundwork for another revolution. Having said that, the violence in this case may be prompted merely by the state reducing its spending, in which case I oppose it; force should be used to oppose the initiation of force, not to promote it. On the other hand, both of my grandfathers dropped bombs on people, killing soldiers and civilians alike, so it's hard for me to get upset about my fellow anarchists attacking armed riot cops for any reason they choose. Don't forget how many intrusive "laws" those cops enforce. No need to kill them like so many Nazis, but some bricks and molotovs are appropriate reactions to state thuggery. Perhaps you'd be happier if we anarchists were to deploy "Second Amendment remedies"? Or is that reserved for those who emphasize the evil of socialized medicine and not the socialized drug war? Please advise. 

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Donald Douglas <americanpowerblog@gmail.com> wrote:
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U.S. Progressives Endorse Anarchist Violence at London Budget Protests
 
Thanks.
 
Donald



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