Open Source Black Bloc
They go by the name Black Bloc, but even the masked, black-clad protesters who trashed store windows during an anti-Olympic march on the weekend wouldn’t call themselves an organization.
Structure? None.
With no structure and no purported leaders, they’re maddeningly hard for authorities to pin down.
They may belong to other groups or none at all, and need only show up at protests in the basic uniform — black clothing and a scarf or balaclava — and ready for action.”Not having any sort of structure to that kind of organization makes it very difficult because basically you’re just trying to chase dust,” Juneau-Katsuya said from Ottawa.
Strategy? Flash mob.
The Black Bloc strategy is simple: Show up at demonstrations and attack the prominent symbols of capitalism. Then hope the police react, or over-react, while they shed their black clothes and melt into the crowd.
-Shlok
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