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These Black Bloc Anarchists Don't Care What You Think of Them
Vice ^ | June 2, 2017 | Donovan Farley

Posted on 06/02/2017 6:45:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

We talked to nine Portland activists who think violence is necessary to fight fascism.

The nine anarchists who met me one rainy afternoon in Portland, Oregon, told me they almost showed up to talk to me "bloc'd out"—in the black clothes and masks that have become something of an iconic look.

You likely know what "bloc'd out" means because you've seen photos and videos of masked anarchists, or encountered them in person at practically any left-wing protests (or at counter-protests held in response to right-wing rallies). Bandanas, scarves, or helmets are used to guard against the effects of pepper spray and tear gas; they also make it harder for law enforcement to identify them.

That's essential, as the black bloc strategy utilizes militant and often illegal tactics—smashing windows, lighting cars on fire, hurling projectiles at police, and physically challenging the opposition. It was the black bloc who set a limo on fire in DC during Donald Trump's inauguration, it was the black bloc who punched white supremacist Richard Spencer to great acclaim and controversy, it was the black bloc who rioted in Berkeley to protest the presence of far-right gadfly Milo Yiannopoulos.....

(Excerpt) Read more at vice.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Politics
KEYWORDS: anarchists; antifa; antifirstamendment; antifreeassembly; blackbloc; communismkills; coup; dncbrownshirts; electionviolence; homofascists; militantleft; neocommies; neocommunists; oregon; protests; radicals; redbrigade; rentamob; riots; trump
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1 posted on 06/02/2017 6:45:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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2 posted on 06/02/2017 6:54:02 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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I’m sure, to their boyfriends, these guys are very sexy in their outfits


3 posted on 06/02/2017 6:55:13 PM PDT by brucedickinson
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The assumptions of the individuals speaking and writing in the article are laughable.


4 posted on 06/02/2017 6:57:06 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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It is no secret they little girly men fold like a house of cards when you push back.
Just charge them and kick some ass.
Only cowards hide behind masks.
They are done in America but for the most liberal towns where law enforcement are bigger cowards.(Berkley, San Jose, San Francisco, etc)


5 posted on 06/02/2017 7:07:08 PM PDT by glasseye
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They are masked cowards. They stand for nothing.


6 posted on 06/02/2017 7:17:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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Street Clown Ninjas


7 posted on 06/02/2017 7:22:58 PM PDT by PanzerKardinal (Some things are so idiotic only an intellectual would believe it.)
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No matter. Kill them all.


8 posted on 06/02/2017 7:28:59 PM PDT by Noumenon ("Only the dead have seen an end to war.")
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Vice is a garbage agenda driven fakish news organization. These Black Bloc punks are total fail. The story is a puff piece of Pajama Boys dressed in black. They will never defeat us Patriots.


9 posted on 06/02/2017 7:31:10 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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No matter. Kill them all.

That's what it will take. These are hardcore anarcho-commie Soros paid thugs. They really don't care about anything other than their own miserable existence.

10 posted on 06/02/2017 7:33:23 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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They claim to be anarchists, but they are the first ones to use the system to complain or sue.


11 posted on 06/02/2017 7:58:25 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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Who is paying their bills?


12 posted on 06/02/2017 8:05:47 PM PDT by LadyDoc (Liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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We talked to nine Portland activists who think violence is necessary to fight fascism.

They ARE fascism.

Anyone at a rally with their face covered should be arrested on sight.

13 posted on 06/02/2017 8:20:18 PM PDT by Cubs Fan (Modern day liberals are the most intolerant, hateful, and violent people in America)
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If these were truly Anarchist they would be protesting at left-wing events as well. They’re not, they’re leftists.


14 posted on 06/02/2017 8:30:38 PM PDT by Husker24
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They are enemy soldiers.


15 posted on 06/02/2017 8:38:25 PM PDT by thoughtomator
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They are enemy soldiers.

And easy to ID on the field.

16 posted on 06/02/2017 8:54:08 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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Well the magazine is a dogsh*t sandwich that attempts to cast our cretinous little cabal of criminals as lonely unsung hero/warriors bravely fighting against impossible odds, unappreciated by those they would save. I don’t know whether to laugh or vomit. They should really just be shot and used for catfish bait. That goes for the magazine personnel as well.


17 posted on 06/02/2017 8:57:38 PM PDT by Free in Texas (Celebrate diversity. Own firearms of every caliber.)
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"We talked to nine Portland activists who think violence is necessary to fight fascism."

Bring it on, pu**ies. Don't bother packing a lunch...it won't take long.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

18 posted on 06/02/2017 9:39:34 PM PDT by wku man (Just One Gun, the latest from 10 Pound Test - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6uFqQenIU4)
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Thos is what makes Mdylocks’ temper tantrum so enjoyable after getting punched back. They are coward thugs who would never do anything alone or unmasked.


19 posted on 06/02/2017 9:43:26 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Flinging poo is not a valid argument)
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The old Democrat thugs used to wear white and white hoods to cover their faces. Interesting how they’ve changed colors (but not their tacics).


20 posted on 06/02/2017 11:18:32 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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