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An open letter to news media,
Black bloc is not a group of anarchists. They are not some magical group that travel country to country attending all protests they can. They are not some super group of lawless individuals who only come out when trouble is brewing. Black bloc is a TACTIC that can be used by ANY and EVERY person. It is commonly a TACTIC that is used by anarchist groups to avoid being identified, and to, theoretically, appear as one large mass, promoting solidarity.
Black bloc is when a group of people all with a common goal dress in all black and conceal their identities. The idea is that the mass all look the same so that they can protect each other as a whole. If a couple of people strike out of the group to action (vandalism, etc...) when they step back in it is near impossible to pick the individual out of the crowd.
I am not sure where this misconception started or how it became a common fallacy, but over the years it has simply spread rather than be corrected. So please disregard all you think you know on the subject and next time do some research before trying to sound like an expert on something you don't understand.
Thank you,
J. Smith.
Black bloc is not a group of anarchists. They are not some magical group that travel country to country attending all protests they can. They are not some super group of lawless individuals who only come out when trouble is brewing. Black bloc is a TACTIC that can be used by ANY and EVERY person. It is commonly a TACTIC that is used by anarchist groups to avoid being identified, and to, theoretically, appear as one large mass, promoting solidarity.
Black bloc is when a group of people all with a common goal dress in all black and conceal their identities. The idea is that the mass all look the same so that they can protect each other as a whole. If a couple of people strike out of the group to action (vandalism, etc...) when they step back in it is near impossible to pick the individual out of the crowd.
I am not sure where this misconception started or how it became a common fallacy, but over the years it has simply spread rather than be corrected. So please disregard all you think you know on the subject and next time do some research before trying to sound like an expert on something you don't understand.
Thank you,
J. Smith.