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If you're at all shocked or surprised by this. The state exists through force, it keeps it's power through the inherent threat of violence and deprivation of liberty. This is nothing unusual except for the fact it happened to white people close to a heavily media-scrutinised event. Abstracted power over masses = violence. You can dissent, but don't step outside the white lines! Stay in the "free speech zone"! You can't use that sign, it's offensive! Don't peacefully blockade us, it could be embarassing!
The result if you do? Immense violence. The clear warning that if you say anything that would truly upset the status quo, you get a boot to the head.
Anarchists are not perfect, they are human the same as everyone else. But fuck, if seeing that there is something critically wrong with the way power systems operate currently is "criminal", then sign me up to be a criminal. The worst anarchist "crimes" in recent history? Some shop windows broken. The worst state crimes in recent history? Fucking hell, where do you start?
Occasionally something will happen that even stuns misguided liberals into brief action. Yes something horrible is going on. It must be stopped.
Their solution? "Vote for the other guy! He'll make it better! Oh please, help me arbitrate my own power and responsibility Mr. rich smooth talker in a suit!"
Surprise surprise, your guy in a suit is still a corporate whore who will do everything he can to cling on to power and retain legitimacy. He will lie, steal and murder to do it. Just like every other centralised power-holder in history.
There is a way to be both cynical and optimistic guys. It depresses me that ANYONE who claims to be even mildly leftist or in favour of freedom still chooses to vote or participate at all in this utterly idiotic and horrible system. As the great George Carlin (an admitted anarchist btw) once said; "the game is rigged."
