Sat Jun 13 02:49:23 2020
<9e126bf3> clown world is so pure, so zen
<9e126bf3> what’s the umbrella thing… is that some code or riffing on a meme? is that just referencing more black bloc technique?
<9e126bf3> from 2010… <https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/06/26/behind_the_black_bloc_mob.html>
— Behind the Black Bloc mob
— Who are the protesters clad in black, behind many of the storefronts being smashed and police cruisers being set ablaze during Saturday’s protest?
<773ab1f1> I think they learned it from the HK protestors
<9e126bf3> > While the end result seems chaotic, the Bloc is intricately organized. It’s made up of smaller groups of 10 or so activists, keeping head counts and decision-making quick and easy. Directions are passed through the mob with codes — on Saturday, “umbrella” was a call to move to the frontline.
<9e126bf3> > One anarchist who identified himself as Roy defended the Black Bloc, saying the tactic makes a division among protesters in the eyes of the police, inherently protecting the “good protesters.”
<9e126bf3> inherently protecting the “good protestors”… this is the function of rioting and looting I guess
<9e126bf3> It’s funny and sad because the HK protestors are fighting the thing that Antifa is trying to create