International Smashism

ramshackleglory:

As some of you may already know our bass player and dear friend Dane is incarcerated at the moment. We made this video to try and gain support for him. Please check it out and share and support if you can. Dane’s extradition hearing is tomorrow. Please visit http://supportdanerossman.blogspot.com/ for more info.

goldenplatform:

Black Bloc - Introduction

To The People 
Who Don`t Understand 
why Black Bloc Activists 
Use Militant Tactics 
To Destroy Corporate Property
Black Bloc Activists Are NOT Protesters
They are not there to protest 
they are there to take direct action 
against the machineries of oppression
Their actions are designed to cause material damage 
to oppressive institutions
But much more importantly
they are intended as theatre
As a dramatized illustration 
that even in the face of an overwhelming police state
the people still have the power
That the cops and banks aren’t as powerful 
as they try to convince us
and it really is within our power 
to strike back 
if they turn against us
And that defying authority 
and subverting “law and order” 
doesn’t have to mean abandoning ethics, 
humanity, 
or care for your fellow man.

These are vital lessons 
that the public needs to be reminded of 
now more than ever
Even if you disagree with the particulars
I hope most people can agree 
that those in power 
should fear the public
police blatantly and smugly 
disregarding people’s basic rights
it seems that they have lost that healthy fear
It seems they see the public as a docile mass 
to be herded and controlled at will
Militant protest is an effort 
to keep the threat alive 
in a way that standing around 
waving signs never will
and for that we should be glad of it

The more completely we forget our power 
to strike back at those who would dominate us
the more complete their domination becomes.