Re: [Leica] Anarchist riots in Gothenburg

[John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>]

I hope I will not offend anyone when I say that these people are NOT
anarchists. Lawless anonymous hooliganism is not what anarchists want.
Please read about the anarchists of the Spanish Civil War; whether you agree
with their ideology or not, the sight of all the peoples of Europe united
against a common fascist enemy was an amazing bright light of humanity in a
very dark century.

John Collier

Thank you for the link to the pictures; and, yes I am familiar with how
other factions (Communist) in the  Republican side decided it was better to
"win" the ideological war and lose the real one.

> From: "Hans Pahlen" <hans@komvux.skola.mark.se>
> 
> Well, I have to confess that I stayed at home because I got some fever and a
> cold. Had I only known what would happen, I would have been there anyway...
> The central city was taken over by the "black block" for a few hours. Most
> windows where smashed on the main street, and fires were made of furniture
> from restaurants.
> This "black block" is a group of very militant European anarchists, who travel
> around through Europe and communicate via the web. 700 well organized people
> can do a lot of damage, first hiding within the large demonstrations, then
> putting on their masks on a given signal and run berserk. The police had no
> chance to stop them.
> We have never seen anything like this in Sweden, and the whole country was in
> a chock. I was in Gothenburg today, and things were back to normal, although a
> lot of windows will have to be repaired.
> /Hans
> 
>> I hope that you are well and did not get caught up in the violence.
> 
> 
>