I remember back in 2003 when I was on SF Indymedia some anarchist posted picks of how the police dressed in full riot uniforms for any LW protest, but during some "traditional family" type rally the police were dressed in their normal blues. The reason for doing this was because he wondered why the difference.
Of course, just go down a few threads on the Indymedia site and you'll read how the "Black Bloc" would be organizing a break-away march at the next protest to go smash windows at Starbucks and at the banks.
The level of disconnect on the left is astounding sometimes. Makes you wonder if they believe their own stupidity.
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