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Friday, August 6, 2010
News Anarchists Propose "Lemonade Revolt"
Posted by Sarah Mirk on Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 4:29 PM
Here's the details of the impending revolt, plus a recap of the standoff:
We, as anarchists and community members, informed the mother that if she stayed against the wishes of the state, we would defend her. We suggested a donation based stand. They tried that and the state workers, two women with clipboards and badges, returned and demanded they stop. We surrounded these workers and informed them of our sovereignty, that this is an autonomous zone, and they not only have no authority here, but they must leave the area. They went to the police...Whoever thought we'd see the day when the black bloc dished up lemonade? All I can say is it had better not be fuckin' Countrytime or I will be the first one calling the police.We are proposing a lemonade bloc next last thursday. Get together with your friends and family and come up with a creative lemonade. Rosemary, lavender, mint, honey, agave, mate, carob, what the fuck ever you can come up with, show up early on alberta and 25th to 26th streets around 11 or 12 in the daytime, set up a table and offer lemonade for donation, or free. We should fill the entire bloc with lemonade stands!
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Whenever I think about anarchy, I quick log on to Facebook to find out what all the other anarchists are doing.
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Anarchism is closest related to Liberalism and Conservatism. Anarchism holds that government is unnecessary and harmful and that social organizations can best be achieved through voluntary cooperation among individuals and groups.
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It's nice to know anarchists are just as easily distracted by pointless bullshit as every other worthless political ideology
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Ryan -- we are not distracted, by having some absurd fun... try it sometime!! remember when abbey hoffman attempted to levitate the pentagon? here's michael's thought on the attraction the story is getting: http://www.katu.com/home/video/100136444.h…
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Wake me for the "Corruption Revolt"... I'm sure can work tall bikes and backyard spices into that one, too.
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Last month anarchists (and other community members) gathered in the Alberta to mock the stupidity of the state, embodied by those 2 state workers. It's the street party bloc doing the non-violent body gathering community thing.
I suppose that if you think of the lemonade distribution on the the 26th as an earnest protest against the original incident of bureaucratic silliness, well, that may seem like pointless bullshit or lame or a fetish for tall bikes.
Good news, it's NOT an earnest protest against the original incident. But don't tell anybody (shh!)
I suppose that if you think of the lemonade distribution on the the 26th as an earnest protest against the original incident of bureaucratic silliness, well, that may seem like pointless bullshit or lame or a fetish for tall bikes.
Good news, it's NOT an earnest protest against the original incident. But don't tell anybody (shh!)
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