The Illegitimacy of violence, the violence of illegitimacy

The following is an excellent text written by Crimethinc on the dynamics of legitimacy and violence in social movements. While most writings on the subject tend to focus on the historical or strategic necessity for violence and self-defence, this piece takes a slightly different tack, choosing instead to focus on the ways that proponents of Nonviolence position themselves with regards to questions of legitimacy, and how this functions to isolate and expose to State repression more radical, revolutionary, or "proletarian" elements.

Destroy the scene: BROS FALL BACK

a bro is someone who assumes that nay space they enter is meant to cater to augmenting their personal experience. they "don't give a fuck," even at the expense of everyone around them. regardless of the presence of oppressive and problematic behavior, a bro will tirelessly try to appear aloof. a bro cares about doing interesting things only when enough people are watching. interesting things, to a bro, are shocking, ironic, edgy, but vapid activities that are manipulated according to the environment. a bro is too cowardly to express anything sincere.