In the case of the five Cleveland-area bridge bomb plotters, the media has wasted no time in fixating on the self-described “anarchist” philosophy of three of the would-be bombers. This is to be expected, for anarchism has always been about sensation, hyperbole and fear-mongering.
What is clear is that these home-grown terrorists are not anarchists, but misguided idiots.
Various strains of anarchism exist, a few of which advocate for terrorism, or propaganda of the deed, to fight institutional injustices. It was this strain that rendered anarchism a byword for violence.
Douglas Wright, 26, Brandon Baxter, 20, and Anthony Hayne, 35, the self-described anarchists of the group, thought it wise to initially topple bank signs, then graduate to the idea of bombing the Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge just south of Cleveland. Thankfully the FBI was able, through a paid informant, to stop these idiots from obtaining explosives.
At any rate, the media should be a bit more responsible in ascribing anarchist status to the plotters. Much can be learned from the anarchist literature and living of figures such as Leo Tolstoy, Emma Goldman, Peter Kropotkin, Ben Reitman (the “Hobo Doctor”) and Mikhail Bakunin, amongst others.
May 01, 2012 at 2:50 pm, Lunchtime Links - The Daily What said:
[...] Idiots: The five arrested for plotting to bomb a Cleveland bridge [...]
May 01, 2012 at 7:58 pm, Paige Elizabeth Koenig said:
:/ just another day where something almost interesting happens.
May 02, 2012 at 1:21 am, Jason Occupier Chambers said:
How many idiots does it take to blow up a bridge? Apparently more than five.
May 02, 2012 at 2:19 am, Rex Adcock said:
Maybe the FORCE? Things happen and things don't happen for a reason..but this really is weird..LOL. two guys look at each other day duh at same time kinda weird.
May 02, 2012 at 2:56 pm, Christopher Veerkamp said:
Fucking stupid occupying ass munch. You northern people are all alike. You have absolutely no common sense. What the hell are you thinking? Do you think anyone has ever/will ever create an ideal society where everyone is equal. America, with the force of capitalism, is the closest anyone has ever been. Even the poor in America have a car, a roof over their head, and are fat from all the food they eat. There will ALWAYS be a "1%" no matter what form of government you have. Sure, they will be called a different name, but they will still be on top and YOU will still be working your same job. And anarchy, is absolutely impossible. Even ancient people grouped themselves in tribes to protect themselves. Dumb-m-asses!
May 02, 2012 at 4:14 pm, Robert Alexander said:
Christopher Veerkamp lol …. but how do you really feel?
May 02, 2012 at 4:55 pm, Withan Lemmon said:
I love the map they show of the 99% and 1% wealth they control, where the 1% control about 30%. In Soviet Russia, the .00001% controlled 90%+ of the wealth. Not to mention life and death.
May 02, 2012 at 10:44 pm, Joe Beatty said:
Sooner or later it is going to come to violence to get rid of the whore corporations and their teet known as Wall Street. It has to stop somewhere. Workers now are basically indentured servants. How much more do you think people can take. This will become more commonplace.
May 02, 2012 at 2:46 pm, Christopher Veerkamp said:
You cannot strong arm people and expect anything but alienation. Occupiers are idiots. MLK, Gandhi, these people used peaceful protests to change our world. If you want people behind you, that is what you do. Hitler, Lenin, and Mao Zedong, these people used violence to gain power and look how they failed. Fascism, Communism, and Socialism does NOT work. Don't believe me? Just study the history of the countries that employ these methods of government. It is capitalism that has raised more out of poverty than any other force in history. Communism is just slavery where the one percent is the government and everyone is equally miserable.
May 02, 2012 at 3:32 pm, Jason Occupier Chambers said:
I don't agree with these jack asses at all. But, I won't sit idle when wages fall and productivity for profit grows. The environment is destroyed. Our food supply is poisoned. Children can't get a decent education. ignorance, fear &
May 02, 2012 at 7:49 pm, Alison Maguire-Humphrey said:
look into the mbta red line there going to shoot chemicals into the tunnels so they are prepared for terror attacks who is going to breath that in when it leaves the tunnells
May 02, 2012 at 10:47 pm, Joe Beatty said:
They targeted the wrong thing. Should've gone after a few CEO vehicles or something like that. Maybe a few corporate headquarters over in tax shelter Delaware…. hit them where it counts.
May 02, 2012 at 4:53 pm, Withan Lemmon said:
I guess Timothy McVeigh wasn't a right-wing nut and Osama wasn't a radical islamist.
May 03, 2012 at 12:01 am, Karen Collins Bayer said:
The disenfranchised will always take an otherwise noble enough cause and tarnish it with hate. These are the people that stifle the voices of the peaceful protesters. We live in a country where we all have the right to say what we think and stand for a cause, but violence is against the law and cannot be tolerated,
May 03, 2012 at 12:04 am, Laura Harmer Turnmire said:
Did you see their pictures? Really smart looking men!
May 03, 2012 at 12:05 am, Karen Collins Bayer said:
Pathetic.