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Chris Hedges vs. Crimethinc

Discussion in 'General political debates' started by Harrison, Sep 12, 2012.

  1. Harrison

    Harrison Experienced Member Experienced member Forum Member


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    So Chris Hedges just debated B. Traven of Crimethinc at NYU earlier today. It went pretty well I thought. Hedges was a total swollen dickhole and spat shit as usual in my opinion. "Oh when I did this, oh when I was in Libya everyone was nonviolent yakyakyakblugh"
    B. Traven defended the Black Bloc, defending ourselves against violence with violence if necessary and diversity of tactics while Chris Hedges did the opposite but still somehow claimed to defend diversity of tactics.

    Anyone else get to see it? What'd you think?
     

  2. punkmar77

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    Crackademia Vs. Lifestylism ... :lmao:
     
  3. Caps

    Caps Experienced Member Experienced member Forum Member


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    Apart from those involved, I don't know anything about it. Could you give a bit more detail?
     
  4. Harrison

    Harrison Experienced Member Experienced member Forum Member


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    The debate centered on the Black Bloc and militant tactics in Occupy. This was centered around and prompted by a really controversial article that Hedges wrote in February called "The Cancer in Occupy" in which he stated that the Black Bloc are against everything Occupy hopes to accomplish and were all around a horrid "group".
    Hedges and Traven just debated diversity of tactics and whether militant tactics had a place in mass movements, not just Occupy. That's pretty much it I guess. Hedges cited a bunch of stuff he covered and tried to relate it, called violence hypermasculine and alienating to womyn. Said that the Black Bloc tactic is a gift to the surveillance state and so on. There was more too it.
    Traven argued these points pretty well and was actually pretty biting a good amount of the time.

    I don't know if the Youtube is up yet, I'm sure it will be soonish.
     
  5. butcher

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    Surely having a debate with chris hedges implies that the shit he writes is somewhat valid and worthy of discussion. It isn't. He's a dick, everyone knows he's a dick. I don't know why people would bother debating him.
     
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