My point was, this you're an anarchist, I'm an anarchist so we're okay thing you're pushing is bollocks. The difference between us and Solfed is fairly minute anyway (in my opinion) but it's virtually null when compared to the mutualists, syntheists, individualists and the like. I personally wouldn't give any of them the time of day, even if they're all anarchists, man.
But you understand that occupations and strikes are signs of a struggle where as black blocs rarely are (and we're having to go back some time for the instances where they were)? Certainly won't be next week.
So do you agree that it's ridiculous that a black bloc has been called, when it's going to be fruitless, there's already a anarchist bloc and they're even meeting at the same time at the same spot?
Flaneur I never said that AFED or Solfed should be or are "big tent, come one come all" organisations obviously they have principles and aims. My point was that Anarchists are gonna disagree on issues like tactics but it does not mean that those anarchists should divide themselves along those lines. For example it's often said that AFED and Solfed should merge but usually people mention that there are differences in the two organisations that would make it difficult for a complete merger, so there are things they disagree on but they agree enough to work together when it's appropriate, members don't say that AFED and Solfed groups should not march together because of some disagreements surrounding syndicalism. The point is they agree on much more then they disagree on and what they disagree on is not so important that it justify's complete disassociation or alienation.
I think I worded the "forms of struggle" part wrong, I recognise that black bloc is just a tactic but I also think that the other things I mentioned like strikes and occupations are also just tactics in what is a "struggle". Occupation for example is not a struggle in and of itself but rather a tactic used in a struggle. Since you could agree with somebody that you should not get a pay cut but disagree over whether or not to occupy your place of work
As for whether I think Black bloc is effective in all situations, I thought I made it clear that I don't since I'm not going to be taking part in it at this demo and I said "in certain situations".