The anti-authority authority

Posted at 2:02 PM on August 30, 2007 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)

The anarchists of Minnesota are meeting this weekend to go over strategy for the Republican National Convention. In the process of disseminating their information, the anarchists apparently share a lot in common with "the State," which they so despise.

Registration for the Sunday events will occur at Saturday morning’s brunch, and people will be admitted to the Strat and Breakout sessions from the list created there. In order to register, you will need two other people at the pReNC to vouch for you. We use the term “vouch” rather loosely here- we just want to know that others can identify you and know your background. If you don’t know two people in attendance, you’ll need to provide the Security Team with contacts to check out before Sunday. Again, our purpose with this process is to get the good guys in, and keep the State out. If you cannot make it to Saturday’s brunch or feel that the contacts you provide may be insufficient, talk to us and we’ll do our best to work it out. Likewise, if you have concerns about or objections to this process, please let us know.

Well, OK, no concerns per se, except for the hint of jackbooted Stalinists, of course. They're concerned about being infiltrated by the cops (a concern that is entirely valid). They also are concerned, I guess, about reporters and bloggers who may not be out to overthrow the state, but are just interested in people who are.

Curiously, the anarchists Web site on security details insists the events are "open to the public," but apparently they're only opened to the public the way, say, that Vice President Cheney's meetings with the energy industry are open to the public.

A lot in common, indeed.

Anyway, if you're going to the anarchists' festival this weekend, I'd be interested in what you find.

Comments (1)

This is an interesting find, but the thing that is most strange to me is this:

"Registration for the Sunday events will occur at Saturday morning’s brunch..."

Anarchists and brunch? Perhaps it is just me, but it doesn't really seem like they go together.

Posted by Nick | August 30, 2007 3:49 PM

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