It's the basis of their *intent* argument. He never said: "Here use these instructions to go bomb the whitehouse." He said "The system is fucked, we should start a revolution, if there is violent response to a peaceful revolution, a violent revolution becomes nessicary, here's some links to information on planning for that." Which is actually moot, because *Sherman didn't post the links.*
"Yet, in the case of his violent protests against free and fair trade, he advocates oppressive government controls to negate the economic decisions of invididuals."
He has not personally participated in violence at protests. We're not pro-capitalism - but at the same time, do you *really* think the average joe is the one making economic choices?
The WTO and the IMF aren't the friends of the countries they get involved in. Sorry to burst your bubble.
He was accused of a lot of things...
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...But, tellingly, he was only indicted on the count of sharing information on the construction of incendiaries.
Do you really think that, had they had *real* evidence to link Sherman to some of the other crimes he's been accused of here (vandalising websites, trying to incite racial violence, hacking military computers, etc etc), that the FBI and prosecutors would have only been recommending 4 months in prison, especially in the current political atmosphere? Doubtful, highly doubtful. I've read the complete sentencing recommendation information - if half of what they *thought* he *might* have done had been remotely provable, they would not have accepted a plea bargain.
Its also extremely easy to be charged with "disorderly conduct and failure to disperse" when you're at a political protest, whether you are committing a violent act or merely exercising your *right* to freedom of assembly and freedom of speech. It happens all the time, and not just to "unwashed anarchists".
I have to admit, I'm biased - I'm a friend of Sherman's and know him to be not a frothing violent-tendencied lunatic, but one of the most gentle people I've ever known, who advocates self-defense against an increasingly-oppressive government. Considering his beginnings as a political activist (getting shot with rubber-coated steel shot while filming a MayDay parade turned police vs. civilian riot), I can't blame him.
No, I do not advocate violent overthrow of the state. My anarchism is simple idealism, a hope for utopia tempered with the knowledge that utopia means "no place" in Greek. But still - a girl can dream, right?
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It's the basis of their *intent* argument. He never said: "Here use these instructions to go bomb the whitehouse." He said "The system is fucked, we should start a revolution, if there is violent response to a peaceful revolution, a violent revolution becomes nessicary, here's some links to information on planning for that." Which is actually moot, because *Sherman didn't post the links.*
"Yet, in the case of his violent protests against free and fair trade, he advocates oppressive government controls to negate the economic decisions of invididuals." He has not personally participated in violence at protests. We're not pro-capitalism - but at the same time, do you *really* think the average joe is the one making economic choices? The WTO and the IMF aren't the friends of the countries they get involved in. Sorry to burst your bubble.
...But, tellingly, he was only indicted on the count of sharing information on the construction of incendiaries.
Do you really think that, had they had *real* evidence to link Sherman to some of the other crimes he's been accused of here (vandalising websites, trying to incite racial violence, hacking military computers, etc etc), that the FBI and prosecutors would have only been recommending 4 months in prison, especially in the current political atmosphere? Doubtful, highly doubtful. I've read the complete sentencing recommendation information - if half of what they *thought* he *might* have done had been remotely provable, they would not have accepted a plea bargain.
Its also extremely easy to be charged with "disorderly conduct and failure to disperse" when you're at a political protest, whether you are committing a violent act or merely exercising your *right* to freedom of assembly and freedom of speech. It happens all the time, and not just to "unwashed anarchists".
I have to admit, I'm biased - I'm a friend of Sherman's and know him to be not a frothing violent-tendencied lunatic, but one of the most gentle people I've ever known, who advocates self-defense against an increasingly-oppressive government. Considering his beginnings as a political activist (getting shot with rubber-coated steel shot while filming a MayDay parade turned police vs. civilian riot), I can't blame him.
No, I do not advocate violent overthrow of the state. My anarchism is simple idealism, a hope for utopia tempered with the knowledge that utopia means "no place" in Greek. But still - a girl can dream, right?