"Lastly, why Michigan Avenue and why downtown on a Saturday? What tactical value does this have? Why aren’t we occupying the mayor’s office? Why aren’t we doing something more effective than being herded around like animals by police?"


Then why didn't you do this? It seems that you, perhaps more than anyone else, were mindlessly following someone else's orders and participating in a way you didn't feel comfortable. If there was concensus and desire to make something happen at the head of dearborn and oak, then why were "you" just standing there doing nothing? Has anarchy been so completely deflated that the only discernible idea coming out of the anarchist block was one of "radical boredom"? For a group of people who constantly harp on words like "diversity of tactics", "decentralized action" etc. you seem totally unwilling to walk away from a mass mobilization and make something amazing, interesting, and critical happen. It is not everybody else's job at a protest to reinforce you, support you, and make you feel safe.