Andrew T
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Yeah, the military saw them as pretty much insignificant. So much so that while other leftist groups were facing severe oppression, the PCU was actually pretty much left alone. And so when the Union rank and file saw that and turned their backs on the PCU, they ended up turning their focus toward the combative tendency because at least they were doing radical and serious stuff.
Yeah, the military saw them as pretty much insignificant. So much so that while other leftist groups were facing severe oppression, the PCU was actually pretty much left alone. And so when the Union rank and file saw that and turned their backs on the PCU, they ended up turning their focus toward the combative tendency because at least they were doing radical and serious stuff.
Yeah, the military saw them as pretty much insignificant. So much so that while other leftist groups were facing severe oppression, the PCU was actually pretty much left alone. And so when the Union rank and file saw that and turned their backs on the PCU, they ended up turning their focus toward the combative tendency because at least they were doing radical and serious stuff.
And so the unions were under attack from all sides, the police, the military, and even neo-fascist gangs. And the FAU-led combative tenancy was focused on defending these workers' movements from those threats. According to Zazenko, the FAU held a secret congress and formed their own armed wing, the OPR33, which, unlike other guerrilla groups in the region, wasn't a top-down organization.
And so the unions were under attack from all sides, the police, the military, and even neo-fascist gangs. And the FAU-led combative tenancy was focused on defending these workers' movements from those threats. According to Zazenko, the FAU held a secret congress and formed their own armed wing, the OPR33, which, unlike other guerrilla groups in the region, wasn't a top-down organization.
And so the unions were under attack from all sides, the police, the military, and even neo-fascist gangs. And the FAU-led combative tenancy was focused on defending these workers' movements from those threats. According to Zazenko, the FAU held a secret congress and formed their own armed wing, the OPR33, which, unlike other guerrilla groups in the region, wasn't a top-down organization.
Instead, individual cells had the freedom to decide how they carried out missions and which actions they took part in. The FAU still set the overall strategy, but it wasn't about becoming some kind of vanguard. Some of their actions, by the way, according to Sharkey, included bank robberies and factory owner kidnappings.
Instead, individual cells had the freedom to decide how they carried out missions and which actions they took part in. The FAU still set the overall strategy, but it wasn't about becoming some kind of vanguard. Some of their actions, by the way, according to Sharkey, included bank robberies and factory owner kidnappings.
Instead, individual cells had the freedom to decide how they carried out missions and which actions they took part in. The FAU still set the overall strategy, but it wasn't about becoming some kind of vanguard. Some of their actions, by the way, according to Sharkey, included bank robberies and factory owner kidnappings.
Yeah. Well, there were some old school Spanish anarchists within their ranks.
Yeah. Well, there were some old school Spanish anarchists within their ranks.
Yeah. Well, there were some old school Spanish anarchists within their ranks.
So you really can't be surprised.
So you really can't be surprised.
So you really can't be surprised.
Oh, that's beautiful.
Oh, that's beautiful.
Oh, that's beautiful.
That is beautiful.
That is beautiful.