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black bloc
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black blocnoun
an affinity group of individuals, that come together during some sort of protest or demonstration, and wear all black
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Black bloc
A black bloc is a tactic for protests and marches where individuals wear black clothing, scarves, sunglasses, ski masks, motorcycle helmets with padding, or other face-concealing and face-protecting items. The clothing is used to conceal marchers' identities and protect their faces and eyes from items such as pepper-spray which law enforcement often uses to harm and stun, while also allowing them to appear as one large unified mass, and promote solidarity. The tactic was developed in the 1980s in the European autonomist movement's protests against squatter evictions, nuclear power and restrictions on abortion among other things. Black blocs gained broader media attention outside Europe during the 1999 Seattle WTO protests, when a black bloc damaged property of GAP, Starbucks, Old Navy, and other multinational retail locations in downtown Seattle.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of black bloc in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of black bloc in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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I'm not baiting them into doing violence. I'm baiting them into showing up in enough numbers. Because when you see enough people in Black Bloc, people get scared, the people that aren't involved in( the protests), that don't think about Black Bloc -- they see all these people looking like ISIS.
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