Friday, June 23, 2006

Article on leaderless resistance

OK, it's been some time since I've posted any new content here. Been mucho busy these past few months. But here's an interesting analysis of the concept of leaderless resistance, which as the name implies means a decentralized resistance. Such movements can be quite difficult to counter; since there are no leaders, the movement can not be disabled by their removal. They are also resistant to informers and other information leaks. On the other hand, without a leader they may not be as effective as they could be, and the movement could be more susceptible to downswings in motivation and/or morale. With little to no communication between members or cells, they also run the risk of different elements acting at cross-purposes. The above article looks at the use of leaderless resistance in various, mostly violent, movements.