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    A '''Black Bloc''' is an [[anarchist]] [[patroll]] of a major protest or demonstration.  Their role is:
    A '''Black Bloc''' is an [[anarchist]] [[patroll]] of a major protest or demonstration.  Their role is:
    *to assert the strong right to [[anonymity]], often wearing black masks
    *to assert the strong right to [[anonymity]], often wearing black masks
    *to protect nonviolent protestors (ordinary [[trolls]]) from the police
    *to oppose (ideally verbally, not physically or things get real ugly) the anti-demonstration neo-nazis and skinheads who have come to incite violence and cause fear among protestors
    *to distract the police and prevent them from executing a planned attack on the nonviolent protestors
    *to convince police officers to quit working on behalf of the oppressors