Anarchism, infiltration and future tactics

"The anarchists turned in on themselves, organized themselves for direct action in small clandestine groups which were easily infiltrated by police and informers."

- From Anarchism by Daniel Guerin, page 74.

It is time for an open dialogue on tactics. We can't escape the fact that we will be watched and infiltrated, so we must aim to become as immune as possible to such attacks.

If the Black Bloc and similar groups are in fact so prone to subversion then this needs to be openly discussed and dealt with. Likewise, devout pacifists need to let down their guard and be willing to discuss differing tactics as being potentially complimentary rather than necessarily oppositional. Otherwise they too play into the same strategy of divide and conquer.

This suggestion is not meant to condemn the actions of any group or split the movement. Rather it is a call to assess our weaknesses and develop our strengths, to enshrine the notion of diverse tactics while creating mechanisms for non-confrontational dialogue on how best to move forward. To recognize that different approaches may be more or less valuable at different times.
In other words, no more secrets, dogma and infighting. What we need is more discussion. We all want essentially the same things and we have a long way to go.