careful with this. sounds like austerity politics to me.
http://www.democracynow.org/2013/12/23/if_the_risk_is_low_let

there's been several examples now of authorities using may day vandalism as an excuse to hold people. putting the politics aside, it seems to be me like the pragmatic thing is for activists to stay away from thugs.
http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2013/12/23/grand-jury-resistor-jerry-koch-bids-for-freedom/

no sane person thinks we should freeze in the dark to make an ideological point.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/12/24/christmas_for_many_wont_be_the_same_wynne.html

http://libcom.org/blog/pussy-riot-released-pr-stunt-olympic-proportions-24122013
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20835-food-security-can-come-in-tiny-wiggly-packages
http://www.democracynow.org/2005/11/17/pentagon_reverses_position_and_admits_u
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=11244
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/news/beyond-cute-and-cuddly/story-e6frg8gf-1111114841214