With the horizontal structure of Occupy, will it mean less or more chances of a bad actor

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12. I would argue that violence itself is implicitly hierarchical

Any system that depends on force and coercion is a system of hierarchy. But any attempt to use force to overthrow that system already has the assumptions of hierarchy built into it -- which is one reason why violent revolutions tend to go sour.

Horizontalism is based on everybody negotiating together to get on the same page. Not marching in lockstep, but working in an ecological manner where every part is mutually supportive.

If the occupiers really believe in horizontalism -- and don't either give way to the allure of charismatic would-be leaders or allow loose cannons under the banner of "diversity of tactics" -- they've got a really strong basis for staying together and on message.