Well that's because indymedia "Activists" are petti-bourgeois at heart.
These people don't REALLY want to overthrow capitalism.
They are just contrarians who like to rumble with the cops.
They have no end game for overthrowing capitalism.
All the bullshit strategy sessions for protests amount to shit. You think a protest is going to end capitalism? No.
You have to realize most "activists" aren't really interested in overthrow of capitalism. Especially on indymedia.
Seattle was supposed to be a great victory, but what exactly did it do? Not much.