DC last night:

  • https://twitter.com/loran076/status/1323907767887867904?s=19
  • https://twitter.com/FranceNews24/status/1323917050369245185?s=19
  • https://hexbear.net/post/47055

it's more likely in the next few days that the fash will take the streets, especially as trump announces how he will contest the election. after all, chaos is his best bet for getting the powers that be to allow him to retain power without a fight. so don't fucking tell people to stay home. it's absolutely critical that everyone pays attention to what's happening in their own backyards and steps up to engage in appropriate community defense.

the election is just a stage. stop confusing it with the conditions that compel people to act.

    • the_river_cass [she/her]
      3·
      4 years ago

      leftists are already at risk and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. we do ourselves no favors by allowing fascist paramilitaries to gain propaganda victories by murdering people as a direct threat to the whole nation. it's not the trumpist coup itself that matters here - the idea that we can allow groups that wish to exterminate us gain any foothold of influence or power only makes sense if you (falsely) believe that you can escape their next escalation in violence.

      antifascist victories involve turning out the whole community against the fascist threat. we don't want another battle for Charlottesville - compare that to its anniversary rally in DC where the libs absolutely showed up and the whole city shut the rally down. this idea that we can separate liberals and leftists is idealism and the product of severe atomization.

      forget what people believe. it's your damn community. no one is coming to protect it for you. any neighbor who will help you with mutual defense is a comrade whether you or they know it yet or not, whether they're anarchist, communist, lib, or recovering chud. mutual aid and defense do not respect lines drawn by cultivated identities.

        • the_river_cass [she/her]
          3·
          4 years ago

          you should be focused on organizing so that libs put their lives on the line

          there are two kinds of organizing - building capacity and acute crisis management. I'm talking about the latter as for a short while, we don't have time for the former.

          They are not going to come out for you when you get your comrades murdered. They’ll call you violent rioter socialists.

          this is ignorant of the history of antifascist organizing in this country over the last twenty years. people do absolutely turn out in sufficient numbers to shut down fascist actions.

          it's advocating that everyone stay home that I'm objecting to - that accomplishes nothing but diminishing the strength of any response to fascist activity.