This isn’t just a culture war – we need a radical anti-fascist movement right now – focuses on the UK, suggesting modern strategies that benefit from the experience of the antifascist movement of 70′s and 80′s.
The Rise of the European Far-Right in the Internet Age – On the modern fascist movements in Europe, specially focusing on the identitarians.
How Well-Intentioned White Families Can Perpetuate Racism – US sociologist Margaret Hagerman spent two years embedded in upper-middle-class white households, listening in on conversations about race
When They Bought Us Out – Very good article by Shane Burley on the fight for the working class
I survived the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Here are the lessons I’d like to pass on – “I’m 93, and, as extremism sweeps across Europe, I fear we are doomed to repeat the mistakes which created the Holocaust“
No apologies: anti-racism, multiculturalism and violence – A (UK) look at the importance of violence as a tool in the antifascist toolkit in the struggles of the past and present
Anti-Fascist Practice and Impossible Non-Violence – A more academic article on why violence is necessary and why the State can not be relied upon to stop Fascism
The Anarchists Combatting the Far Right on YouTube – and how you can help them
The Fight Against the Far Right Requires Tackling White Nationalist Institutions – About the far-right billionaire- and millionaire-funded suit and tie fascist organisations that make the far-right street movements possible
Fighting the Football Fascists – Sean Ballie argues that only a movement from within football lads and lasses can fight fascism in football successfully
Interview with Antifascist Fans of Lazio – Lazio is a football club with famously fascist fans, but even there brave antifascists are working to take their club back
An Exceptional Case? Problematizing Soviet Anti-Racism – Interesting article on soviet anti-racism
Flying Squads & Self Defense Now – Ideas on the use of the tactic of flying squads
The Claws of empire, The Rise of Fascism – Statement and analysis from Coordenação Anarquista Brasileira on the election of the fascist Bolsonaro in Brazil
From Memes to Infowars: How 75 Fascist Activists Were “Red-Pilled” – Very interesting research article by Bellingcat on how fascists on Discord say how they were “redpilled“
Guide to ‘Kettles’ – On the police tactic of kettling, in the UK
Is that an OK sign? A white power symbol? Or just a right-wing troll? – On how the far-right try to use innocuous symbols to signal to eachother, focusing on the OK sign
“Jesus was an anarchist/socialist/communist” obviously isn’t accurate in the sense that the political and social context in which Jesus lived is not equatable with the conditions that would later produce communist ideology. He wasn’t a socialist because there was no such thing at the time. He did express beliefs that could be called “proto-socialist” in some vague way and in that sense we shouldn’t ignore the long history of Christian heresies which took a very socialistic stance towards sex, wealth, property and labor based on a similar interpretation of Jesus.
In the modern day figures like Martin Luther King and Oscar Romero expressed similar ideologies but explicitly directed towards capitalism and the imperialist war machine. Both were assasinated as a result of their social gospel which in both cases ended up inspiring communist movements to become more active and militant.
Class conflict exists everywhere and the Church as a site of wealth and power has always had to deal with militant radicals who took the Good Word too seriously and had to be suppressed. This doesn’t make the history of Christianity good, as much as complicate our analysis of Christianity and its place within class society.
It’s Going Down – Mostly reportbacks and updates on current actions, not so much a good source for current events in politics or whatever else. Format: text and audio
Unicorn Riot – Similar to the above. Format: text and video
sub.Media – Good source of general current events as well as more of the above. Format: video
Channel Zero – A network of anarchist podcasts in so-called North America covering a range of topics. Format: audio
Infoshop – Seems to be down at the time of posting, but a good leftist news source on a range of topics. Format: text
I’m not an avid consumer of news so I don’t have a ton of experience with any of these, but they all generally put out good content. Further recommendations would be appreciated!
SIGNAL BOOST!!!! This is what’s happening in France right now. Highschoolers arrested in a terrifying way, head against a wall, because they protested against Macron’s policies. Video filmed by a police officer (who is very much NOT allowed to film teenagers without their consent). The officer you hear in the video says “Voilà une classe qui se tient sage”, which means “That’s a class that’s behaving.” Since the protests began, police violence became terrible especially against highschoolers – literal children. 700 highschoolers were arrested in France today. A teen is still in coma after a police officer shoot her with a flashball earlier this week. This is what Macron’s governement looks like.
Otherwise, I would think you’re too short because I FUCKING TOWER OVER YOU
I am frequently asked what my height is. I also get the shocked remark from a dude saying “Whoa…are we the same height?! Or are you taller than me?” Plus, the captain obvious “YOU’RE TALL” observation. I dislike being my height sometimes. I can’t wear heels because I skyrocket to 6’3” and am taller than most men while in them. I’m not a petite little pygmy.
Then I remember how fucking awesome I look and that I’d be fugly if I were any shorter. And I can be at the back of a crowd and I can still see what’s going on. But only on occasion, for there are tall male douchebags who like to block everyone’s view being in the front.
I don’t think there is a phrase I have been told more often than “you’re tall”
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