,*>LOTTESVILLE & ! ,RISE ( ,FASCISM 9 ! ,U,S,A 

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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,FRIDAY1 ,AUGU/ #a#a1 A WIDE RANGE ( F>-RI<T GR\PS FROM >\ND ! ,U,S GA!R$ 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ,VIRG9IA = A M>* ! NI<T BE=E !IR 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T0 RALLY4 ,HUNDR$S ( !M C>RY+ LIT TOR*ES P>AD$ ACROSS ! T[N ) V]Y LITTLE VISIBLE POLICE PRES5CE4 ,! /REETS W]E L>GELY EMPTY1 ?ANKS TO A REQUE/ FROM ,VIRG9IA ,GOV]NOR ,T]RY ,MC,AULIFFE4 ,:5 ! M>* >RIV$ AT ! FOOT ( ! /ATUE ( ,?OMAS ,JEFF]SON R+$ BY A FEW DOZ5 C\NT]PROTE/]S1 ! M5 ) TOR*ES SURR\ND$ IT & ATTACK$ !M4 

,UNTIL N[1 SOME ( ! P>TICIPANTS HAVE BE5 COY AB\T !IR POLITICS4 ,N[ ?AT !Y HAVE ALL JO9$ 9 EXPLICITLY FASCI/ *ANTS LIKE 0BLOOD & SOIL0 :ILE MANY ( !M RAIS$ !IR >MS 9 ! ,NAZI SALUTE1 IT IS CLE> ?AT ALL ( !M--! SO-CALL$ ,ALT ,RI<T1 ! ,PR\D ,BOYS1 & ALL ! MILITIAM5 & ,OA?KEEP]S & BASEM5T-DWELL+ TROLLS :O KEEP !M COMPANY-->E OP5LY 5DORS+ FASCISM4 ,!Y AIM TO CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* !Y CAN T]RORIZE & MURD] ) IMPUNITY 9 ORD] TO CREATE AN EV5 MORE :ITE SUPREMACI/1 EV5 MORE TOTALIT>IAN /ATE4 

,) ?IS M>* 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ! F> RI<T HAS CROSS$ A ?RE%OLD4 ,UNTIL N[1 !Y APPE>$ TO BE A MOTLEY >RAY ( ONL9E GR\PS1 MO/ ( :I* LACK$ ! C\RAGE TO ID5TIFY UNIRONICALLY ) FASCISM4 ,TODAY1 !Y HAVE >RIV$ AS A SOCIAL MOVEM5T ?AT CAN PULL TOGE!R HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE TO C>RY \T ORGANIZ$ ACTS ( VIOL5CE :ILE ! POLICE LOOK ON4 ,!Y HOPE TO WEAPONIZE ! IGNORANCE & 9SECURITY ( ! PREC>I\S :ITE WORK+ CLASS TO TRICK POOR :ITE PEOPLE 9TO S]V+ ONCE AGA9 AS CANNON FODD] = !IR [N OPPRESSORS4 

,BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE--NOT YET1 ANYWAY4 ,! FASCI/S >E COM+ TO PROM95CE BE=E !Y HAVE ! NUMB]S OR LEGITIMACY 9 ! PUBLIC EYE ?AT !Y NE$ TO DEF5D !IR NEW POSITION4 ,IF WE ACT SWIFTLY & DECISIVELY--GIV+ !M NEI!R LEGITIMACY NOR QU>T]--!RE IS /ILL TIME TO /OP !M BE=E !Y MOVE ! CLOCK FROM #bag TO #a#i#c#c4 

,REMEMB] LA/ ,NOVEMB]1 :5 ,DONALD ,TRUMP WAS ELECT$ & IT SEEM$ LIKE ! 5TIRE ,U,S WAS AB\T TO VE] 9TO A F>-RI<T DICTATOR%IP8 ,:ILE LIB]ALS W]E IMMOBILIZ$ BY %OCK1 AN>*I/S IMM$IATELY W5T ON ! (F5SIVE 9 ORD] TO DE/ABILIZE ! ,TRUMP REGIME BE=E EV]YONE GOT ACCU/OM$ TO A NEW LEVEL ( TYRANNY4 ,WE RECOGNIZ$ ?AT ! F> RI<T HAD COME TO P[] TOO E>LY1 BE=E !Y C\LD BUILD A BROAD CONS5SUS 9 FAVOR ( !IR AG5DA1 & ?AT ?IS PUT !M 9 A VULN]ABLE POSITION4 ,BY ACT+ DECISIVELY AGA9/ ! 9AUGURATION & ! ,MUSLIM BAN1 WE HELP$ TO %[ ?AT !RE C\LD BE NO BUS9ESS OR POLITICS AS USUAL UND] ,TRUMP1 & ?IS CREAT$ FRACTURES )9 ! HALLS ( P[]4 

,IF NOT = !SE IMM$IATE1 MASSIVE EXPRESSIONS ( DEFIANCE1 JUDGES MI<T NOT HAVE D>$ TO BLOCK ! ,MUSLIM BAN1 OR ,:ITE ,H\SE EMPLOYES TO LEAK 9=MATION4 ,IMAG9E ! ,U,S RI<T N[ IF ,TRUMP W]E RUL+ ) ! FULL APP>ATUS ( ! /ATE UNIT$ BEH9D HIM6 ,9/EAD1 TODAY1 ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T SEEMS MORE DYSFUNCTIONAL ?AN EV]4 ,?AT MAY EXPLA9 :Y ,TRUMP IS ?REAT5+ W> TO %ORE UP HIS POSITION1 :ILE FASCI/S >E NO LONG] C\NT+ ON HIS GOV]NM5T TO C>RY \T !IR AG5DA UND] COV] ( NORMALCY4 

,N[ WE HAVE TO USE ! SAME /RATEGY TO =E/ALL ! ?REAT ( A NEW WIDESPREAD FASCI/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S4 ,WE HAVE TO RESPOND IMM$IATELY1 CUTT+ ITS OXYG5 SUPPLY & BLOCK+ ITS GR[?4 ,BUT H[ DO WE DO ?AT8 

,FIR/1 WE CAN'T ACCORD FASCI/S ANY LEGITIMACY4 ,ONE NETWORK DESCRIB$ !M AS 0:ITE ACTIVI/S0 LA/ NI<T4 ,SU* EUPHEMISMS >E 9APPROPRIATE = PEOPLE GIV+ ! ,NAZI SALUTE4 ,IT MU/ BE CLE> TO EV]YONE ?AT !Y >E NOT ATTEMPT+ TO P>TICIPATE 9 A DIALOGUE1 BUT RA!R SEEK+ TO />T A W>4 

,BY ! SAME TOK51 WE MU/ NOT LOOK TO ! POLICE OR ANY O!R ASPECT ( ! /ATE = DELIV]ANCE4 ,! COMPLICITY ( ! POLICE 9 SUPPORT+ ONE FASCI/ UND]TAK+ AFT] ANO!R IS WELL-E/ABLI%$ BY N[4 ,BESIDES1 ANY?+ ! /ATE DOES AGA9/ ! F> RI<T1 WE CAN BE SURE IT WILL DO TO US TWICE AS H>D4 ,IT W\LD BE A MI/AKE TO GIVE ANYONE ! IMPRESSION ?AT /ATE 9T]V5TION C\LD SOLVE ?IS PROBLEM )\T CREAT+ EV5 BIGG] PROBLEMS4 ,IF HI/ORY IS ANY GUIDE1 :ATEV] P[] ! /ATE IS ACCORD$ WILL EV5TUALLY 5D UP 9 ! H&S ( FASCI/S4 

,WE ALSO CAN'T DEF] TO AU?ORITIES LIKE ,GOV]NOR ,MC,AULIFFE :5 !Y TELL US TO RESPOND TO ! SITUATION BY HID+ 9DOORS4 ,9 EFFECT1 ?IS MEANS C$+ ! /REETS TO ! FASCI/S1 9 :I* TO DO :ATEV] !Y WANT TO :OMEV] IS /ILL \T !RE4 ,RECOMM5D+ ?IS /RATEGY MAKES ,GOV]NOR ,MC,AULIFFE COMPLICIT 9 ! RISE ( FASCISM4 ,/ICK+ \R HEADS 9 ! S& WILL NOT MAKE ?IS SITUATION GO AWAY4 

,LIKEWISE1 IT WON'T HELP TO GA!R 9 *UR*ES1 AS SOME DID 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE LA/ NI<T1 CONGRATULAT+ \RSELVES ON H[ NONVIOL5T WE >E :ILE FASCI/S PATROL ! /REETS4 ,LA/ NI<T1 :5 ! *UR* LOCK$ ITS DOORS1 MANY W]E TRAPP$ \TSIDE1 DRAMATICALLY \TNUMB]$4 ,?IS K9D ( BEHAVIOR IS ALSO COMPLICITY4 

,IT'S ESS5TIAL TO BUILD FI<T+ =MATIONS CAPABLE ( FAC+ D[N F>-RI<T VIOL5CE4 ,FASCI/S LOVE TO PORTRAY !MSELVES AS VICTIMS 9 ORD] TO CLAIM ! RI<T TO DO VIOL5CE TO O!RS2 !IR 5TIRE N>RATIVE IS BUILT >\ND ! CONTRADICTION ?AT !Y >E SIMULTANE\SLY MA/] RACE & UND]DOG1 VICTORI\S & P]SECUT$4 ,!Y TREAT ANY RESI/ANCE TO !IR PROGRAM AS AN AFFRONT TO !IR DIGNITY & A VIOLATION ( !IR SAFE SPACE4 ,NONE!LESS1 WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO /OP !M 9 !IR /REETS1 BECAUSE !Y >E 9 ! BUS9ESS ( PURVEY+ REV5GE FANTASIES4 ,ANY FOOTAGE !Y CAN RECORD ( SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS1 H[EV] C[>DLY1 WILL HELP !M RECRUIT FROM !IR BASE ( BULLIES & SADI/S4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS1 IT IS PREF]ABLE NOT TO 5T] 9TO CONFLICT ) !M EXCEPT :5 FULLY PREP>$--BUT AT ALL CO/S1 WE MU/ NOT LET !M ATTA9 CONTROL ( ! /REETS4 

,MO/ ( ?IS IS NOT A MATT] ( PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION4 ,WE NE$ PEOPLE TO PUT UP PO/]S2 WE NE$ PEOPLE TO H& \T H&BILLS1 & =M LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS1 & COORD9ATE NEI<BORHOOD RESPONSE TEAMS4 ,WE NE$ TO ORGANIZE LEGAL SUPPORT = ?OSE >RE/$ FI<T+ FASCI/S & 9/ITUTIONS LIKE ! ,U,S BORD] ?AT >E ALREADY ACCOMPLI%+ !IR /AT$ GOALS4 ,WE NE$ PEOPLE TO 9FILTRATE !IR GR\PS2 WE NE$ TO SET UP FAKE ONL9E ACC\NTS ) :I* TO MONITOR !M OR SPREAD DIS9=MATION & /RIFE4 ,WE NE$ TO ID5TIFY ! FAULT L9ES ALONG :I* !IR ALLIANCES CAN BE SPLIT1 & OP5 GULFS BETWE5 !M & ! RE/ ( ! RI<T W+4 ,ONE CAN DO A GREAT DEAL TO FI<T FASCISM )\T EV] 5T]+ A GYM4 

,AS 9 \R EF=TS AGA9/ ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION1 WE CAN'T TAKE ON FASCISM ALONE4 ,WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE ?AT WE >E P>T ( A MU* BROAD] MOVEM5T1 YET ?AT \R EF=TS >E NOT DILUT$ OR R$UC$ TO SOME L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR4 

,ABOVE ALL1 WE HAVE TO POPUL>IZE ANO!R SET ( VALUES1 SO ?AT ! *EAP VICTIM N>RATIVES & FANTASIES ( AU?ORITY ?AT FASCI/S (F] CAN GA9 NO TRACTION AMONG ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,WE HAVE TO %[ H[ FULFILL+ IT IS TO TREAT EA* O!R AS EQUALS1 RA!R ?AN S]V+ SIMULTANE\SLY AS A PEON & A PETTY TYRANT 9 A *A9 ( COMM&4 ,WE HAVE TO DI/+UI% TRUE SELF-DET]M9ATION FROM SUPPOS$ SELF-DET]M9ATION = 0NATIONS0 OR 0PEOPLES10 :I* ALWAYS BOILS D[N TO BE+ BOSS$ >\ND BY SOMEONE ( Y\R [N E?NICITY OR RELIGION4 ,WE HAVE TO FO/] A S5SE ( SELF-WOR? ?AT IS NOT BAS$ 9 MEMB]%IP 9 9V5T$ CATEGORIES1 BUT 9 \R P]SONAL RELATION%IPS & VALUES & ACCOMPLI%M5TS4 

,9 ! GR[+ POPUL>ITY ( FASCISM1 WE CAN SEE ! FAILURE ( GUILT-BAS$ LIB]AL ANTI-RACISM & ANTI-SEXISM4 ,M]E PRIVILEGE POLITICS HAVE FAIL$ US2 WE HAVE TO %[ :AT EV]YONE /&S TO GA9 FROM ! ABOLITION ( :IT5ESS & PATRI>*Y1 & TO PRES5T ?IS AS A POSITIVE PROGRAM RA!R ?AN AS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! ELIM9ATION ( UNFAIR ADVANTAGES4 ,H[EV] UNFAIR AN ADVANTAGE IS1 SOMEONE IS B\ND TO WANT TO KEEP IT--WE HAVE TO CONVEY ?AT !RE'S NO?+ :IT5ESS OR MALE DOM9ATION CAN (F] ?AT IS WOR? HAV+ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 COMP>$ TO ! G5U9E 9TIMACY & C>E ?AT >E POSSIBLE :5 WE APPROA* EA* O!R AS EQUALS1 )\T BORD]S OR AB/RACT CRIT]IA ( BELONG+4 

,?IS IS ! OPPOSITE ( P&]+ TO ! SUPPOS$ IGNORANCE OR SELF-9T]E/ ( 0! :ITE WORK+ CLASS10 AS IF ?AT W]E A S+LE 5TITY4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT MEANS APPEAL+ TO :AT IS WISE/ & MO/ HONORABLE 9 ALL PEOPLE4 

,AN>*ISM IS ONE ( ! MO/ ?OR\<GO+ =MS ( OPPOSITION TO FASCISM1 9 ?AT IT 5TAILS OPPOSITION TO HI]>*Y ITSELF4 ,VIRTUALLY EV]Y FRAMEWORK ?AT C\NT5ANCES HI]>*Y1 BE IT DEMOCRACY OR 0NATIONAL LIB]ATION10 5ABLES OLD P[] IMBALANCES LIKE :ITE SUPREMACY & PATRI>*Y TO REMA9 9 PLACE1 HIDD5 )9 ! LEGITIMACY ( ! PREVAIL+ /RUCTURES4 ,UND] DEMOCRACY1 :ITE SUPREMACY HAS NOT DISAPPE>$2 IT HAS JU/ DISGUIS$ ITSELF4 ,IF WE WANT TO BE DONE ) FASCISM ONCE & = ALL1 WE HAVE TO CUT TO ! ROOT ( ?+S4 

,9 ?AT REG>D1 WE CAN SEE ! /RUGGLE AHEAD ( US AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO *ALL5GE EV]Y?+ AB\T \R SOCIETY & \RSELVES1 NOT JU/ ! VIOL5CE ( A RADICAL FR+E GR\P4 ,AS SOCIETY POL>IZES & ?+S ESCALATE1 WE %\LD NOT SIMPLY BE DRAWN 9TO A VIOL5T GRUDGE MAT* ) \R OPPOSITE NUMB]S ON ! F> RI<T1 BUT LOOK = ESCAPE HAT*ES ?R\< :I* ALL HUMANITY MI<T ESCAPE FROM ?IS LONG NI<TM>E4 

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