,FROM ,CONFRONT+ ,FASCI/S TO ,FAC+ ! ,POLICE ,/ATE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,MILIT>IZATION ( SPACE & ! PREEMPTIVE SUPPRESSION ( CR[DS4 ,*ECKPO9TS1 HELICOPT]S1 TANKS1 & GUNS4 ,! BLANKET CRIM9ALIZATION ( PUBLIC EXPRESSION & ! DEMONIZ+ ( ALL :O SEEK TO RESI/ ! RISE ( FASCISM4 ,!SE >E ! TOOLS ( ! DEMOCRATIC /ATE 9 RESPONSE TO ! FRACTUR+ ( SOCIETY4 ,/REET-LEVEL FASCI/S >E DANG]\S1 BUT ! ESCALATION ( /ATE CONTROL & POLICE VIOL5CE FULFILLS !IR PROGRAM ON A MU* L>G] SCALE4 ,9 ,NEWNAN1 ,GEORGIA ON ,APRIL #b#a1 #b#a#h1 SEV5 HUNDR$ (FIC]S FROM #db CITY1 /ATE1 & F$]AL JURISDICTIONS MOBILIZ$ TO 5CIRCLE & ATTACK ! ANTI-FASCI/ DEMON/RATORS GA!R$ TO OPPOSE ! ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T4 ,WE W]E VA/LY OV]P[]$4 ,WE NE$ TO REFLECT ON ?IS EXP]I5CE & DRAW CONCLUSIONS AB\T H[ TO PREP>E = ! NEXT R\ND1 :I* WILL NOT PIT US AGA9/ RAG-TAG ,NAZIS BUT AGA9/ ! FULL =CE ( ! /ATE ITSELF4 ,A ,/RATEGY ( ,T5SION ,WE HAVE SOME EXP]I5CE ) POLIC+4 ,WE SAW ! C[>DICE ( (FIC]S 9 ,*>LOTTSEVILLE & ! PRECISE T>GET+ ( ! BLACK BLOC AT ,AUBURN2 WE LAU<$ AT ! BUMBL+ /ATE TROOP]S 9 ,/ONE ,M\NTA9 & TOOK NOTES ON ! WAY !Y C>RI$ \T SURVEILLANCE FROM ! RO(TOPS ( ,GA9ESVILLE4 ,WE /UDY ! 5EMY4 ,WE HAVE COMP>$ \R EXP]I5CES 9 ! /REETS ( ,H>RISBURG1 ,%ELBYVILLE1 ,PIKEVILLE1 ,MURFEESBORO1 ,KNOXVILLE1 & BEYOND4 ,NEWNAN WAS DIFF]5T4 ,:5 A HUMBLE CR[D ( ANTI-RACI/S BEGAN TO ASSEMBLE 9 D[NT[N ,NEWNAN1 CAM\FLAG$ POLICE ATTACK$ US BR&I%+ HI<-P[]$ RIFLES4 ,! IMM$IATE & SU/A9$ USE ( PREEMPTIVE =CE FROM ! V]Y />T IRREP>ABLY IMPACT$ \R COLLECTIVE ABILITY TO ACT ) 9ITIATIVE & ASSURANCE4 ,POLICE PUN*$ US ) CLOS$ FI/S1 /RUCK US ) ASSAULT RIFLES & TAZ]S1 & 9DISCRIM9ATELY SNAT*$ PROTE/]S (F SIDEWALKS4 ,!Y T>GET$ MASK$ PROTE/]S1 TE5AG]S1 MA9/REAM J\RNALI/S1 P>5TS SCRAMBL+ = !IR *ILDR51 LEGAL OBS]V]S1 & PEACE ACTIVI/S4 ,! POLICE US$ EV]Y SNAT*-&-GRAB AS AN EXCUSE TO KETTLE & DIVIDE ! CR[D4 ,:AT W\LD HAVE BE5 A #c-P]SON M>* BECAME TWO GR\PS ( #a#e1 !N F\R GR\PS ( #g#e4 ,?R\<\T ! DAY1 ANTI-RACI/S ATTEMPT$ TO \TMANEUV] ! POLICE BY AB&ON+ ! MILIT>IZ$ /REETS = ! LESS GOV]NABLE TRA9 TRACKS & =E/S4 ,DESPITE BE+ MORE FLUID ?AN \R OPPOSITION1 WE W]E UNABLE TO BREAK EV5 ?9LY PROTECT$ B>RICADES AT ! WEAKE/ PO9TS 9 !IR P]IMET]4 ,?IS WAS P>TLY BECAUSE \R MORALE WAS CRIPPL$ BY ! CON/ANT PRESSURE ( HAV+ GUNS PO9T$ 9 \R FACES & P>TLY BECAUSE /ATE RE9=CEM5TS ALWAYS >RIV$ AT ! EXACT MOM5T ! CR[D REA*$ CONS5SUS TO DO SOME?+4 ,WE W]E 9 A CON/ANT /ATE ( ATTRITION4 ,H\RS SP5T BACKTRACK+ ?R\< HO/ILE SIDE /REETS UND] ! HOT ,GEORGIA SUN FUR!R DAMAG$ \R CONFID5CE4 ,TO SAY ?AT ! POLICE W]E EQUIPP$ = A RIOT IS AN UND]/ATEM5T4 ,!Y W]E READY = CIVIL W>4 ,\R SC\TS REPORT$ ?AT TRADITIONAL H>D-%ELL RIOT COPS W]E PROTECT+ ,NAZIS FROM ! PROTE/]S 9 ! SANCTION$ 0FREE SPEE* PIT10 BUT WE NEV] SAW !M4 ,WE SAW AN >MY4 ,DEPUTIZ$ (FIC]S WE>+ ,KEVL> VE/S OV] >MY FATIGUES >M$ ) #e4#e#f MILLIMET] ASSAULT RIFLES FLANK$ US ON BO? SIDES4 ,! GR\ND TREMBL$ B5EA? ! ,BE>,CATS & TANKS ROLL+ D[N ! /REETS1 SURPLUS WEAPONRY FROM ! ,W> 9 ,IRAQ2 DRONES CIRCL$ ABOVE US4 ,MOBILE SQUADRONS W]E ASSIGN$ TO TAIL GR\PS ( PROTE/]S EV]Y TIME ! M>* SPL9T]$--:I* OCCURR$ FREQU5TLY & NEV] ( \R [N VOLITION4 ,OV] ! LA/ #b YE>S1 WE'VE SE5 SIMIL> DISPLAYS ( MILIT>IZ$ =CE 9 RESPONSE TO ! L>GE-SCALE UPRIS+S ( BLACK & NATIVE REBELS 9 ,F]GUSON & ,/&+ ,ROCK & OCCASIONALLY AT ANTI-GLOBALIZATION PROTE/S SU* AS ! ,G#b1 BUT WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE ?IS LEVEL ( MILIT>IZATION 9 ! SLEEPY ,ATLANTA SUBURBS4 ,WE UND]/& ?IS ESCALATION ( T5SIONS AS AN EXP]IM5T 9 CR[D CONTROL /RATEGY LIKELY M&AT$ BY FRANTIC F$]AL AU?ORITIES & EXAC]BAT$ BY SMALL-T[N COPS PLAY+ DRESS-UP AS SOLDI]S4 ,! ,NEW ,HORIZON ( ,REPRESSION ,:5 ! VELOCITY ( \R MOVEM5TS \TPACES ! (FICIAL SCRIPT ( DEMOCRACY1 ! /ATE IS =C$ TO FALL BACK ON ITS CORE PR9CIPLE3 OV]:ELM+ =CE4 ,! CRUDE CO/-B5EFIT ANALYSIS ( ! AU?ORITIES IS ?AT IT IS BETT] TO RISK ! POLITICAL LEGITIMACY ( ! POLICE BY BRUTALIZ+ PROTE/]S ?AN IT IS TO RISK ! POSSIBILITY ?AT PEOPLE WILL *>T !IR [N PA?S 9 A WAY ?AT CALLS GOV]NANCE ITSELF 9TO QUE/ION4 ,9 ,IRAQ AS 9 ,NEWNAN1 9 ! BEG9N+ & 9 ! 5D1 DEMOCRACY IS A MILIT>Y OCCUPATION4 ,IT SEEMS TELL+ ?AT ! POLICE GAVE NO (FICIAL /ATEM5TS BE=E ! RALLY DESPITE A :IRLW9D ( NEWS COV]AGE3 !Y (F]$ NO PLATITUDES AB\T 0FREE SPEE*0 & MADE NO EXCUSES AB\T 0PROTECT+ ! PUBLIC40 ,!RE W]E NO COMMUNITY RELATIONS (FIC]S NEGOTIAT+ ) TOK5 COLLABORATORS4 ,!RE WAS PRACTICALLY NO DISC\RSE :ATSOEV]1 ONLY PLANN+4 ,ONLY AFT]W>DS DID ! LOCAL M$IA SLUGGI%LY (F] A P]FUNCTORY N>RATIVE JU/IFY+ ! BRUTALITY ( ! POLICE4 ,! TRAUMATIC CONVULSIONS ( ! ,LEFT 9 RESPONSE TO ,TRUMP'S ELECTION AF=D$ US A BRIEF W9D[ ( LEGITIMACY3 = A FEW MON?S1 NO /ATI/ N>RATIVE C\LD EXPLA9 ! SUDD5 FRACTUR+ ( SOCIETY1 & ?OSE :O WI%$ TO RESI/ ! SUDD5 ASC5DANCY ( F>-RI*I/S 9 ! /REETS4 ,NEWNAN %[S US ?AT ?AT W9D[ HAS CLOS$4 ,AFT] A YE> ( CLA%ES 9 :I* MASK$ ANTI-FASCI/S F\RICADES :ILE NEO-FASCI/S %OT1 /ABB$1 & RAN OV] PROTE/]S1 LIB]ALS & CONS]VATIVES ALIKE >E SPREAD+ A DISC\RSE PROMOT+ A SYMMETRICAL FE> ( ALL SORTS ( 0EXTREMISM40 ,! FUNCTION ( ?IS DISC\RSE IS TO OP5 ! WAY = ! POLICE /ATE TO >ISE 9 ITS FULL =CE4 ,AM]ICA1 ,AM]IKKKA ,\R G5]ATION SAW ! RACI/ T]ROR ?AT UND]P9S ?IS C\NTRY BAPTIZ$ ) BLOOD ON ! /REETS ( ,F]GUSON & CONFIRM$ 9 ! HORRIFIC AFT]MA? ( ,*>LOTTESVILLE4 ,! TRAUMA ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,EXP]I5CE WILL NOT HEAL 9 \R LIFETIMES1 BUT WE DEEPLY *]I% ! CROSS-RACIAL UNITY WE'VE FELT 9 ! /REETS :5 WE HAVE DIRECTLY CONFRONT$ ! =CES ( SEGREGATION4 ,!SE BRIEF MOM5TS ( %>$ C\RAGE1 C>E1 & DIGNITY ACROSS RACIAL L9ES >E WOR? A C5TURY ( SYMBOLIC PROGRESS4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ?IS AUTONOM\S COLLECTIVE P[] ?AT ! /ATE CANNOT ALL[4 ,AS ! MOM5TUM ( FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ WANES1 0ANTIFA0 HAS BECOME PUBLIC ?REAT _?#a4 ,!IR FUSION C5T]S %[ !IR DET]M9ATION TO FIX US 9 !IR SIIES ( LEGITIMATE POLITICS >E ALWAYS 9 FLUX1 BUT ! NE$ = CONTROL REMA9S CON/ANT4 ,! /ORY ?AT ! GOV]NM5T'S HIR$ GUNS ESCORT$ FRE$OM M>*]S ON ! ROAD TO ,MONTGOM]Y WILL NEV] R$EEM !M = ! BRUTALITY !Y 5ACT$ 9 ,SELMA4 ,IT IS NO GREAT IRONY ?AT ! MASK LAWS US$ AGA9/ ANTI-RACI/S 9 ,NEWNAN W]E ORIG9ALLY 9T5D$ = USE AGA9/ ! ,KU ,KLUX ,KLAN4 ,GOV]NANCE HAS NO COMMITM5T TO IDEALS4 ,B5EA? ALL LEVELS ( AB/RACTION1 !RE IS ONLY ! CALL\S ORGANIZATION ( VIOL5CE4 ,! ,DEFEAT ( 0,ANTIFA10 ! ,VICTORY ( ,ANTI-,FASCISM ,! BATTLES WE HAVE F\S PREP>$ US = ! EXTREMITY ( !SE EV5TS4 ,DESPITE ALL ! SETBACKS1 IT IS HE>T5+ ?AT TWO DOZ5 ,NAZIS N[ REQUIRE A MILLION-DOLL> ,P5TAGON BUDGET & A #g-MAN MILIT>Y CONVOY TO CONDUCT !IR RALLIES4 ,NEI!R ! EMPTY PO/UR+ ( POLITICIANS NOR ! HOLL[ PO9T R\NDS ( POLICE =C$ :ITE NATIONALI/S BACK 9TO !IR CORN]2 IT WAS ! DET]M9ATION ( ANTI-FASCI/S & ! BRAV]Y ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE4 ,WE HAVE WON ! RESPECT ( \R G5]ATION1 :ILE ! ,NAZIS HAVE LO/ !IR RESPECT4 ,FIS AGO1 !RE W]E FIFTE5 ( US & SIXTY-FIVE ( !M4 ,N[ !Y >E TWO DOZ51 & WE >E HUNDR$S1 ?\S&S4 ,WE MADE EFFICI5T USE ( ! TEMPOR>Y SYMPA?Y ( ! NATIONAL M$IA & WE BROKE ! WILLS ( ! UP-&-COM+ :ITE NATIONALI/ LEAD]S4 ,WE =C$ ! ALT-RIG9ALIZ$ IDEOLOGIES4 ,!Y RAISE !IR SWA/IKAS ON RURAL COMP\NDS [N$ BY DECAY+ RELICS ( ! OLD ,KLAN DAYS BECAUSE !Y CANNOT DO SO ANY:]E ELSE4 ,WE %\LD TAKE ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO RECALL \R VISION ( ANO!R WORLD4 ,WE HAVE NEV] ACCEPT$ ! N>RATIVE ( \R /RUGGLE CREAT$ BY ,FOX ,NEWS & ,C,N,N2 \R /ORIES >E \RS ALONE TO COMPOSE4 ,9 ! BATTLES AHEAD1 AS WE FACE A RAPIDLY MILIT>IZ+ /ATE1 ?IS VISION WILL BE ! MO/ P[]FUL WEAPON WE HAVE4 ,WE MU/ REF9E IT & MAKE IT CLE> = ALL TO SEE4 ,! ALT]NATIVE TO FASCISM IS NOT A MILIT>IZ$ SOCIETY OPPRESS$ BY TOTAL POLICE CONTROL--?AT IS SIMPLY ! REALIZATION ( FASCISM BY ANO!R MEANS4 ,! ALT]NATIVE TO FASCISM IS COMMUNITY AUTONOMY & SELF-DEF5SE4 ,WE %\LD FOCUS ON MEET+ ! IMM$IATE NE$S ( ! PEOPLE 9 \R NEIMY PROTECT+ !M DOES NOT MEAN ?AT \R COMMUNITIES >E SAFE4 ,HI/ORY TEA*ES ?AT ! PUBLIC HUMILIATION WE'VE 9FLICT$ ON :ITE SUPREMACI/S WILL DRIVE !M TO RESORT TO MORE VIOL5T ATTACKS4 ,WE MU/ BUILD MODELS ( ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ ?AT PREP>E US = !IR ONGO+ TRANSITION T[>D UND]GR\ND RIM$ COMRADES 9 ,NEWNAN 9CREAS$ \R RELATIVE SAFETY1 FUR!R MILIT>IZATION ON \R SIDE W\LD BE AN ]ROR AT ?IS PO9T4 ,IT W\LD NOT BE /RATEGIC TO 5GAGE ! ,BLUE ,LIVES ,MATT] PSY*OPA?S PO9T+ ,>-#a#eS FROM !IR POR*ES 9 A SYMMETRICAL CONFLICT ON !IR PREF]R$ T]RA94 ,IT W\LD BE BETT] TO TURN !IR *ILDR5 AGA9/ !M1 SO !Y GR[ OLD & DIE REVIL$ BY ! G5]ATIONS ?AT WILL SUCCE$ !M4 ,GUNS MAY BE NECESS>Y 9 C]TA9 SITUATIONS1 BUT \R /R5G? IS ULTIMATELY SOCIAL1 NOT MILIT>Y4 ,WE FEEL SECURE KN[+ ?AT \R NEIK TIME4 ,! NETWORKS WE HAVE BUILT BETWE5 M$ICS & GANGS1 LAWY]S & ELD]S1 >E /RONG] ?AN EV]4 ,AT EA* /AGE ( ?IS CONFLICT1 \R EXP]I5CE 9 ! /REETS HAS REF9$ \R /RATEGIC ACUM5 & DEEP5$ ! TRU/ WE %>E4 ,WE >E NOT A%AM$ TO LOSE A BATTLE4 ,WE >E V9DICAT$ BY ! BRAVE SOLID>ITY DEMON/RAT$ BY COMRADES FROM ACROSS ! ,S\? & BEYOND4 ,AS LONG AS !RE >E CROSSES BURN+ WE WILL HAVE \R CROSS TO BE>4 ,WE /& BY ! OLD HYPO!SIS ?AT \R GREATE/ A*IEVEM5TS >E NOT ! VICTORIES AGA9/ FASCI/S :5 !Y >E BIG1 BUT \R VICTORIES OV] !M :5 !Y >E SMALL4 ,N[ WE HAVE TO GIRD \RSELVES = ! BATTLES AHEAD1 9 :I* WE HAVE TO DELEGITIMIZE ! POLICE & P]SUADE A CRITICAL MASS FROM SOCIETY AT L>GE TO JO9 US 9 PU%+ BACK AGA9/ !IR CONTROL4 ,BRUIS$ BUT NOT %AK54 -,SOME ANTI-RACI/S 7,S\RCE3 ,RETRIEV$ ON #a#f? ,JUNE #bba FROM CRIME?9C4COM47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #a#c1 #bbb 3 ,FROM ,CONFRONT+ ,FASCI/S TO ,FAC+ ! ,POLICE ,/ATE -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/