,! ,LESSONS ( ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 A ,YE> ,LAT] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,A YE> AFT] ! ,UNITE ! ,RI<T RALLY 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE ?AT LEFT ONE DEAD & C\NTLESS 9JUR$1 WE CAN SEE H[ FASCI/S1 POLICE1 C5TRI/S1 & O!RS HAVE LE>N$ FROM EXP]I5CE & ADJU/$ !IR /RATEGIES4 ,HAVE ?OSE ( US :O OPPOSE ! RISE ( FASCISM DONE ! SAME8 ,READ ON = \R ANALYSIS4 

,FASCI/S & ! ,F> ,RI<T 

  

,SOME FASCI/ ORGANIZATIONS DIS9TEGRAT$ AFT] ! DEBACLE 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 & MANY /ILL HAV5'T RECOV]$4 ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] WAS 9 DIS>RAY2 ,RI*>D ,SP5C] SCAL$ BACK HIS EF=TS TO SPEAK ON UNIV]SITY CAMPUSES2 ! ,TRADITIONALI/ ,WORK]S' ,P>TY COLLAPS$4 ,A FEW MON?S AFT] 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T10 SOME ANTI-FASCI/S FELT CONFID5T 5\< TO DECL>E A PROVISIONAL VICTORY4 ,H[EV]1 A YE> LAT]1 FASCI/S >E REORGANIZ+ & TRY+ NEW ?+S4 

,DISC\RAG$ FROM PRE-ANN\NC$ MASS ACTIONS LIKE ,UNITE ! ,RI<T1 ! EXPLICITLY ,NAZI ORGANIZATION ,PATRIOT ,FRONT HAS DEMON/RAT$ A NEW PATT]N ( SURPRISE ATTACKS VIA !IR APPE>ANCES AT ! ,H\/ON ,AN>*I/ ,BOOK ,FAIR & ! ,SAN ,ANTONIO ,OCCUPY ,I,C,E CAMP4 ,?US F>1 !SE APPE> TO BE *IEFLY AIM$ AT PRODUC+ VIDEO FOOTAGE ) :I* TO MAKE ADV]TISEM5TS = FASCISM1 BUT ! MODEL C\LD BE US$ = MU* MORE DE/RUCTIVE MEANS4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ,JOEY ,GIBSON ( ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] HAS FIGUR$ \T ?AT IF FASCI/S CAN JU/ HOLD (F ON PUBLICLY MURD]+ PEOPLE & D5Y HAV+ TIES TO OV]T :ITE SUPREMACI/S--H[EV] DI%ONE/LY--!Y CAN RESUME SL[LY BUILD+ MOM5TUM :ILE LETT+ ! POLICE DO MO/ ( !IR DIRTY WORK4 ,HE'S WORK+ ) A VOLATILE SECTOR ( ! POPULATION--,PR\D ,BOYS 9 ,P9O*ET %IRTS--BUT HE SEEMS TO BE MAK+ HIS APPROA* SUCCE$ :]E O!R FASCI/ ORGANIZ]S HAVE FAIL$4 ,WE WILL SURELY SEE MORE GR\PS LIKE HIS ATTEMPT+ TO REBR& FASCI/ POLITICS UND] ! UMBRELLA ( PATRIOTISM1 ,*RI/IANITY 7OR A!ISM71 & O!R ANODYNE FACADES4 

,9 RESPONSE TO ! ,PATRIOT ,FRONT /RATEGY1 WE NE$ TO IMPROVE \R SECURITY PRECAUTIONS AT PUBLIC EV5TS--:ILE BE+ C>EFUL NOT TO CREATE ADDITIONAL OB/ACLES TO EXP&+ \R MOVEM5TS4 ,\R GREATE/ SECURITY WILL COME FROM O!RS C>+ AB\T US & JO9+ 9 \R /RUGGLES1 NOT FROM TE*NICAL MEASURES4 

,9 RESPONSE TO ! ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] /RATEGY1 WE HAVE TO REF9E \R RHETORIC & RESE>* 9 ORD] TO CONVEY TO ! G5]AL PUBLIC ! ?REAT ?AT FASCI/S POSE EV5 :5 !Y CONCEAL !IR AG5DA BEH9D A SMOKESCRE54 ,! GR[? ( ! ,EUROPEAN F> RI<T HAS %[N H[ MU* MORE DANG]\S SUIT-&-TIE FASCI/S >E ?AN OLD-FA%ION$ ,NAZI SK9HEADS4 ,UNITE ! ,RI<T TURN$ \T BADLY = FASCI/S BECAUSE !Y HAD NOT YET SUCCE$$ 9 TEA*+ !IR RANK & FILE TO ACT 0RESPECTABLE10 BUT WE %\LDN'T C\NT ON FI<T+ SWA/IKA-WAV+ GOONS =EV]4 ,ONE ( ! *IEF /RATEGIES BY :I* FASCI/S AIM TO RECRUIT = !IR MOVEM5TS IS TO SPREAD FE> AB\T AN IMAG9$ 0,ANTIFA0 ?AT T>GETS CONS]VATIVES 9DISCRIM9ATELY4 ,WE HAVE TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO CONFUSE ! ISSUE4 

,! ,POLICE 

  

,! WAVE ( FASCI/ & ANTI-FASCI/ MOBILIZATIONS ?AT ACCOMPANI$ ,TRUMP'S RISE TO P[] CAU<T MANY POLICE AG5CIES (F GU>D4 ,POLICE WAT*$ FROM ! SIDEL9ES AS ,NAZIS BATTL$ ANTI-FASCI/S 9 ,SACRAM5TO 9 #b#a#f2 !Y LO/ CONTROL COMPLETELY :5 DEMON/RATORS %UT D[N ,MILO ,YIANNOP\LOS 9 ,B]KELEY ON ,FEBRU>Y #a1 #b#a#g4 ,!Y TOOK A H&S-(F APPROA* TO ! S]IES ( CLA%ES ?AT FOLL[$ 9 ,B]KELEY & ELSE:]E4 

,DUR+ ! ,UNITE ! ,RI<T RALLY 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ! POLICE L>GELY /OOD BACK & LET ! CONFRONTATIONS PLAY \T4 ,!Y ONLY 9T]C$$ TO DECL>E AN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY & CLE> ! P>K :5 ANTI-FASCI/S =C$ !IR H&1 AFT] ! CITY & /ATE AU?ORITIES HAD ANN\NC$ A ,/ATE ( ,EM]G5CY4 ,?IS IS CONSI/5T ) A PATT]N ?AT GOES BACK AT LEA/ A C5TURY4 ,:5 :ITE SUPREMACI/S HAVE ! UPP] H&1 POLICE T5D TO GIVE !M FREE RE92 :5 ANTI-FASCI/S GA9 ! ADVANTAGE1 POLICE /EP 9 AGGRESSIVELY4 

,AFT] ,UNITE ! ,RI<T1 ,*>LOTTESVILLE POLICE FAC$ A GREAT DEAL ( CRITICISM = !IR H&S-(F H&L+ ( ! DEMON/RATION4 ,! RESPONSE ( POLICE DEP>TM5TS >\ND ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS BE5 TO %IFT TO A MORE AGGRESSIVE /RATEGY 9VOLV+ MASSIVE MULTI-AG5CY MOBILIZATIONS & PREEMPTIVE CRACKD[NS4 ,POLICE >E D\BL+ D[N ON PROTECT+ & DEF5D+ FASCI/S UND] ! GUISE ( 0PREV5T+ ANO!R ,*>LOTTESVILLE0 :ILE EMPLOY+ OV]:ELM+ =CE AGA9/ ANTI-FASCI/ PROTE/]S4 

,P>TICIPANTS 9 A SMALL ANTI-FASCI/ RALLY 9 ,NEWNAN1 ,GEORGIA REPORT$ ?IS 9 ,APRIL4 ,ON ,JUNE #c & AGA9 ON ,AUGU/ #d1 POLICE 9 ,PORTL& WORK$ CLOSELY ) ! FASCI/S1 DEPLOY+ POT5TIALLY LE?AL WEAPONRY AT R&OM AGA9/ EV]YONE ON ! O!R SIDE ( !IR L9ES4 7,AFT]W>DS1 ! ,PORTL& POLICE CLAIM$ !Y W\LD 0TEMPOR>ILY SUSP5D0 USE ( ONE ( ! MANY POT5TIALLY LE?AL WEAPONS !Y HAD EMPLOY$1 :ILE US+ ! OPPORTUNITY TO BAIT DEMON/RATORS 9TO PROVID+ FUR!R 9TELLIG5CE ON !MSELVES47 ,IT IS A MATT] ( PUBLIC RECORD ?AT POLICE ID5TIFY MORE ) ! FASCI/S !Y >E DEF5D+ ?AN ) ?OSE :O PROTE/ AGA9/ !M4 

,! DECISION TO ANN\NCE A WEEK5D-LONG1 /ATEWIDE ,/ATE ( ,EM]G5CY 9 ,VIRG9IA SEV]AL DAYS AHEAD ( A RALLY 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE AT :I* NO FASCI/ OR F>-RI<T PRES5CE IS EV5 ANTICIPAT$ IS CONSI/5T ) ?IS PATT]N4 ,POLICE >E US+ ! VIOL5CE FASCI/S HAVE P]PETRAT$ AS AN EXCUSE TO CLAMP D[N ON ?OSE ! FASCI/S ATTACK$1 EFFECTIVELY FULFILL+ ! FASCI/ PROGRAM4 

,9 ! WAKE ( ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] & SIMIL> MOVEM5TS1 POLICE HAVE WIDELY LO/ CR$IBILITY4 ,WE'VE COME A LONG WAY S9CE ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T :5 LIB]AL PROTE/]S ACROSS ! ,U,S >GU$ ?AT POLICE W]E 0P>T ( ! #i#i.006 ,N[1 LIKE ! ,TRUMP REGIME1 POLICE RECOGNIZE !Y >E UNPOPUL>1 YET APPE> TO HAVE CONCLUD$ ?AT !Y HAVE 5\< 9/ITUTIONAL P[] & SUPPORT FROM !IR BASE TO GET AWAY ) ALMO/ ANY?+4 ,!Y DON'T SEEM TO BE CONC]N$ AB\T LOS+ LEGITIMACY 9 ! PUBLIC EYE4 ,P]HAPS !Y >E CORRECT ?AT1 9 A POL>IZ$ SOCIETY1 !Y NE$ NOT CONC]N !MSELVES ) H[ EV]YONE FEELS AB\T !M4 ,BUT ?IS CALL\S ATTITUDE MAY CREATE VULN]ABILITIES = !M D[N ! L9E4 

,! WAY ?AT POLICE HAVE TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( PO/-,*>LOTTESVILLE CRITICISM TO ESCALATE !IR VIOL5CE 9 SUPPORT ( FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ IS A REM9D] ?AT :5 WE CRITIQUE ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! /ATE1 WE HAVE TO PRODUCE A DISC\RSE ?AT DELEGITIMIZES !M COMPLETELY1 A DISC\RSE ?AT CANNOT BE APPROPRIAT$ = O!R 5DS4 ,WE %\LD USE ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW CONNECTIONS BETWE5 POLIC+ & ! FASCI/ AG5DA BE=E !IR LATE/ ESCALATION BECOMES NORMALIZ$ AS WELL4 

,! ,TRUMP ,ADM9I/RATION 

  

,AFT] 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T10 ,DONALD ,TRUMP PROVOK$ \TRAGE BY >GU+ ?AT !RE W]E 0F9E PEOPLE ON BO? SIDES0 & LAT]1 :5 PRESS$1 ASSIGN+ BLAME TO BO? SIDES AS WELL4 ,NONE!LESS1 WE CAN ASCRIBE ! DEP>TURES ( ,/EVE ,BANNON & ,SEBA/IAN ,GORKA FROM HIS ADM9I/RATION 9 P>T TO ! 5SU+ BACKLA%4 

,TODAY1 ,DONALD ,TRUMP CONT9UES TO APPEAL TO RACI/S VIA DOG :I/LES--= EXAMPLE1 GRATUIT\SLY ATTACK+ WELL-KN[N A?LETES ( COLOR SU* AS ,LE,BRON ,JAMES4 ,HE IS C\NT+ ON G]RYM&]+1 ! UNCONDITIONAL LOYALTY ( HIS BASE1 & ! MONOPOLIZATION ( =CE 9 ! H&S ( ,U,S GOV]NM5T 9/ITUTIONS TO MA9TA9 HIS HOLD ON P[] REG>DLESS ( H[ UNPOPUL> HE BECOMES ) EV]YONE ELSE4 

,SO F>1 ?IS /RATEGY HAS BASICALLY WORK$4 ,A V]SION ( ! ,MUSLIM ,BAN IS N[ 9 EFFECT2 ,TRUMP CONT9UES TO /ACK ! C\RTS ) HI<LY CONS]VATIVE JUDGES :O WILL HOLD ?OSE POSITIONS = DECADES TO COME1 9T5SIFY+ ! RACISM ( ! C>C]AL JU/ICE 9DU/RY & MAK+ LEGAL *ALL5GES LIKE ! ,J#b C\RT CASE EV5 MORE DIFFICULT4 ,IT'S ALSO WOR? NOT+ ?AT MANY :ITE SUPREMACI/S >E RADICALIZ$ 9 PRISON4 ,IT'S POSSIBLE TO UND]/& ! CURR5T REVIVAL ( FASCI/ /REET VIOL5CE AS A SIDE EFFECT ( ! EXP&+ PRISON-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX4 ,?IS IS YET ANO!R EXAMPLE ( H[ /ATE & EXTRA-/ATE AU?ORIT>IANISM RE9=CE EA* O!R4 

,AS ! /ATE BECOMES ! *IEF =CE IMPLEM5T+ ! FASCI/ AG5DA1 WE HAVE TO /AY FOCUS$ ON C\NT]+ ! WAYS IT IS T>GET+ PEOPLE1 EV5 AS FASCI/S ATTEMPT TO DRAW US 9TO PRIVATE TURF W>S4 ,! MORE EFFECTIVE WE >E AT MOBILIZ+ BROAD RESI/ANCE TO ITS OP]ATIONS1 ! MORE ALLIES WE WILL HAVE :5 IT COMES TO FAC+ D[N FASCI/S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 SUPPORT+ PRISON] REVOLTS SU* AS ! UPCOM+ NATIONWIDE PRISON /RIKE1 WE CAN MAKE IT MORE LIKELY ?AT PRISON]S WILL ORGANIZE ALONG CLASS L9ES RA!R ?AN RACIAL L9ES4 

,! ,C5TRI/S 

  

,IT'S A MI/AKE TO UND]/& ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 FASCI/S & !IR OPPON5TS ACCORD+ TO A B9>Y FRAMEWORK4 ,?OSE :O LIKE TO SEE !MSELVES AS POLITICAL 0C5TRI/S0 9 FACT COMPRISE A ?IRD POLE 9 !SE /RUGGLES4 

,! C5TRI/S >E NOT AT ALL 5?USIA/IC AB\T ANTI-FASCI/S BE+ P[]FUL 5\< TO D5Y FASCI/S A PLAT=M4 ,TWO WEEKS AFT] FASCI/S GA!R$ 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ANTI-FASCI/S %UT D[N A FASCI/ RALLY 9 ,B]KELEY1 ,CALI=NIA4 ,9 RESPONSE1 ,B]KELEY'S MAYOR1 A LIB]AL ,DEMOCRAT1 CALL$ ON ! POLICE TO CLASSIFY ANTI-FASCI/S AS A GANG & MOBILIZE AGA9/ !M ACCORD+LY4 

,MORE REC5TLY1 C5TRI/ ,DEMOCRATS US$ ! ELECTIONS ( ,AUGU/ #g AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LAUN* SOCIAL M$IA ATTACKS ON ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY & ?IRD P>TY VOT+ 9 G5]AL2 !Y HOPE TO USE ! SPECT] ( ,TRUMP TO DISCIPL9E ?OSE TO !IR LEFT 9TO SUPPORT+ 0MOD]ATE0 C&IDATES4 ,AS !Y ATTEMPT TO *ANNEL ALL DISAPPROVAL ( ,TRUMP 9TO SUPPORT = ! P>TY E/ABLI%M5T1 CORPORATE M$IA \TLETS1 & ! ,F,B,I1 WE WILL SURELY SEE !M MAKE MOVES TO DISCR$IT DIRECT ACTION & RADICAL POLITICS4 

,?IS GIVES US A NEW P]SPECTIVE ON ,FACEBOOK'S DECISION TO DELETE ! ,FACEBOOK PAGE ?AT ! ,%UT ,IT ,D[N ,D,C ,COALITION WAS US+ TO PROMOTE !IR PROTE/ AGA9/ ! 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T #b0 RALLY 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C4 ,FACEBOOK CLAIM$ ?AT ! PAGE 9 QUE/ION APPE>$ TO BE CONNECT$ ) ,RUSSIAN BOT ACTIVITY1 ASSOCIAT+ ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ ) ! NUMB] ONE BUGABOO ( C5TRI/ ,DEMOCRATS4 ,P]HAPS ?IS IS 5TIRELY CO9CID5TAL4 

,IMM$IATELY AFT]W>DS1 ,GOOGLE1 ,FACEBOOK & ,APPLE BANN$ ,ALEX ,JONES & HIS CONSPIRACY-!ORY-P$DL+ M$IA COMPANY1 ,9F[>S4 ,9F[>S HAS LONG PROVID$ A V5UE = CONFUS$ CONS]VATIVES TO F9D !IR WAY 9TO F>-RI<T & FASCI/ ACTIVITY2 WE CAN H>DLY LAM5T !IR MIS=TUNES4 ,BUT IF ! BANN+ WAS A P>TISAN C5TRI/ MANEUV] AGA9/ 0EXTREMES10 WE'LL BE NEXT ON ! *OPP+ BLOCK4 

,& ,US8 

  

,& US8 ,:AT LESSONS DID WE LE>N FROM ,*>LOTTESVILLE8 ,H[ %\LD \R /RATEGIES %IFT 9 VIEW ( H[ O!RS HAVE *ANG$ !IRS8 

,=G+ ,BROAD] ,TIES 

  

,9 ! WAKE ( ! VIOL5T CLA%ES 9 D[NT[N ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 MANY ANTI-FASCI/S CONCLUD$ ?AT IT WAS ESS5TIAL TO ORGANIZE AS BROADLY AS POSSIBLE4 

,BUT H[ DO WE SET AB\T DO+ ?IS8 ,= TWO WEEKS AFT] ! ,UNITE ! ,RI<T RALLY1 ! CORPORATE M$IA APPE>$ SYMPA!TIC TO ! ANTI-FASCI/ CAUSE4 ,?IS *ANG$ AS SOON AS ANTI-FASCI/S A*IEV$ VICTORIES 9 ,BO/ON1 ,DURHAM1 & ,B]KELEY & CONS]VATIVE $ITORS REGA9$ CONTROL ( ! DISC\RSE4 ,WE CAN'T C\NT ON CORPORATE M$IA TO TELL \R /ORY = US4 ,WE HAVE TO DO \R BE/ TO %APE ! N>RATIVES !Y PRODUCE S9CE ?AT IS ! T]RA9 ON :I* ! POLICE JU/IFY !IR ATTACKS4 ,H[EV]1 ! MORE WE LEGITIMIZE CORPORATE M$IA \TLETS AS A CR$IBLE S\RCE ( 9=MATION1 ! MORE P[]FUL !Y WILL BE :5 !Y TURN AGA9/ US4 

,WE HAVE TO BUILD A SOCIAL BASE DIRECTLY BY ORGANIZ+ ) O!RS :O >E AFFECT$ BY ! SAME PROBLEMS4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA1 ,PORTL&1 & ELSE:]E HAVE REPEAT$LY ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS1 TURN+ \T MASSIVE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE :O >E WILL+ TO ORGANIZE ) RESPECT = A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 ,?IS IS ESS5TIAL3 SO LONG AS Y\ DON'T GIVE UP Y\R AUTONOMY1 GA9+ ! ABILITY TO ACT TOGE!R ) L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE IS A MORE IMPORTANT VICTORY ?AN %UTT+ D[N ANY P>TICUL> FASCI/ EV5T4 ,WE %\LD EVALUATE \R ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ ACCORD+ TO H[ WELL IT EQUIPS US TO 5GAGE 9 ALL ! O!R /RUGGLES ?AT CONFRONT US4 

,! MO/ IMPORTANT ASPECT ( COLLECTIVE SELF-DEF5SE--:E!R 9 ,*IAPAS1 ,ROJAVA1 OR ,VIRG9IA--IS BE+ FIRMLY TI$ 9TO A SOCIAL BASE ( SUPPORT4 ,ALL ! FIRE>MS & CONCUSSION GR5ADES 9 ! WORLD WILL NOT SUFFICE TO PROTECT PEOPLE :O HAVE LO/ ! RESPECT ( !IR COMMUNITIES4 

,! /RUGGLE ?AT IS TAK+ PLACE H]E IS NOT 7JU/7 A MILIT>Y CLA% BETWE5 >M$ GR\PS2 IT IS A CLA% ( VALUES )9 AN 5TIRE SOCIETY4 ,WE HAVE TO SPREAD \R TACTICS1 \R VALUES1 & \R UNRUL9ESS F> BEYOND ! IMM$IATE SECTORS ( ! POPULATION ?AT WE >E CURR5TLY ABLE TO ORGANIZE )4 ,EV5 :5 WE >E =C$ TO 5GAGE 9 OP5 CONFRONTATION1 WE HAVE TO REMEMB] ?AT :AT WE >E DO+ MU/ S]VE AS A =M ( $UCATION & \TREA*4 ,FASCI/S HAVE GA9$ ! MO/ MOM5TUM :5 !Y'VE UND]/OOD !IR ACTIONS1 9CLUD+ ATTACKS ON UNDOCUM5T$ PEOPLE1 ANTI-FASCI/S1 & O!R ADV]S>IES1 AS A MEANS ( W9N+ RECRUITS4 ,WE HAVE TO FI<T 9 A WAY ?AT MAKES \R OPPOSITION TO ALL =MS ( AU?ORIT>IANISM COMPREH5SIBLE & APPEAL+ TO EV]YONE :O C\LD JO9 US4 

,\R RELATION%IP TO ?OSE :O WILL NEV] JO9 US IS MORE COMPLICAT$4 ,HI/ORY HAS %[N A ?\S& TIMES OV] ?AT LIB]AL POLITICIANS WILL TURN TO US 9 AN EM]G5CY--= EXAMPLE1 TO CREATE A POLITICAL CRISIS !Y CAN (F] TO SOLVE--BUT WILL DISAV[ & AB&ON US ! 9/ANT IT BECOMES POLITICALLY EXP$I5T4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 AS SOCIETY POL>IZES1 GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FROM LEFTI/S IS UNLIKELY TO DISC\RAGE POLICE FROM HOSPITALIZ+ OR EV5 KILL+ US4 ,IF WE BUILD P[]FUL 5\< MOVEM5TS1 P]HAPS WE WILL GA9 5\< LEV]AGE ON LIB]AL C5TRI/S ?AT !Y WILL BE =C$ TO /& UP = US )\T ?US SECUR+ ! MEANS TO PACIFY US4 ,BUT ?AT GOAL IS A LONG WAY (F4 

,F9ALLY1 WE HAVE TO ADDRESS ! ROOT CAUSES ( SUFF]+4 ,IF WE DO ?AT1 PEOPLE WILL JO9 \R EF=TS = !IR [N REASONS4 

,DOXX+ 

  

,9 ! WAKE ( ! CLA%ES 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 BO? SIDES HAVE /EPP$ UP !IR EF=TS TO ID5TIFY !IR ADV]S>IES4 ,?IS IS AN ASYMMETRICAL CONFLICT4 ,FASCI/S :O >E DOXX$ HAVE MORE TO FE> FROM SOCIETY AT L>GE3 ,JOEY ,GIBSON & C\NTLESS O!RS HAVE LO/ !IR JOBS AS A RESULT ( ANTI-FASCI/S PUBLICIZ+ !IR POLITICS4 ,EV5 ! ,U,S MILIT>Y HAS KICK$ \T FASCI/S1 IF ONLY AFT] TREM5D\S PUBLIC PRESSURE4 ,9 ADDITION1 FASCI/S HAVE BE5 DIS[N$ BY !IR P>5TS1 KICK$ \T ( S*OOL1 & FAC$ O!R =MS ( SOCIAL EXCLUSION4 ,9 SOME P>TS ( ! ,U,S1 DOXX+ HAS R$UC$ ! FASCI/ MOVEM5T TO ?OSE :O >E EXTREMELY PRIVILEG$ OR DIS5FRAN*IZ$4 ,WE %\LD CONT9UE TO USE ?IS /RATEGY1 BUILD+ & CIRCULAT+ DATABASES ( EV]YONE 9VOLV$ 9 F>-RI<T ACTIVITY4 

,?OSE :O >E DOXX$ BY FASCI/S & ! F> RI<T FACE A DIFF]5T SET ( RISKS4 ,! POLICE HAVE *>G$ PEOPLE ) FELONIES ON ! BASIS ( RESE>* & SPECULATION ORIG9AT+ ON F>-RI<T & FASCI/ ONL9E =UMS4 ,9 ADDITION1 ANTI-FASCI/S HAVE ALSO RECEIV$ ?REATS AT !IR WORKPLACES & HOMES4 ,! /RESS ( BE+ ID5TIFI$ AS A T>GET = FASCI/ VIOL5CE CAN BE CONSID]ABLE4 ,9 ADDITION1 IF ! GOV]NM5T W]E TO MAKE ANO!R QUALITATIVE %IFT TO ! RI<T1 ! POLICE C\LD UTILIZE LI/S ( T>GETS SUPPLI$ BY FASCI/S4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 DOXX+ DISC\RAGES HI<-RISK ACTIVITY ON ! P>T ( ?OSE :OSE ID5TITIES >E KN[N TO FASCI/S & POLICE (FIC]S4 

,?IS IS P]HAPS ! *IEF /RUCTURAL FUNCTION ( F> RI<T DOXX+3 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! ASYMMETRICAL WAY ?AT ! POLICE T>GET ANTI-FASCI/S 9 ORD] TO TIE !IR H&S 9 CONFLICTS4 ,REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS :O UND]/& ?IS 9TRODUC$ ! 0,UNMASK+ ,ANTIFA0 LAW4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT = ANTI-FASCI/S TO 5GAGE 9 PREEMPTIVE H>M R$UCTION4 ,SEE BEL[ = A COLLECTION ( GUIDES TO M9IMIZ+ ! ?REAT POS$ BY DOXX+4 

,MASK+ 

  

,ONE ( ! SOLUTIONS TO ! ?REAT ( DOXX+ IS TO CONCEAL ONE'S ID5TITY4 ,!RE >E PROS & CONS TO ?IS3 ! MORE EFFECTIVELY ANTI-FASCI/S MASK UP1 ! GREAT] ! RISK ?AT !Y WILL APPE> ALI5AT+ TO ?OSE :O >E NOT FAMILI> ) ! DANG]S ( 5GAG+ 9 ANTI-FASCI/ /RUGGLE1 & ! MORE AGGRESSIVELY POLICE WILL T>GET !M4 

,ONE SOLUTION TO ?IS PROBLEM IS TO NORMALIZE MASK+ AS A REGUL> P>T ( POLITICAL ACTIVITY SO IT IS NOT ONLY ASSOCIAT$ ) ILLEGAL OR CONFRONTATIONAL ACTIVITY4 ,9 ! YE> S9CE ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 IT HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY COMMON = A WIDE RANGE ( DEMON/RATORS TO UTILIZE MASKS & PROTECTIVE GE>4 ,9 ,PORTL& ON ,AUGU/ #d1 ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE :O M>*$ 9 OR BEH9D ! BLACK BLOC WAS 9SPIR+4 ,AT LEA/ 9 C]TA9 HOTB$S ( RESI/ANCE1 IT %\LD BE POSSIBLE TO LEGITIMIZE WE>+ MASKS1 ESPECIALLY 9 VIEW ( ! ?REAT ( DOXX+4 

,?IS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE4 ,AS WE WROTE 9 \R ANALYSIS ( ! /RUGGLES ( #b#a#g3  
  

0,9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ANTI-FASCI/S L>GELY OPT$ TO =EGO MASKS & BLACK CLO?+1 DESPITE ! RISKS ( P>TICIPAT+ 9 CONFRONTATIONS :ILE P]MITT+ FASCI/S & POLICE TO ID5TIFY !M4 ,DUE TO F>-RI<T & CORPORATE M$IA EF=TS TO /IGMATIZE 'ANTIFA' AS VIOL5T & ALI51 P>TICIPANTS FE>$ ?AT CONCEAL+ !IR ID5TITIES W\LD ONLY HELP TO LEGITIMIZE ! FASCI/S4 ,?IS CONC]N UND]SCORES ! EXT5T TO :I* AN>*I/S W]E OP]AT+ FROM A POSITION ( WEAKNESS 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE40  
  

,OV] ! YE> S9CE1 ! FACT ?AT ACTIVI/S DID NOT CONCEAL !IR ID5TITIES 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE HAS CAUS$ NO 5D ( GRIEF TO ?OSE ON ! RECEIV+ 5D ( FASCI/ DOXX+4 ,BUT IT MAY HAVE BE5 ! RI<T *OICE1 ALL ! SAME4 

,9 SITUATIONS :]E IT IS NOT POSSIBLE OR /RATEGIC TO %[ UP 9 BLACK BLOC GE>1 DEMON/RATORS CAN UTILIZE A WIDE >RAY ( O!R ITEMS TO ! SAME EFFECT3 HATS1 UMBRELLAS1 SUNGLASSES1 REV]SIBLE JACKETS1 WIGS1 SC>VES1 & ! LIKE4 ,ON A FULL DAY ( ACTIONS1 IT'S BE/ TO BR+ A WIDE ASSORTM5T ( !SE & CONT9UE *ANG+ !M ?R\<\T ! C\RSE ( EV5TS4 ,LIKEWISE1 9 ANY POT5TIAL ALT]CATION1 ?OSE :O HAVE !IR H&S FREE %\LD LOOK >\ND = CAM]AS & O!R P]IMET] ?REATS & ATT5D TO !M4 

,/AY+ ,FLEXIBLE1 ,/AY+ ,ROOT$ 

  

,?OSE :O FI<T MON/]S %\LD TAKE C>E NOT TO BECOME MON/]S !MSELVES1 ,FRI$RI* ,NIETZS*E W>NS US1 & ?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE :5 IT COMES TO OPPOS+ FASCI/S4 ,\R CONDITIONS = VICTORY >E DIFF]5T FROM !IRS4 ,!Y WANT TO EXCLUDE2 WE WANT TO 9CLUDE4 ,!Y WANT TO DOM9ATE2 WE WANT TO COEXI/4 ,!Y WANT TO ATTACK1 TO EXT]M9ATE2 WE WANT TO PROTECT1 TO N\RI%1 TO CREATE4 ,WE HAVE TO BE C>EFUL NOT TO MILIT>IZE \RSELVES1 NOT TO GET /UCK 9 R\T9ES & RITUALS1 NOT TO LOSE \R OPTIMISM AB\T HUMANITY OR \R ABILITY TO LOVE4 

,:5 \R EF=TS TO PREV5T FASCI/S FROM ORGANIZ+ HIT AN IMPASSE--= EXAMPLE1 9 ,PORTL&1 :]E ! FULL MI<T ( ! POLICE /ATE HAS BE5 UTILIZ$ TO DEF5D ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] M>*ES--WE HAVE TO ID5TIFY O!R WAYS TO A*IEVE \R OBJECTIVES4 ,:5 ALL ! RES\RCES ( ! /ATE >E 5GAG$ 9 PROTECT+ A S+LE FASCI/ DEMON/RATION1 ANTI-FASCI/S C\LD PICK ANO!R T>GET VIA :I* TO EXPRESS !IR VALUES & %IFT ! FOCUS ( ATT5TION4 ,WE HAVE TO /AY FLEXIBLE & CONT9UE TO EXP]IM5T ) NEW TACTICS & IDEAS4 

,LIKEWISE1 ! TRAG$Y 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE & ALL ! O!R FASCI/ VIOL5CE BE=E & S9CE HAS %[$ ?AT WE HAVE TO TAKE TRAUMA & HEAL+ S]I\SLY4 ,MAK+ C>E A FUNDAM5TAL P>T ( \R ORGANIZ+1 WE CAN 9CORPORATE COLLECTIVE GRIEV+ & HEAL+ 9TO ! RE/ ( \R ACTIVITIES 9 ORD] TO BE GOOD TO \RSELVES1 /R5G!N BONDS1 & DREAM TOGE!R AB\T ! FUTURE4 

,! GREATE/ H>M ?AT FASCI/S C\LD DO TO US W\LD BE TO RE%APE \R CONCEPTION ( HUMAN NATURE 9 !IR [N IMAGE1 SO ?AT WE ?9K ( !IR PETT9ESS & HATR$ 9 PLACE ( ! TREM5D\S POT5TIAL ( HUMANITY4 ,WE %\LD UND]/& ! RELATION%IPS WE =GE 9 ! PROCESS ( FI<T+ FASCISM AS A MODEL = ! ALT]NATIVE ?AT WE >E PROPOS+--& TREAT EA* O!R ACCORD+LY4 ,IF WE CAN CREATE N\RI%+1 EGALIT>IAN1 & 9SPIR+ COMMUNITIES DESPITE ALL ! =CES RANG$ AGA9/ US1 ?IS WILL %[ ?AT WE HAVE A BETT] WAY4 

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