,YES1 ,TRUMP ,REPRES5TS ,FASCISM 

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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,E>LI] ?IS WEEK1 WE PUBLI%$ A TEXT FROM A COMRADE 5TITL$ ,DOES ,TRUMP ,REPRES5T ,FASCISM1 OR ,:ITE ,SUPREMACY8 ,WE'VE RECEIV$ ?IS C\NT]PO9T ON ! SAME TOPIC4 

,TRUMP'S ELECTION SIGNALS A TURN 9 A C5TURY-OLD CYCLE1 ONE WE \<T TO RECOGNIZE BY N[4 ,! ,U4,S4 HAS BE5 EXP]I5C+ GR[+ POPULI/ DISCONT5T1 A S5TIM5T FO/]$ BY POOR MAT]IAL CONDITIONS = ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! ,LEFT HAS HAD A FEW TOK5 VICTORIES 7A BLACK PRESID5T1 GAY CIVIL RI<TS71 BUT HAS1 PR$ICTABLY1 NOT DEMON/RAT$ ! REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL ?AT C\LD LEAD TO REAL *ANGES 9 MO/ PEOPLES' LIVES4 ,?IS FAILURE IS BITT]LY FELT4 

,MO/ ,U4,S4 RESID5TS SEE ! GOV]NM5T AS CORRUPT & UNTRU/WOR?Y4 ,!Y FEEL ALI5AT$ FROM ! DEMOCRATIC PROCESS1 & FROM !IR PHYSICAL COMMUNITIES1 RETREAT+ 9/EAD 9TO ONL9E E*O *AMB]S ( %>$ OP9IONS & MY?OLOGIES4 ,! LONG LEGACY ( :ITE SUPREMACY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 :I* HAS NEV] TRULY SUBSID$1 IS F$ BY ALL ( ?IS3 RA!R ?AN DIRECT+ !IR ANXIETY & FRU/RATION T[>DS ! TRUE /RUCTURES ( P[] ?AT OPPRESS EV]YONE 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 MANY )9 ! :ITE WORK+ CLASS >E %>P5+ !IR FEEL+S1 /EMM+ FROM PREC>ITY1 9TO RES5TM5T DIRECT$ AT ! BODIES ( BLACK & BR[N PEOPLE4 ,!SE EMOTIONS >E MANIPULAT$ & EXPLOIT$ BY MEMB]S ( ! B\RGEOISIE :O >E WORRI$ ?AT !IR P[] MAY BE SLIPP+4 ,! SPECT] ( ,I,S,I,S )\T--A TRUE & YET MY?OLOGIZ$ 5EMY--IS US$ TO JU/IFY 9F9ITE REPRESSION )94 

,MANY PEOPLE LIKE ! COMRADE :O WROTE ! >TICLE 0,DOES ,TRUMP ,REPRES5T ,FASCISM OR ,:ITE ,SUPREMACY80 >E CAUTI\S AB\T CALL+ CURR5T POLITICAL MOVEM5TS FASCI/4 ,DOZ5S ( BOOKS DEBATE EV5 ! PA/--WAS ,NAZI ,G]MANY FASCI/1 OR ONLY ,MUSSOL9I'S ,ITALY8 ,:AT AB\T ,FRANCO'S ,SPA91 OR ,P]ON'S ,>G5T9A8 ,MORE REC5TLY1 PEOPLE ASK3 DO ! SELF-ORGANIZ$1 UNTIL REC5TLY RA!R PA!TICALLY UN?REAT5+ :ITE SUPREMACI/S 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES :O CALL !MSELVES FASCI/S ACTUALLY C\NT AS SU*8 ,:AT AB\T ,SILICON ,VALLEY BILLIONAIRES P\R+ MONEY 9TO RACIALIZ$ CAMPAIGNS ( SECESSION8 ,P]HAPS ?IS CAUTION /EMS FROM ! URGE TO BE PRECISE1 TO AVOID NAME-CALL+--?\< ALL KN[ ?AT ,TRUMP HAS E>N$ MO/ EPI!TS ONE C\LD IMAG9E4 

,9 ! CASE ( ! A=EM5TION$ COMRADE1 ?IS CONC]N IS FRAM$ AS TE*NICAL3  
  

,FASCISM IS NOT JU/ ANY EXTREME RI<T-W+ POSITION4 ,IT IS A COMPLEX PH5OM5ON ?AT MOBILIZES A POPUL> MOVEM5T UND] ! HI]>*ICAL DIRECTION ( A POLITICAL P>TY & CULTIVATES P>ALLEL LOYALTY /RUCTURES 9 ! POLICE & MILIT>Y1 TO CONQU] P[] EI!R ?R\< DEMOCRATIC OR MILIT>Y MEANS2 SUBSEQU5TLY ABOLI%ES ELECTORAL PROC$URES TO GU>ANTEE A S+LE P>TY CONT9UITY2 CREATES A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT ) ! DOME/IC WORK+ CLASS1 ON ! ONE H& U%]+ 9 A HI<] /&>D ( LIV+ ?AN :AT C\LD BE A*IEV$ UND] LIB]AL CAPITALISM & ON ! O!R H& PROTECT+ ! CAPITALI/S ) A NEW SOCIAL PEACE2 & ELIM9ATES ! 9T]NAL 5EMIES :OM IT HAD BLAM$ = ! DE/ABILIZATION ( ! PRIOR REGIME4  
  

,SURE4 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS ON ?IS TRAJECTORY1 & IT CAN ONLY BE /OPP$ FROM REA*+ ITS DE/9ATION BY ! FULL-HE>T$ EF=TS ( ALL4 ,! FACT ?AT WE HAVE NOT YET >RIV$1 ?AT IT MAY LOOK SLI<TLY DIFF]5T H]E & N[1 OR ?AT MANY PROTO-FASCI/ P>TIES 9 ,EUROPE DID NOT REA* !IR GOAL1 DOES NOT MAKE ! SITUATION LESS S]I\S2 IT RA!R MEANS ?AT PEOPLE /RUGGLE EV]Y DAY AGA9/ OPPRESSION ( ALL K9DS1 FASCI/ OR NO1 & TOO (T5 PAY ! PRICE = ?AT /RUGGLE4 ,WE FI<T ! TIDE1 BUT PEOPLE HAVE F\<T BE=E2 NO?+ IS GU>ANTE$4 

,AS ,MC,K5ZIE ,W>K REC5TLY SAID3 0,IT'S CURI\S ?AT ! POLITICAL CATEGORIES ( LIB]AL1 CONS]VATIVE & SO =? >E TREAT$ AS TRANS-HI/ORICAL1 BUT Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO USE ! CATEGORY ( FASCISM \TSIDE ( A SPECIFIC HI/ORICAL CONTEXT444 ,BUT MAYBE WE %\LD TREAT IT NOT AS ! EXCEPTION BUT ! NORM4 ,:AT NE$S EXPLA9+ IS NOT FASCISM BUT ITS ABS5CE40 ,DUR+ ,HITL]'S RISE TO P[]1 MANY CALM$ !MSELVES BY SAY+ ?AT HE W\LD NOT REALLY MURD] ,JEWS1 ?AT IT WAS ALL ELECTION RHETORIC4 ,TODAY1 AS ! ,C,N,N SCROLL ASKS 0,>E ,JEWS PEOPLE80 & NEO-FASCI/S SALUTE ,TRUMP ) ! SIEG HEIL M]E BLOCKS FROM ! ,:ITE ,H\SE1 LET US NOT FALL 9TO A SIMIL> ]ROR4 

,FASCISM & :ITE SUPREMACY >E NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE CONCEPTS2 9 FACT1 ! S*OL> ,HANNAH ,>5DT1 AS WELL AS ! FASCI/S ,B5ITO ,MUSSOL9I & ,FRANCISCO ,FRANCO1 ATTRIBUTE ! RISE ( FASCISM TO ,EUROPEAN 0IMP]IAL ADV5TURES0 9 ,AFRICA4 ,SU* MURD]\S ADV5TURES PROVID$ PRACTICAL EXP]I5CE1 =MS ( GOV]NANCE1 & NEWLY VICI\S TACTICS 7SOME ( ! FIR/ PEOPLE GASS$ TO DEA? W]E ,RIF PEOPLE REBELL+ AGA9/ ,SPANI% COLONIZ]S7 TO ?OSE :O W5T ON TO BE FASCI/S4 ,A*ILLE ,MBEMBE & O!RS HAVE %[N H[ ! CREATION ( :IT5ESS & ! /ATE ( EXCEPTION ?R\< ,AM]ICAN & ,EUROPEAN SLAV]Y =EGR\ND FASCISM ON A MORE SUBTLE & P]VASIVE LEVEL4 ,I AM NOT C]TA9 IF FASCISM W\LD BE POSSIBLE )\T :ITE SUPREMACY2 BUT :ITE SUPREMACY ?RIVES UND] O!R SY/EMS ( GOV]NM5T1 & ,I BELIEVE AN>*Y IS LIKELY ! ONLY ?+ ?AT CAN FULLY ]ADICATE IT4 ,:AT IS CLE> IS ?AT :ITE SUPREMACY & FASCISM >E AS MU* BOSOM FRI5DS AS ,TRUMP & ,/EVE ,BANNON4 

,! COMRADE TO :OM ,I AM RESPOND+ MAKES A MI/AKE 9 ASSUM+ ?AT PEOPLE'S RESPONSES >E 9TELLECTUALLY F\ND$3 0,IF ECONOMICS W]E ! BOTTOM L9E1 :ITE ,AM]ICANS W\LD FEEL MORE SECURE1 NOT LESS SECURE1 AFT] ,OBAMA'S PRESID5CY40 ,PEOPLE READ FACTS 7?\< LESS (T51 GIV5 ! GR[+ ,U4,S4 RELIANCE ON FAKE ,FACEBOOK NEWS & ,TWITT] FE$S7444 BUT !Y BELIEVE /ORIES4 ,! /ORY ,TRUMP1 ,BREITB>T1 & A MILLION O!R ONL9E & COMMUNITY 9FLU5C]S >E FE$+ :ITE PEOPLE & AFICIONADOS ( 0TRADITIONAL VALUES0 SPEAKS TO DEEP] & OLD] IMPULSES ?AT FEEL LIKE TRU?4 ,:ITE MY?OLOGY 7&1 ,JASBIR ,PU> REM9DS US1 :IT5ESS IS UTT]LY CONT+5T & CAN BE EXT5D$ 9 EX*ANGE = LOYALTY7 IS F\ND$ 9 ! FE> ( ! ,O!R2 A LACK ( EMPA?Y OR EV5 FAMILI>ITY ) ! CULTURES & LIVES ( BLACK & BR[N PEOPLE2 A SUSPICION ?AT :ITE IS NOT RI<T1 & ?AT ! PRIVILEG$ WILL SOM$AY PAY 9 HELL = ! GOODS !Y HAVE LAID UP ON E>?2 & A BOIL+ RES5TM5T & S5SE ( DIS5FRAN*ISEM5T BR$ BY ?AT SUSPICION4 ,:IT5ESS--AGA91 A SOCIAL CONDITION--IS A SICKNESS2 & :ITE PEOPLE 9 ,AM]ICA >E BURN+ ) ITS FEV]4 ,FASCISM SEEMS TO MANY LIKE ! SOLUTION TO !IR PROBLEMS1 IMAG9$ ?\< !Y MAY BE4 

,I AM NOT WRIT+ TO PROPOSE A NEW FRAMEWORK ?AT WE %\LD ALL USE TO DEF9E \R CONDITIONS ( /RUGGLE4 ,!RE >E 5DLESS HI/ORY BOOKS DESCRIB+ LIFE BE=E & UND] FASCISM1 & WE \<T TO ALL FAMILI>IZE \RSELVES ) !M1 & =M \R [N JUDGM5TS4 ,RA!R1 ,I PROPOSE ?AT WE REJECT ! MY/IFICATION ( 5DLESSLY RE-CATEGORIZ+ \R 5EMIES4 ,FASCI/S & AN>*I/S >E HI/ORIC 5EMIES1 & WE CAN LE>N LESSONS FROM \R PREVI\S MI/AKES & BETRAYALS TO HELP US 9 ! FI<T TODAY4 ,RACI/ ATTACKS >E ON ! RISE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES2 TROLLS T]RORIZE PEOPLE ON ,TWITT] ALONG L9ES ( RACE1 G5D]1 G5D]$ EXPECTATIONS1 & P]CEIV$ 0,JEWI%NESS02 POLITICIANS1 EMBOLD5$ BY ! POLITICAL CLIMATE1 >E ALREADY ATTEMPT+ TO BAN US FROM BA?ROOMS & FROM GETT+ ABORTIONS4 ,NONE ( ?IS IS NEW1 BUT ! TONE HAS *ANG$4 ,ACT+ AS ?\< SOCIAL DEMOCRACY IS 9FALLIBLE & ?AT \R 0G5TLE P>5T10 :OSE RULE WE HAVE BE5 REBELL+ AGA9/ A LONG TIME1 WILL ALWAYS /EP 9 TO SAVE US FROM \R MORE T]RIFY+ 9TIMATE 5EMY1 CONTRAV5ES NOT ONLY :AT WE KN[ FROM ! HI/ORIES ( FASCISM 9 ,SPA91 ,ITALY1 ,G]MANY1 & ,>G5T9A1 BUT FROM \R [N EXP]I5CES AS AN>*I/S4 

,! GOOD NEWS IS ?AT ?IS ELECTION BO? SIGNALS & G5]ATES A HUGE CRISIS ( FAI? 9 ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T3 IF WE AN>*I/S CAN PROVIDE A COH]5T & PRES5T ALT]NATIVE1 ONE ( PEACE1 CAM>AD]IE1 & JOY 9 /RUGGLE1 WE MAY HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY = REALIZ+ A FULLY DIFF]5T SOCIETY ?AN WE EV] DID 9 MORE COM=TABLE TIMES4 ,! /ATE IS \R 5EMY1 NO MATT] ! SEASON444 BUT ! DIFF]5T ASPECTS IT WE>S %\LD 9=M \R TACTICS4 ,AS ALWAYS1 ! PROJECT IS NOT DEFEAT+ A P>TICUL> 5EMY OR 5SUR+ \R [N P]SONAL COM=T1 BUT TOTAL FRE$OM & REAL POSSIBILITIES = ALL4 ,I JO9 ! COMRADE 9 CALL+ = SOLID>ITY BETWE5 ! OPPRESS$ 9 \R /RUGGLES2 ,I CAUTION ?AT WE DO NOT ADOPT ! ,MANI*EAN P]SPECTIVE ( \R 5EMY 9 SO DO+4 ,NAMES >E USEFUL2 CATEGORIES >E NOT REAL2 WE >E NOT AT W> ANY MORE ?AN WE EV] HAVE BE54 ,! /RUGGLE CONT9UES AS ALWAYS1 9 \R HE>TS1 COMMUNITIES1 & WORLD4 

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