,:AT ,C\NTS AS ,VIOL5CE8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,A LONG-TIME ANTI-FASCI/ WAS %OT ,FRIDAY NI<T DUR+ A PROTE/ ( ALT-RI<T RACI/ & TROLL ,MILO ,YIANNOP\LOS1 9 ! MIDDLE ( A CR[D$ SQU>E4 ,! %OOT]1 :O LAT] TURN$ HIMSELF 91 CLAIM+ SELF-DEF5SE1 WAS RELEAS$ BY ,U,W POLICE E>LY ,SATURDAY MORN+4 ,SOMEH[1 ?IS IS B>ELY NEWSWOR?Y4 ,MEAN:ILE1 LOCAL NEWS \TLETS CONDEMN ! VIOL5T PROTE/]S = ?R[+ 0POT5TIALLY LE?AL0 BALLOONS FILL$ ) PA9T4 ,?IS IS \R NEW REALITY4  
  

,IT IS SOMEH[ UNREM>KABLE & UND]/&ABLE = A PROTE/] TO BE %OT1 :ILE IT IS BEYOND ! PALE = ANYONE TO BLOCK ! 5TRANCE TO A FASCI/ RALLY4  
  

,?IS %\LD BE EXTREMELY CONC]N+ TO ALL PEOPLE ( GOOD CONSCI5CE4 

,LET US IMAG9E1 = A MOM5T1 ?AT ! TABLES HAD BE5 TURN$3 IMAG9E ?AT A ,MILO SUPPORT] HAD BE5 %OT1 9 SELF-DEF5SE OR O!RWISE4 ,! ALT-RI<T & ! MA9/REAM M$IA W\LD BE 9 AN UPRO>4 ,! ANTI-FASCI/ W\LD /ILL BE 9 CU/ODY1 *>G$ ) MURD]4 ,:Y DO WE KN[ ?IS8 ,BECAUSE ANTI-FASCI/S & AN>*I/S >E REGUL> ASSAULT$ BY ! POLICE & HELD UND] \TRAGE\S BAIL CONDITIONS4 ,HUNDR$S :O PROTE/$ ! 9AUGURATION 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C1 W]E 9 JAIL = OV] TW5TY-F\R H\RS BE=E GETT+ BAIL$ \T2 SOME N[ FACE UP TO T5 YE>S IMPRISONM5T ON FELONY RIOT *>GES4 ,WOM5 >E REGUL>LY 9C>C]AT$ = SELF-DEF5SE AGA9/ ABUSIVE M54 ,PEOPLE ( COLOR >E REGUL>LY HELD = WEEKS ON 5D1 )\T BAIL1 = SKIPP+ BUS F>ES & O!R M9OR (F5SES4 ,BUT SOMEH[1 A MAN :O %OT 9TO A CR[D1 ON A CAMPUS ?AT BANS FIRE>MS1 IS DEEM$ RESPONSIBLE & SAFE 5\< TO RELEASE )\T *>GES OR BAIL4 ,:5 WE >E >RE/$1 \R NAMES & FACES >E ADV]TIS$ 9 ! M$IA1 ALONG ) D5IGRAT+ COMM5TS & DESCRIPTIONS4 ,WE >E ALL AW>E ( ?IS D\BLE /&>D2 ONE ONLY HAS TO LOOK AT ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! H&S-(F RESPONSE TO ! >M$ MILITIA OCCUPATION ( ! ,MALHEUR ,NATIONAL ,WILDLIFE ,REFUGE1 & ! VIOL5T ATTACKS ON WAT] PROTECTORS AT ,/&+ ,ROCK 9 ,NOR? ,DAKOTA4 

,?IS IS NOT TO COMPLA91 OR TO ASK ! POLICE = PROTECTION4 ,WE >E NOT CALL+ = PROSECUTION2 ! C\RTS WILL NEV] S]VE US1 & ! POLICE WILL NEV] PROTECT US4 ,!Y ONLY PROTECT ! WEAL?Y1 ! PRIVILEG$1 & !IR [N RANKS4 ,IT IS COMMON PRACTICE = POLICE TO PROTECT NEO-,NAZI RALLIES2 & YET1 :5 ! FASCI/S PULL GUNS OR KNIVES ON US1 AS 9 ! ,U,W %OOT+1 AS 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS1 AS 9 ,SACRAM5TO1 !Y R>ELY FACE S]I\S CONSEQU5CES4 ,WE CANNOT RELY ON ! POLICE1 & WE DO NOT C>E TO4 ,!Y >E A VIOL5T & RACI/ =CE1 DESC5D$ FROM SLAVE PATROLS & ANTI-UNION ?UGS4 ,!IR JOB IS TO 5=CE :ITE SUPREMACY1 ! PROP]TY ( ! WEAL?Y1 & ! PATRI>*AL ORD] ( SOCIETY4 ,WE DO NOT WANT !IR HELP4 ,WE >E NOT SURPRIS$1 BECAUSE ! POLICE HAVE ALWAYS WORK$ ) ! FASCI/S1 9 EV]Y C\NTRY :]E FASCISM HAS TAK5 HOLD4  
  

,MORE AL>M+ ?AN ! BEHAVIOR ( ! POLICE IS ! DEGREE TO :I* RI<T-W+ GUN VIOL5CE HAS BECOME NORMALIZ$ & ACCEPTABLE4  
  

,CONS]VATIVES CRY SELF-DEF5SE & GUN RI<TS1 :ILE ! M$IA ACCEPTS !IR N>RATIVE1 SEEK+ 9/EAD TO CRIM9ALIZE VICTIMS LIKE ,TRAYVON ,M>T94 ,LIB]ALS DECRY GUN CULTURE1 BUT HAVE ALSO BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO IT2 IT IS NO LONG] SURPRIS+1 IT BECOMES P>T ( ! BACKGR\ND ( NORMAL LIFE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 POPUL> N>RATIVES CA/ ANTI-FASCI/ ACTIONS & PROTE/S AS EXCEPTIONAL1 EXTREME1 & VIOL5T4 ,?IS IS P>T ( AN ONGO+ CULTURE W> OV] LANGUAGE & TRU?2 ! EXTREME RI<T SEEKS TO CLOAK !IR VIOL5T1 RACI/ RHETORIC 9 PLEAS = FREE SPEE*1 :ILE REFUS+ TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = ! VIOL5CE ?AT FOLL[S4 ,WE SAW ?IS ) ,TRUMP'S SUPPORT = ATTACK+ PROTE/]S DUR+ HIS CAMPAIGN1 & WE SEE IT N[4 ,EV]Y TIME A RI<T-W+ ATTACK GOES UND]-REPORT$ & UNPUNI%$1 IT GRANTS LEGITIMACY TO RI<T-W+ VIOL5CE & 5C\RAGES O!RS TO DO ! SAME4 ,! SPIKE 9 HATE CRIMES FOLL[+ ,TRUMP'S ELECTION DEMON/RATES ?IS CLE>LY4 ,AS RACI/1 MISOGYNI/1 & TRANSPHOBIC VIOL5CE BECOMES MA9/REAM1 IT SPREADS & GA9S LEGITIMACY4 ,?IS IS H[ FASCISM WORKS2 ?IS IS H[ IT SPREADS4 ,9 #a#i#c#b1 FIVE ,NAZI /ORMTROOP]S BEAT A Y\NG COMMUNI/ TO DEA? 9 FRONT ( HIS MO!R2 ,HITL] APPLAUD$ !IR ACTIONS1 & SUBSEQU5TLY RELEAS$ !M AFT] TAK+ P[]4 ,!IR 0NATIONAL PASSION0 EXCUS$ !IR CRIMES4 

,?IS CANNOT BE ! NEW NORMAL4 ,WE CANNOT C$E GR\ND ON ?IS FRONT1 OR ON ANY O!R FRONT4 ,M$IA ORGANIZATIONS ?AT REFUSE TO CALL ,TRUMP ON HIS LIES1 ?AT PRES5T ,MILO ,YIANNAP\LIS SUPPORT]S AS SC>$ VICTIMS1 OR ?AT GIVE VOICE TO ,MILO'S ABSURD /ATEM5T AFT] ! %OOT+ ?AT 0IF WE /OP1 WE LET ! PROTE/]S W910 >E COMPLICIT 9 GRANT+ LEGITIMACY TO FASCI/ POLITICAL VIOL5CE4 

,?IS C\NTRY IS B>REL+ D[N ! TRACKS T[>DS A V]Y D>K1 V]Y VIOL5T FUTURE4 ,PROTE/S & RALLIES >E IMPORTANT1 BUT SELF-CONGRATULATORY PHOTOS & SAFETY P9S >E NOT 5\< TO /EM ! TIDE4 ,?OSE ( US :O RECALL ! ANTI-W> PROTE/S 9 #b#c1 !N ! L>GE/ GLOBAL PROTE/S 9 RECORD$ HI/ORY1 %\LD REMEMB] ?AT \R NUMB]S W]E NOT 5\<4  
  

,WE MU/ MAKE \R /RUGGLES MORE REAL ?AN SYMBOLIC1 TO /OP ! FASCI/S FROM ORGANIZ+ & TO 5SURE EV]YONE HE>S1 OV] & OV]1 ?AT ?IS IS NOT NORMAL1 & ?IS IS NOT OKAY4  
  

,WE LIVE 9 EXCEPTIONAL TIMES2 WE MU/ 5SURE !SE EXCEPTIONS DO NOT BECOME NORMALIZ$4 ,BUT ( C\RSE1 SIMPLY TURN+ ! TRA9 & RETURN+ TO ! PRE-,TRUMP 0NORMAL0 IS NOT 5\<4 ,?IS C\NTRY HAS ALWAYS BE5 RACI/2 IT IS F\ND$ ON G5OCIDE1 SLAV]Y1 & COLONIALISM4 ,\R TASK1 AS ,WALT] ,B5JAM9 DESCRIB$ IT DUR+ ANO!R P]IOD ( ANTI-FASCI/ /RUGGLE1 IS TO CREATE A REAL /ATE ( EM]G5CY1 TO ?R[ ALL ( \R ASSUM$ TRU?S & BEHAVIORS 9TO QUE/ION4 ,IF WE DO1 0\R POSITION 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,FASCISM WILL !REBY IMPROVE40 ,TO DO SO1 TO TRULY COMBAT FASCISM REQUIRES REAL ANTI-FASCI/ /RUGGLE1 & REQUIRES SUPPORT+ ?OSE :O >E W\ND$ ON ! FRONT L9ES4  
  

,AM]ICA WAS NEV] GREAT2 LET'S MAKE ,AM]ICA NOT EXI/ AGA91 & REPLACE IT 9/EAD ) A HUMAN COMMUNITY ?AT IS TRULY FREE--FREE ( :ITE SUPREMACY1 FREE ( CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION1 & FREE ( PATRI>*AL VIOL5CE4  
  

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