,AN>*I/S 9 ! ,TRUMP ,]A3 ,SCOREC>D1 ,YE> ,ONE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,JANU>Y #b1 #bah M>K$ ! CONCLUSION ( ! FIR/ YE> ( ! ,TRUMP ]A--A /R+ ( BACK-TO-BACK CRISES ?AT MADE UNPREC$5T$ DEM&S ON ,U,S AN>*I/S4 ,DESPITE LIMIT$ NUMB]S & RES\RCES1 WE ROSE ADMIRABLY TO ?OSE *ALL5GES4 ,CONGRATULATIONS ON A ROLL] COA/] ( A YE>6 ,N[ IT'S TIME TO ANALYZE H[ WE SUCCE$$1 ID5TIFY ! OPPORTUNITIES WE MISS$1 &--ABOVE ALL--PREP>E = :AT COMES NEXT4 ,OV] ! PA/ YE>1 WE'VE DISRUPT$ ! F>-RIIAN /RATEGY ( GOV]NANCE & PU%$ BACK ! ?REAT ( A /REET-LEVEL FASCI/ MOVEM5T4 ,NEI!R ( !SE VICTORIES >E COMPLETE1 BUT WE A*IEV$ !M AGA9/ 9CR$IBLE ODDS4 ,9 #b#a#h1 WE'LL HAVE TO CONT9UE FIIAN ,LEFT1 & ! NEXT WAVE ( ECOLOGICAL & GEOPOLITICAL CATA/ROPHES4 ,9 ORD] TO SUCCE$1 WE'LL HAVE TO BROAD5 \R FOCUS & EXP& \R RANGE ( TACTICS4 ,! FOLL[+ ANALYSIS IS H>DLY COMPREH5SIVE2 = EXAMPLE1 IT PASSES OV] AN>*I/ P>TICIPATION 9 DISA/] RELIEF1 :I* PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 DEMON/RAT+ \R E?OS ( MUTUAL AID ?IS PA/ YE>4 ,DAWN ( A ,NEW ,APOCALYPSE ,! ELECTION ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP M>K$ ! ASC5DANCY ( A NEW NATIONALI/ /RATEGY = MANAG+ ! /ATE4 ,TRUMP'S NATIONALISM IS NOT C5T]$ 9 OLD-FA%ION$ ECONOMIC PROTECTIONISM1 BUT A NEO-FASCI/ MODEL 9 :I* ! VIOL5CE NECESS>Y TO SU/A9 NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM IS DIRECT$ DISPROPORTIONATELY AT ?OSE \TSIDE ! GAT$ COMMUNITIES ( CITIZ5%IP1 :IT5ESS1 & PATRI>*Y4 ,FROM ! OP5+ ( HIS CAMPAIGN1 IT WAS CLE> ?AT HE HAD NO REAL PLAN TO REV]SE ! C\RSE ( GLOBAL DEVELOPM5T & BR+ FACTORY JOBS BACK TO ! ,U,S4 ,RA!R1 HE WAS PROMIS+ VOT]S ! WAGES ( :IT5ESS1 & !Y B\*I/S 9 ! ,U,S HAVE F\*Y & :ITE SUPREMACY2 ,TRUMP GA9$ ASC5DANCY 9 P>T AS A REACTION TO ! MOVEM5TS WE P>TICIPATE 94 ,FOLL[+ HIS VICTORY1 ! MO/ PRESS+ QUE/ION WAS H[ TO ?W>T ?IS ESCALATION ( /ATE REPRESSION & RACI/ VIOL5CE4 ,WE KNEW WE C\LDN'T DO IT BY \RSELVES4 ,TYRANNY ALONE DOES NOT MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO RESI/4 ,ONCE A TRAG$Y HAS BECOME TOO FAMILI>1 PEOPLE BECOME DES5SITIZ$ TO IT2 !Y COME TO SEE IT AS 9EVITABLE4 ,RA!R1 PEOPLE >E MOTIVAT$ TO ACT :5 !Y EXP]I5CE A T5SION BETWE5 :AT !Y CAN IMAG9E & :AT !Y SEE >\ND !M4 ,MANY ?+S CAN CREATE ?IS T5SION4 ,A SUDD5 *ANGE = ! WORSE CAN PROVOKE PEOPLE 9TO ACTION AS LONG AS !Y REMEMB] H[ ?+S W]E BE=E4 ,A SUDD5 *ANGE = ! BETT] CAN 9SPIRE PEOPLE TO DEM& MORE4 ,:5 PEOPLE SEE O!RS ACT+ C\RAGE\SLY1 AS 9 ,SEATTLE 9 #aiii OR 9 ,F]GUSON 9 #b#a#d1 ?IS REM9DS !M ?AT EV]Y?+ C\LD BE O!RWISE4 ,SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE PEOPLE HUNG] = A BETT] WORLD IS TO TELL A REALLY GOOD /ORY DESCRIB+ ONE4 ,BUT IF ?+S TAKE A TURN = ! WORSE & NO ONE REACTS1 ! NEW SITUATION BECOMES NORMALIZ$4 ,?IS IS :Y WE HAD TO ACT IMM$IATELY :5 ,TRUMP WAS ELECT$4 ,FOLL[+ NI*I/S W]E ! FIR/ TO CALL = ! DISRUPTION ( ,TRUMP'S 9AUGURATION4 ,) ! 5TIRE EXECUTIVE BRAN* UNIT$ BEH9D LAW 5=CEM5T AG5CIES ?AT W]E EAG] = REV5GE1 ?IS WAS DANG]\S1 TO SAY ! LEA/--YET ) ! /AKES SO HI<1 IT WAS EV5 MORE DANG]\S NOT TO ACT4 ,9FLECTION ,PO9TS ,AT A FEW CRITICAL PO9TS 9 #b#a#g1 A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMB] ( AN>*I/S HELP$ TO %IFT ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY4 ,!SE CAN S]VE US AS CASE /UDIES TO EXPLORE L>G] QUE/IONS AB\T VISIBILITY1 LEGITIMACY1 & /RATEGY4 ,J#b3 ,A ,CALL TO ,REVOLT ,! FIR/ CRITICAL PO9T WAS ! 9AUGURATION ITSELF ON ,JANU>Y #b1 #b#a#g4 ,IMAG9E1 AS WE CAUTION$ A WEEK AHEAD ( TIME1 :AT W\LD HAVE HAPP5$ IF ,TRUMP HAD COME TO P[] 9 FRONT ( MILLIONS ( *E]+ FANS :ILE FASCI/ GANGS BEAT UP PROTE/]S >\ND ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C4 ,?AT W\LD HAVE EMBOLD5$ RI M&ATE1 GIV+ !M CAUSE TO COLLUDE ) HIM4 ,GO+ 9TO ! 9AUGURATION1 !RE WAS CONSID]ABLE ANXIETY AB\T H[ P[]FUL ! F>-RIADE2 ONL9E TROLLS W]E PROMIS+ TO GUN D[N PROTE/]S 9 COLD BLOOD4 ,RI*>D ,SP5C] & O!R FASCI/S HAD ORGANIZ$ A HI<-PR(ILE 0,DEPLORABALL0 D[NT[N ON ! NIDLY ANY OPPOSITION FROM ! POLITICAL E/ABLI%M5T 9 ,D,C4 ,AS IT TURN$ \T1 ,TRUMP'S SUPPORT]S DIDN'T PRES5T A P[]FUL =CE 9 ! /REETS4 ,BEH9D ! SC5ES1 FASCI/ ORGANIZ]S W]E TRY+ TO FIGURE \T H[ TO DO SO1 BUT MO/ ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S ATT5D$ ! 9AUGURATION AS ISOLAT$ SPECTATORS1 C\NT+ ON ! #b#h1 SECURITY P]SONNEL MOBILIZ$ BY ! /ATE TO C>RY \T ! WORK ( REPRESSION ON !IR BEHALF4 ,DESPITE ALL !SE ?REATS1 ?\S&S MOBILIZ$ AGA9/ ,TRUMP1 BLOCKAD+ *ECKPO9TS >\ND ! P>ADE R\TE E>LY 9 ! MORN+4 ,SEV]AL BLOCKS NOR?1 AT #a AM1 #e PEOPLE GA!R$ = ! ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/_/,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,M>*4 ,! M>* /ORM$ ACROSS ! CITY1 CREAT+ AN ELECTRIFY+ ATMOSPH]E1 UNTIL SCRAMBL+ POLICE UNITS F9ALLY MANAG$ TO TRAP IT1 RESULT+ 9 ! N[ WIDELY-KN[N ,J#b >RE/S4 ,HAD IT NOT BE5 = A H]OIC UMBRELLA *>GE AGA9/ ! 5CIRCL+ L9E ( POLICE1 DOZ5S OR EV5 HUNDR$S MORE DEMON/RATORS MI* DISP]S$4 ,! 9T]SECTIONS W]E OCCUPI$ BY DETA*M5TS ( ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D2 RIOT POLICE E/ABLI%$ A L9E TO ! EA/1 FIR+ *EMICAL WEAPONS & PROJECTILES AT ! CR[D ?R\<\T ! AFT]NOON4 ,YET DESPITE !IR EF=TS1 ! AU?ORITIES NEV] REGA9$ CONTROL OV] ! >EA ( D[NT[N NOR? ( ! P>ADE R\TE1 AS EVID5C$ BY ! FIRE ?AT BURN$ FROM E>LY AFT]NOON UNTIL WELL PA/ NI*I/S W]E ABLE TO MOVE FREELY ?R\<\T ?IS >EA4 ,?IS IS H[ IT CAME TO PASS ?AT ,RI*>D ,SP5C]1 :O HAD COME TO PROCLAIM ! R5EW$ ASC5DANCY ( :ITE SUPREMACY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 WAS 9/EAD R$UC$ TO A MEME SYMBOLIZ+ RESI/ANCE TO ,TRUMP & FASCISM4 ,9 ! CONTEXT ( ! ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/_/,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,M>*1 ! BURN+ LIM\S9E1 & O!R ACTS ( RESI/ANCE 9 ,D,C ?AT DAY1 ! WILDLY POPUL> PUN*+ ( ,RI*>D ,SP5C] SIGNIFI$ WIDESPREAD REBELLION AGA9/ EV]Y?+ ,TRUMP REPRES5T$4 ,TOGE!R1 ! EV5TS ( ,J#b W]E A SIGNAL FL>E TO EV]YONE >\ND ! WORLD :O OPPOS$ ! COM+ ( ! ,TRUMP ]A1 DEMON/RAT+ :AT RESI/ANCE MI* ( ! FOLL[+ DAY MI*I/S & O!R REBELS 9 ,D,C UND]SCOR$ ! URG5CY ( ! SITUATION & 9FECT$ T5S ( ?\S&S ) ! DESIRE TO ACT ACCORD+LY4 ,AFT]W>DS1 SOME AN>*I/S EXPRESS$ CONC]N ?AT ! MODEL = ! ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/_/,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,M>* ISOLAT$ ! P>TICIPANTS FROM O!R DEMON/RATORS1 PRES5T+ TOO OBVI\S A T>GET = ! AU?ORITIES4 ,?IS OBJECTION MAY BE VALID ON A LOGI/ICAL LEVEL1 9 ?AT ! M>* BEGAN BY PASS+ ?R\< L>GELY EMPTY /REETS4 ,! REASONS = ?IS >E UNCLE>3 IT MAY HAVE RESULT$ FROM AN HONORABLE 9T5TION TO DRAW POLICE AWAY FROM ! *ECKPO9T BLOCKADES1 A WRON* SIMPLY AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EMPLOY C]TA9 TACTICS1 OR AN ]RONE\S PR$ICTION ( :]E & :5 CR[DS W\LD BE GA!R+4 ,! IMPORTANT T>GET ( ! DAY WAS NOT ANY P>TICUL> /OREFRONT OR HI* MANAG$ TO DISRUPT ?IS4 ,IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT ?IS W\LD HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE IF AN>*I/S HAD NOT OP5LY CALL$ = A CONFRONTATIONAL M>*4 ,D[NT[N ,D,C ONLY BECAME UNGOV]NABLE AFT] ! ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/_/,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,M>* HAD OCCURR$4 ,?R\<\T ! REMA9D] ( ! DAY1 AL?\< ?\S&S ( REBELLI\S PEOPLE CIRCULAT$ ?R\<\T D[NT[N1 !Y NEV] AGA9 MANAG$ TO 9ITIATE COORD9AT$ ACTION4 ,HAD AN>*I/S REMA9$ DISP]S$ ?R\<\T ! CR[D AT ! *ECKPO9T BLOCKADES1 AS !Y W]E ALL MORN+ BE=E ! M>*1 D[NT[N ,D,C MID ,SP5C] GET :AT WAS COM+ TO HIM4 ,! FACT ?AT !SE ?+S W]E POSSIBLE ATTE/S TO ! SUCCESS ( ! M>*4 ,! PRICE ( SUCCESS WAS HEAVY4 ,9 AN UNPREC$5T$ EXAMPLE ( JUDICIAL P]SECUTION1 OV] #b >RE/EES CAPTUR$ 9 ! KETTLE W]E *>G$ ) ! SAME FELONY--& ?REE MON?S LAT]1 SEV5 OR MORE ADDITIONAL FELONIES1 TWO ( :I* DID NOT EV5 EXI/4 ,! IMPETUS = ?IS MAY WELL HAVE COME FROM ! V]Y APEX ( ,TRUMP'S GOV]NM5T4 ,:5 ! /AKES >E HI< 5\<1 IT IS WOR? TAK+ ACTION EV5 :5 ! CONSEQU5CES >E SEV]E4 ,HAD ,TRUMP'S 9AUGURATION PASS$ )\T S]I\S OPPOSITION1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 MORE DIFFICULT TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO EV]Y?+ ?AT CAME AFT]W>DS1 :I* W\LD HAVE ULTIMATELY L$ TO MU* MORE DANG]\S SITUATIONS4 ,WE NE$N'T C\NT ! ACTIONS ( ,J#b AS A FAILURE JU/ BECAUSE !Y W]E CO/LY4 ,WE W]E TAK+ ON ! MO/ P[]FUL EMPIRE 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! SOL> SY/EM AT ITS /RONGE/ & MO/ REACTION>Y4 ,LIKEWISE1 IT IS IMPORTANT ?AT PEOPLE ACT$ OP5LY AS AN>*I/S1 RA!R ?AN IMAG9+ ?AT TACTICS ALONE C\LD CONVEY !IR VALUES & VISIONS4 ,AS ! PREVAIL+ ORD] LOSES LEGITIMACY1 A WID5+ RANGE ( GR\PS >E EMPLOY+ CONFRONTATIONAL TACTICS 9 ! S]VICE ( MANY DIFF]5T OBJECTIVES--9CLUD+ RE=MISM & AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,:5 WE UND]/& DAYS LIKE ,J#b NOT ONLY AS CLA%ES ) ! AU?ORITIES1 BUT ALSO AS OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPRESS :AT WE >E FI*I/S1 LE/ O!RS HIJACK \R EF=TS TO PROMOTE !IR [N AG5DAS4 ,ONE MORE PO9T BE>S MAK+4 ,! MAJORITY ( ! DAY'S >RE/EES W]E CAPTUR$ 9 ! KETTLE T>GET+ ! ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/_/,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,M>*4 ,HAD !RE BE5 NO M>*1 ! #b#h1 SECURITY P]SONNEL W\LD HAVE BE5 FREE TO FOCUS ON T>GET+ ! PEOPLE :O W]E BLOCKAD+ ! *ECKPO9TS4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 ?OSE :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! BLOCKADES [E ?ANKS TO ! P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/_/,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,M>* = =C+ ! POLICE TO CONC5TRATE ! =CE ( !IR REPRESSION ELSE:]E4 ,:5 AN>*I/S PU% ! 5VELOPE1 IT OP5S UP SPACE = EV]YONE ELSE4 ,! ,AIRPORT ,BLOCKADES3 ,A ,MESSAGE TO ! ,C5T] ,! CLA%ES ( ,J#b CONVEY$ ! URG5CY ( ! SITUATION2 ! NUMB]S 9 ! ,WOM5'S ,M>* CONVEY$ H[ MANY PEOPLE W]E CONC]N$4 ,?IS IS ! CLASSIC DIVISION BETWE5 QUALITY & QUANTITY ?AT HAUNTS MO/ MOVEM5TS3 ?OSE :O UTILIZE EFFECTIVE TACTICS >E T>GET$ & ISOLAT$1 :ILE ?OSE :O SEEK MASS = ITS [N SAKE 5D UP ORGANIZ+ 9EFFECTUAL RITUALS ?AT CAT] TO ! L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR4 ,IF ?IS DIVISION HAD REMA9$ 9 PLACE1 OPPOSITION TO ,TRUMP W\LD HAVE BE5 NEUTRALIZ$ BY ,J#b-/YLE FELONY *>GES ON ONE SIDE & MEAN+LESS MASS M>*ES ON ! O!R4 ,H[EV]1 ONLY A WEEK LAT]1 :5 ,TRUMP ATTEMPT$ TO SIGN HIS ,MUSLIM ,BAN 9TO LAW1 MASSIVE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE RESPOND$ IMM$IATELY1 %UTT+ D[N AIRPORTS >\ND ! C\NTRY4 ,9 DO+ SO1 DEMON/RATORS S5T A MESSAGE TO ?OSE 9 POSITIONS ( POLITICAL P[] ?AT BUS9ESS AS USUAL W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE UND] ,TRUMP4 ,HAD ?IS NOT TAK5 PLACE1 HOLDOV]S FROM ! POLITICAL E/ABLI%M5T W\LD HAVE HAD NO REASON NOT TO ACCOMMODATE !MSELVES TO ! NEW POLITICAL L&SCAPE1 MAK+ ONLY A P]FUNCTORY %[ ( 0_?RESI/ANCE40 ,9/EAD1 JUDGES RECOGNIZ$ ?AT !Y W\LD REAP POLITICAL REW>DS IF !Y BLOCK$ ,TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORD]S2 GOV]NM5T EMPLOYES D$UC$ ?AT !Y W\LD BE H]OES IF !Y LEAK$ CLASSIFI$ 9=MATION2 APP>AT*IKS ( ! DEEP /ATE SET AB\T UND]M9+ ,TRUMP BE=E OPPOSITION TO HIS ADM9I/RATION UND]M9$ PUBLIC ORD] & TAU PRESSURE4 ,9 RETROSPECT1 ! AIRPORT BLOCKADES M>K$ ! HI< PO9T ( RESI/ANCE TO ,TRUMP4 ,MOVEM5TS USUALLY PEAK E>LY BE=E ANYONE KN[S :AT IS GO+ ON4 ,MU* ( ! DISC\RSE UTILIZ$ BY C5TRI/ POLITICIANS & M$IA S9CE ,FEBRU>Y #bag HAS BE5 AIM$ AT DRIV+ A W$GE BETWE5 ?OSE :O >E PREP>$ TO USE EFFECTIVE TACTICS & ! GREAT NUMB]S ( PEOPLE :O OPPOSE ,TRUMP4 ,M$IA \TLETS LIKE ! ,WA%+TON ,PO/ ?AT PORTRAY ,TRUMP AS A GRAVE ?REAT TO DEMOCRACY ALSO GO \T ( !IR WAY TO PORTRAY HIS OPPON5TS 9 ! /REET AS ALI5 & VIOL5T4 ,WE WILL RETURN BEL[ TO ! AG5DA ( SUPPOS$ C5TRI/S4 ,! AIRPORT BLOCKADES TOOK EV]YONE BY SURPRISE4 ,AN>*I/S P>TICIPAT$ ALL >\ND ! C\NTRY1 SOMETIMES PLAY+ A CRITICAL ROLE 9 ESCALAT+ FROM SYMBOLIC PROTE/ TO CONFRONTATIONAL CIVIL DISOB$I5CE4 ,BUT !RE WAS H>DLY ANY ORGANIZ$ OR VISIBLE AN>*I/ PRES5CE 9 MO/ ( ! BLOCKADES4 ,WAS ?IS A MISS$ OPPORTUNITY8 ,?AT DEP5DS ON :E!R WE CONSID] IT MORE IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! BLOCKADES1 :I* SUCCE$$ 9 P>T PRECISELY BECAUSE POLICE C\LD NOT FIGURE \T H[ TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 RADICALS & 0ORD9>Y0 PROTE/]S1 OR TO PRIORITIZE TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! OPPORTUNITY TO PROSELYTIZE4 ,9 SU* SITUATIONS1 AN>*I/S ALMO/ ALWAYS PRIORITIZE TAK+ ACTION OV] PROMOT+ IDEAS4 ,:5 PEOPLE'S LIVES HANG 9 ! BALANCE1 ?IS IS ! ONLY HONORABLE APPROA*1 ?\< IT CAN GIVE A RECRUIT+ ADVANTAGE TO LESS HONORABLE GR\PS ?AT VIEW SU* MOM5TS *IEFLY AS OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE !IR ORGANIZATIONS4 ,IF WE >E CORRECT ?AT EF=TS TO COMBAT OPPRESSION >E DOOM$ TO FAIL UNLESS !Y 9CORPORATE AN AN>*I/ ANALYSIS ( P[] ITSELF1 WE ULTIMATELY HAVE TO FIGURE \T H[ TO ACT EFFECTIVELY1 EXP& \R NETWORKS1 & PROMOTE \R IDEAS ALL AT ! SAME TIME4 ,%UTT+ ,D[N ,MILO 9 ,B]KELEY3 ,A ,RISKY ,ESCALATION ,ON ,W$NESDAY1 ,FEBRU>Y #a1 CELEBRITY MISOGYNI/ & ,ISLAMOPHOBE ,MILO ,YIANNOP\LOS WAS S*$UL$ TO SPEAK AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,CALI=NIA AT ,B]KELEY4 ,MASSIVE CR[DS GA!R$ 9 PROTE/4 ,YET AS ON ,J#b 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C1 IT WAS ONLY ! >RIVAL ( AN ORGANIZ$ & CONFRONTATIONAL BLACK BLOC ?AT TRANS=M$ ! SITUATION1 =C+ ! POLICE TO CANCEL ,MILO'S EV5T4 ,ACT+ (F5SIVELY & AS A DI/9CT SOCIAL BODY1 *E]$ ON BY ! CR[D1 AN>*I/S %[$ ?AT A HUNDR$ DET]M9$ PEOPLE C\LD \TMAT* ! AU?ORITIES EV5 ON ! FLAG%IP CAMPUS ( ,UNIV]SITY ( ,CALI=NIA4 ,9 ,D,C1 ! ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/_/,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,M>* HAD 5D$ 9 HUNDR$S ( CO/LY >RE/S2 9 ,B]KELEY1 ! POLICE )DREW 9 DIS>RAY4 ,BUT ! POLICE W]E NOT ! *IEF ?REAT4 ,! GREATE/ DANG] WAS ! TRAP ?AT ,MILO HIMSELF HAD SET 9 HOPES ( US+ AN>*I/S TO FO/] A REACTION>Y GRASSROOTS MOVEM5T4 ,MILO HAD HIT UPON AN 9SIDI\S /RATEGY3 APPE>+ AT UNIV]SITIES >\ND ! ,U,S 9 ! NAME ( 0FREE SPEE*10 HE CREAT$ A D\BLE B9D 9 :I* LIB]ALS EI!R HAD TO (F] HIM A PLAT=M TO PROMOTE HIS POLITICS OR ELSE 9CUR ! /IGMA ( OPPOS+ FRE$OM ( SPEE*4 ,EV5 AN>*I/ DIRECT ACTION SEEM$ TO PLAY RI RI-LEFT VIOL5CE4 ,?IS WAS SIMPLY ONE SC5E 9 A CONFLICT BETWE5 FASCI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S ?AT />T$ BE=E #bag & EXT5D$ ?R\<\T ! RE/ ( ! YE>4 ,! ADVANTAGE SWUNG BACK & =? BETWE5 ! ADV]S>IES LIKE A P5DULUM3 :5EV] ONE SIDE A*IEV$ A VICTORY1 IT CATALYZ$ PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 WAT*+ FROM ! SIDEL9ES TO JO9 ! O!R SIDE4 ,MANY AN>*I/S FELT IT WAS URG5T TO %UT D[N ,MILO'S TALK 9 RESPONSE TO ,TRUMP'S VICTORY & AN UPTICK ( FASCI/ ACTIVITY 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA4 ,YET AFT] AN>*I/S %UT D[N ,MILO1 FASCI/S W]E ABLE TO MOBILIZE L>GE NUMB]S = 9CREAS+LY VIOL5T 0FREE SPEE*0 RALLIES ?AT MANAG$ TO DOM9ATE ! /REETS ( ,B]KELEY ON ,APRIL #ae & ,APRIL #b#g4 ,?IS UND]SCOR$ ! RISKS ( GRASSROOTS RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ,TRUMP & HIS M9IONS4 ,H[ CAN WE /RATEGIZE = CONFLICTS 9 :I* \R VICTORIES ONLY MAKE \R 5EMIES /RONG]8 ,WE CAN UND]/& ! DYNAMICS ( ?IS W> ( POSITION BY ?9K+ 9 T]MS ( SOCIAL TABOOS4 ,AT FIR/1 :5 PEOPLE S\IES ( VIOLAT+ ! TABOOS PROTECT+ FREE SPEE* & PROHIBIT+ VIOL5CE4 ,IT WAS ONLY LAT]1 :5 ! EM]G+ FASCI/ MOVEM5T BECAME ASSOCIAT$ ) VIOLAT+ ! GREATE/ TABOO ( ALL--COMMITT+ MURD]--?AT POPUL> SYMPA?Y DEF9ITIVELY %IFT$ TO ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,= AN>*I/S1 ?IS IS A REM9D] ?AT GRATUIT\SLY FL\T+ ! NORMS ( \R SOCIETY CAN CO/ US DE>LY4 ,IT NEV] PAYS TO PRES5T \RSELVES AS PO9TLESSLY DE/RUCTIVE OR ANTISOCIAL4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 WE CANNOT BR+ AB\T A BETT] WORLD )\T *ALL5G+ ! EXI/+ SOCIAL MORES4 ,NOT %UTT+ D[N ,MILO'S TALK 9 ,B]KELEY W\LD HAVE 5ABL$ FASCI/S TO PORTRAY !MSELVES AS VICTORI\S 9 !IR /RUGGLE AGA9/ LIB]ALISM & TO POSITION !MSELVES AS A LEGITIMATE POLE 9 POLITICAL DISC\RSE4 ,IT W\LD HAVE C$$ ,MILO A PLAT=M VIA :I* TO RECRUIT FOLL[]S :O W\LD TURN IMMIGRANTS OV] TO ,I,C,E1 T]RORIZE ,MUSLIMS & TRANS PEOPLE1 & /OMP \T AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y4 ,ONCE AGA91 AS 9 ,D,C ON ,J#b1 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO TAKE ! H>D ROAD1 ESCALAT+ ! CONFLICT RA!R ?AN ACCEPT+ DEFEAT 9 ADVANCE4 ,*>LOTTESVILLE3 ,MOM5T ( ,TRU? ,AFT] ! AIRPORT BLOCKADES1 /REET-LEVEL RESI/ANCE TO ! ,TRUMP AG5DA SL[LY LO/ GR\ND AS 0C5TRI/S0 PROMOT$ ,DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS1 CORPORATE M$IA1 ROGUE GOV]NM5T (FICIALS1 & EV5 ! ,F,B,I AS *AMPIONS REPRES5T+ POPUL> OPPOSITION4 ,! EFFECT WAS TO R$UCE ! URG5CY PEOPLE FELT1 RETURN+ !M TO A SPECTATOR ROLE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 AN>*I/S >\ND ! C\NTRY W]E =C$ TO FOCUS ON PREV5T+ ! SPREAD ( GRASSROOTS FASCISM1 A ?REAT ?AT FEW O!RS TOOK S]I\SLY4 ,!RE WAS A SIGNIFICANT RISK ?AT AN>*I/S W\LD 5D UP LOCK$ 9 A PRIVATE GRUDGE MAT* ) GANGS ( :ITE SUPREMACI/S RA!R ?AN F9D+ COMMON CAUSE ) O!RS TO TAKE ON CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! FUNDAM5TAL FUNCTIONS ( /REET-LEVEL FASCISM3 IT S]VES TO R$UCE ! HORIZON ( POLITICAL DISC\RSE FROM ! POSSIBILITIES ( RADICAL SOCIAL *ANGE TO ! IMM$IATE IMP]ATIVES ( /REET VIOL5CE4 ,! CONSEQU5CE IS A FE$BACK LOOP 9 :I*1 UNABLE TO PRES5T A REVOLUTION>Y VISION >\ND :I* MOVEM5TS MI*I/S BECOME ISOLAT$1 ONLY ABLE ACT 9 CONC]T ) O!RS :5 !Y DO SO UND] BANN]S ?AT OBSCURE !IR OBJECTIVES4 ,9 ! LONG RUN1 ?IS DYNAMIC CAN CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* FASCI/S & O!R AU?ORIT>IANS CAN PRES5T !MSELVES AS ! ONLY ONES ) A PROPOSAL = H[ TO TRANS=M SOCIETY4 ,CORPORATE NEWS \TLETS CONTRIBUT$ TO ?IS1 PRES5T+ AN>*I/S AS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! 0EXTREMI/0 W+ ( ANTI-RACI/ PROTE/4 ,:ILE ! FRONT PAGE ( ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES HAD ID5TIFI$ 0AN>*I/S0 AS ! =EMO/ OPPOSITION TO ,TRUMP & ! F> RI*I/S' /RUCTURAL ANALYSIS AT A TIME :5 IT C\LD HAVE GA9$ POPUL> TRACTION1 9/EAD PORTRAY+ !IR POLITICS SIMPLY AS A VIOL5T REACTION TO ,RI*>D ,SP5C] & ! ,K,K,K4 ,BY ! TIME ( ! 0,UNITE ! ,RILOTTESVILLE1 MANY AN>*I/S HAD %IFT$ TO FOCUS+ *IEFLY ON ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZ+4 ,9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 !Y F\ND !MSELVES FAC+ A FASCI/ MOVEM5T ?AT HAD META/ASIZ$ 9TO A CAPABLE FI* ?AT CONCLUD$ ) HUNDR$S ( FASCI/S ATTACK+ A SMALL NUMB] ( C\NT]DEMON/RATORS AT ! FOOT ( A /ATUE ( ,?OMAS ,JEFF]SON1 IT APPE>$ ?AT FASCI/S W]E GO+ TO COME AWAY FROM ! WEEK5D ) A SIGNIFICANT VICTORY4 ,LIKE ! ,9AUGURATION1 ! ,MUSLIM ,BAN1 & ,MILO'S EV5T 9 ,B]KELEY1 ?IS WAS A CRITICAL MOM5T4 ,! 0,UNITE ! ,RI\ND :I* MILLIONS ( DISAPPO9T$ :ITE WORK]S MI*I/S & O!R C\RAGE\S REBELS CONFRONT$ ! FASCI/S1 PRECIPITAT+ /REET FILOTTESVILLE (FICIALS TO RESC9D ! P]MIT = ! RALLY4 ,?IS GOAD$ ONE FASCI/ 9TO DRIV+ HIS C> 9TO AN ANTI-FASCI/ VICTORY M>*1 KILL+ ,HEA!R ,HEY] & SEV]ELY 9JUR+ SEV]AL MORE PEOPLE4 ,!SE TWO FACTORS--! PUBLIC DEFEAT ( FASCI/S 9 ! /REETS & ! ASSOCIATION ( FASCI/S ) MURD]--DE/ROY$ FASCI/ MOM5TUM & LEGITIMACY AT ! V]Y MOM5T !Y W]E POIS$ TO SUCCE$4 ,LET'S REFLECT ON ! TACTICS ?AT AN>*I/S EMPLOY$ 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE & AFT]W>DS >\ND ! C\NTRY4 ,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>-RITICIPANTS 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 ,*>LOTTESVILLE4 ,FLAGRANT VIOL5CE & DISPLAYS ( ,NAZI ICONOGRAPHY COMPELL$ ! M$IA TO PORTRAY ! 0,UNITE ! ,RI*I/ C\NT]DEMON/RATORS EV5 BE=E ,HEA!R ,HEY] WAS KILL$4 ,HAD FASCI/S BE5 ABLE TO RE/RA9 !MSELVES FROM WAV+ SWA/IKA FLAGS & MURD]+ PEOPLE1 H[EV]1 ?+S MIEA4 ,ANTI-FASCISM HAD >RIV$ AS A P[]FUL SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 ,YET AT ?IS PO9T1 :5 T5S ( ?\S&S W]E F9ALLY P\R+ 9TO ! /REETS1 ! CORPORATE M$IA TURN$ ON ANTI-FASCI/S1 DESCRIB+ !M AS VIOL5T EXTREMI/S4 ,?IS PIVOT OCCURR$ TWO WEEKS AFT] ! CLA%ES 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ON ! OCCASION ( A ?\S&S-/RONG ANTI-FASCI/ MOBILIZATION 9 ,B]KELEY 9 :I* A BLACK BLOC ( #a =C$ ! POLICE \T ( ! P>K !Y HAD HOP$ TO RES]VE = FASCI/ DEMON/RATORS4 ,C5TRI/ POLITICIANS & M$IA \TLETS W]E MORE FRIGUABLY ASSI/$ ! CORPORATE M$IA 9 PORTRAY+ 0ANTIFA0 AS ALI5 & DANG]\S4 ,9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 :5 AN>*I/S W]E PRACTICALLY ON !IR [N AGA9/ A P[]FUL FASCI/ MOVEM5T1 !Y =EW5T BLACK BLOC TACTICS1 YET AT ! APEX ( ANTI-FASCI/ MOM5TUM1 9 ,B]KELEY1 AN>*I/S UTILIZ$ !M4 ,:Y8 ,= MANY YE>S1 AN>*I/S HAVE DEBAT$ :5 & H[ TO EMPLOY ! BLACK BLOC MODEL4 ,= EXAMPLE1 DUR+ ! G5]AL /RIKE AT ! HEI*I/S MOBILIZ$ 9 A FI]CE BLACK BLOC ?AT CUT A SWA? ( DE/RUCTION ?R\< D[NT[N ,OAKL&4 ,AFT]W>DS1 ?IS WAS UND]/OOD AS A POL>IZ+ MOM5T3 AN>*I/S HAD VIOLAT$ ! TABOOS >\ND ANONYM\S ACTION & PROP]TY DE/RUCTION1 BUT 9 DO+ SO !Y HELP$ TO 9TRODUCE TACTICS 9TO ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION ?AT BECAME WIDESPREAD 9 #bad FOLL[+ ! UPRIS+ 9 ,F]GUSON4 ,9 RETROSPECT1 ! ,B]KELEY DEMON/RATION OCCURR$ T[>D ! 5D ( ! TRAJECTORY ( ANTI-FASCI/ /REET CONFLICT4 ,P]HAPS AT ?AT MOM5T1 :5 AN>*I/S HAD SUPPORT FROM O!R ACTIVI/S1 IT WAS A PROPITI\S TIME TO CONT9UE TRY+ TO NORMALIZE ! TACTICS ?AT HAD %UT D[N ,MILO 9 HOPES ?AT NEXT TIME ANTI-FASCI/S F9D !MSELVES 9 A SITUATION LIKE ! ONE 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 !Y WILL NOT HAVE TO 5DANG] !MSELVES BY LEAV+ !IR FACES B>E4 ,YET EV]Y TIME WE PU% ! 5VELOPE1 WE ALSO RISK PRES5T+ \R ADV]S>IES ) A VULN]ABILITY !Y CAN EXPLOIT--NOT ONLY FASCI/S1 BUT ALSO CORPORATE M$IA PUNDITS1 POLICE1 LIB]AL POLITICIANS1 & AU?ORIT>IAN ACTIVI/S4 ,WE HAVE TO ?9K C>EFULLY AB\T :I* APPROA* TO USE 9 EA* SITUATION1 WEI<+ ! RISKS AGA9/ ! ADVANTAGES & RESI/+ ! T5D5CY TO RATE TACTICS AS MORE OR LESS 0MILITANT0 AS IF MILITANCY W]E A GOAL 9 & ( ITSELF4 ,! ,FIR/ ,J#b ,TRIAL3 ,PU%+ ,BACK ! ,REACTION ,BY ! 5D ( #b#a#g1 BO? ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION & ITS RANK-&-FILE PROPON5TS HAD RUN UP AGA9/ ! LIMITS ( !IR /RATEGIES4 ,FASCI/ ORGANIZ]S & =M] ALLIES LIKE ,TRUMP & ,BANNON W]E AT EA* O!R'S ?ROATS1 ILLU/RAT+ ! P]ILS ( A HI]>*ICAL FRAMEWORK 9 :I* EV]YONE COMPETES TO BE ! 0ALPHA40 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 EXPRESSIONS ( POPUL> RESI/ANCE HAD ALSO PLATEAU$4 ,YET NOT ALL VICTORIES >E WON 9 ! /REET4 ,(T51 ! IMPACT & SIGNIFICANCE ( A DAY ( /RUGGLE >E DET]M9$ LONG AFT]W>DS4 ,! CONTEXT HAD *ANG$ CONSID]ABLY S9CE ,TRUMP'S 9AUGURATION1 BUT ,ASSI/ANT ,U,S ,ATTORNEY ,J5NIF] ,K]KH(F WAS /ILL 9T5T ON PROSECUT+ ?OSE >RE/$ 9 ! KETTLE ON ,J#b4 ,9 *>G+ HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE ) ! SAME CRIMES SIMPLY = BE+ 9 ! VIC9ITY ( A CONFRONTATIONAL PROTE/1 %E & H] FELL[ REACTION>IES HOP$ TO E/ABLI% A PREC$5T ?AT C\LD BE US$ TO BRUTALLY SUPPRESS PROTE/ MOVEM5TS ( ALL /RIPES4 ,DESPITE ITS HI/ORIC IMPORTANCE1 ! ,J#b CASE 9ITIALLY RECEIV$ V]Y LITTLE PUBLICITY4 ,LEFTI/ M$IA LIKE ,DEMOCRACY ,N[6 COV]$ ! 9AUGURATION PROTE/S 9 DETAIL )\T SO MU* AS M5TION+ ! >RE/S4 ,9 ,APRIL1 :5 ! DEF5DANTS W]E SADDL$ ) SEV5 OR MORE ADDITIONAL FELONY *>GES APIECE1 V]Y FEW \TLETS BESIDES ?IS ONE REPORT$ IT4 ,9 ?IS /RESSFUL SITUATION1 TWO HUNDR$ DEF5DANTS LOCAT$ ALL >\ND ! C\NTRY1 MO/ ( :OM DID NOT KN[ EA* O!R1 HAD TO COORD9ATE & AGREE ON /RATEGIES = SOLID>ITY1 M$IA \TREA*1 & LEGAL DEF5SE4 ,BE>+ ?IS 9 M9D1 ! FACT ?AT #aid DEF5DANTS REFUS$ TO COLLABORATE ) ! /ATE OR EV5 TO TAKE PLEA B>GA9S IS 9CR$IBLY 9SPIR+4 ,:5 WE SET ?IS AGA9/ ! 9FI-RIITY4 ,AN>*I/ LEGAL SUPPORT]S & M$IA PROJECTS /RUGGL$ TO MAKE PEOPLE AW>E ( ! ,J#b CASE ?R\<\T ! SPR+ & SUMM]1 ORGANIZ+ >\ND ! SITE DEF5DJ#bRESI/ANCE4ORG & CALL+ = WEEKS ( SOLID>ITY ACTIONS 9 ,APRIL & ,JULY4 ,9 ,AUGU/1 ! /ORY GOT A BOO/ :5 ! NEWS SPREAD ?AT ! ,JU/ICE ,DEP>TM5T WAS DEM&+ ?AT A WEB HO/+ PROVID] TURN OV] #a4#c MILLION ,I,P ADDRESSES ( PEOPLE :O VISIT$ ! WEBSITE ,DISRUPT,J#b4ORG ON ! PREMISE ?AT EV]Y ONE ( !M DID SO 9 ORD] TO PLAN A CRIME4 ,BY MID-FALL1 SYMPA!TIC COV]AGE WAS F9ALLY BEG9N+ TO APPE> 9 SOME CORPORATE M$IA \TLETS4 ,SIX C\RAGE\S DEF5DANTS DEM&$ TO GO TO TRIAL AS E>LY AS POSSIBLE1 9 HOPES ( SETT+ A PREC$5T ?AT W\LD PUT ! O!R DEF5DANTS 9 A /RONG] POSITION4 ,!IR TRIAL BEGAN 9 ,NOVEMB]2 ONLY !N DID ! ,J#b CASE OBTA9 TRACTION ON ! ATT5TION ( ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,ON ,DECEMB] #b#a1 ! JURY RETURN$ AN 9NOC5T V]DICT = ALL SIX DEF5DANTS1 ) ONE JUROR REPORT+ ?AT !RE HAD NEV] BE5 ANY D\BT 9 HIS M9D ?AT ! DEF5DANTS W]E COMPLETELY 9NOC5T4 ,AL?\< ! PROSECUTION IMM$IATELY ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y 9T5D$ TO TRY EV]Y ONE ( ! REMA9+ #ahh DEF5DANTS1 ON ,JANU>Y #a#h1 !Y DROPP$ ! *>GES AGA9/ #abi ( ! ,J#b DEF5DANTS4 ,?IS WAS A MAJOR DEFEAT = !M2 ALONG ) ,TRUMP'S ,MUSLIM ,BAN1 ! ,J#b CASE HAS BE5 A BELLWE!R 9DICAT+ ?AT ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION HAS NOT YET MANAG$ TO SUBORD9ATE ! ,U,S JU/ICE SY/EM TO ITS AG5DA4 ,?AT WILL LIKELY *ANGE AS ,TRUMP & HIS CRONIES HAVE MORE TIME TO APPO9T JUDGES & E/ABLI% NEW LAWS & LEGAL PREC$5TS2 IT IS A GRIEV\S MI/AKE TO LEGITIMIZE ! LEGAL SY/EM AS AN 9/ITUTIONAL C\NT]WEI T]RORIZ+ ! DEF5DANTS ) ! ?REAT ( DECADES 9 PRISON4 ,YET ! FACT ?AT %E WAS =C$ TO DROP *>GES AGA9/ #abi ( !M %[$ ?AT AN>*I/S CAN FIIETY ( DIFF]5T CONTEXTS4 ,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 #ei DEF5DANTS /ILL FACE *>GES4 ,:AT TRANSPIRES 9 !IR CASES WILL DO A LOT TO DET]M9E :AT ! LONG-T]M LEGACY ( ! /RUGGLES ( #bag TURNS \T TO BE4 ,SUPPORT ! ,J#b DEF5DANTS4 ,:AT ,WE ,LO/ ALONG ! ,WAY ,9 REFLECT+ ON SU* A FR5ETIC YE>1 IT'S EASY TO LOSE TRACK ( ALL ! ?+S ?AT DIDN'T HAPP51 ALL ! MISS$ OPPORTUNITIES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! UPRIS+S AGA9/ POLICE VIOL5CE ?AT GA9$ NATIONAL ATT5TION DUR+ ! UPRIS+ ( #bad 9 ,F]GUSON & CONT9U$ 9 CITIES FROM ,BALTIMORE TO ,*>LOTTE VIRTUALLY CEAS$4 ,! ONLY CITY TO SEE A MAJOR MOVEM5T AGA9/ RACI/ POLIC+ 9 #bag WAS ,/4 ,L\IS1 :]E ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & T5SIONS ?AT GAVE RISE TO ! UPRIS+ ( #bad HAD CONT9U$ UNABAT$4 ,?IS PO9TS TO SOME ( ! WAYS ?AT ! REACTION REPRES5T$ BY ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION SUCCE$$ 9 SETT+ BACK SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & TAK+ POSSIBILITIES (F ! TABLE4 ,HAVE WE MISS$ OPPORTUNITIES TO LET ! COMMUNITIES ?AT >E MO/ DIRECTLY T>GET$ BY POLICE KN[ ?AT WE >E /ILL READY TO /& ) !M :5 !Y /& UP = !MSELVES \TSIDE ! USELESS *ANNELS ( RE=MI/ ORGANIZ+8 ,LIKEWISE1 AL?\< AN>*I/S P>TICIPAT$ 9 SOLID>ITY ORGANIZ+ ) ,MUSLIMS & IMMIGRANTS T>GET$ BY FASCI/S & ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION1 WE C\LD HAVE DONE MORE TO PU% BACK AGA9/ ! REPRESSION DIRECT$ AT !SE GR\PS4 ,9/EAD1 ,DEMOCRATS & O!R RE=MI/S HAVE GA9$ ! 9ITIATIVE1 C5T]+ ATT5TION >\ND ! ,DEF]R$ ,ACTION = ,*ILDHOOD ,>RIVALS 7,D,A,C,A7 PROGRAM & O!R QUE/IONS ( /ATE POLICY :ILE ,U,S ,BORD] ,PATROL 5SURES ?AT HUNDR$S DIE 9 ! DES]T & ,U,S ,IMMIGRATION & ,CU/OMS ,5=CEM5T C>RIES \T RAIDS >\ND ! ,U,S4 ,! AN>*I/ APPROA* W\LD BE TO ATTACK & DELEGITIMIZE !SE 9/ITUTIONS TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT !Y W]E NOT ABLE TO CONT9UE P]=M+ !SE FUNCTIONS EFFECTIVELY4 ,ON EV]Y FRONT :]E WE FAIL TO DEMON/RATE ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+1 WE WILL SEE RE=MI/S ASS]T !IR HEGEMONY4 ,?IS MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO ASS]T AN AN>*I/ VISION ( A WORLD )\T HI]>*Y & OPPRESSION1 BUT IT ALSO FUNCTIONS TO NEUTRALIZE ?OSE /RUGGLES1 5SUR+ ?AT !IR *IEF EFFECT IS TO LEGITIMIZE /ATE ACTORS LIKE ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY RA!R ?AN TO UND]M9E ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT P]PETRATE VIOL5CE & OPPRESSION4 ,! ,*ALL5GES ,AHEAD ,GO+ 9TO #b#a#h1 GRASSROOTS FASCI/S >E 9 DIS>RAY & ,TRUMP IS ! LEA/ POPUL> PRESID5T ON RECORD4 ,BUT ?IS DOES NOT MEAN \R WORK IS DONE4 ,RA!R1 WE MU/ %IFT \R ATT5TION TO O!R GR\PS ?AT HOPE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! FAILURES ( ! F> RIIAN P[]4 ,WE CAN DIVIDE !SE GR\PS1 R\IAN LEFT4 ,! ,C5TRI/S ,AS ,TRUMP'S /> WANES1 ,DEMOCRATS1 M$IA \TLETS1 & O!R REPRES5TATIVES ( ! POLITICAL E/ABLI%M5T >E LOOK+ TO REE/ABLI% !IR DOM9ANCE BY PRES5T+ !MSELVES AS ! POLITICAL C5T]--! LEGITIMATE FACE ( ,U,S DEMOCRACY4 ,JU/ AS !Y DID UND] ,OBAMA1 !Y 9T5D TO CONT9UE C>RY+ \T ! ACTIVITIES ?AT *>ACT]IZE ,TRUMP'S AG5DA--! DEPORTATIONS1 ! POLICE MURD]S1 ! EVICTIONS1 ! PRISON-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX & ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION--BUT UND] ! BANN] ( NORMALCY & ADH]5CE TO PROTOCOL4 ,9 ORD] TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS1 !Y HAVE TO SIDEL9E P>TICIPATORY SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 ASS]T+ !MSELVES AS ! PROP] PROTAGONI/S ( SOCIAL *ANGE ?R\< ! EXI/+ 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! ,F,B,I 9VE/IGATION 9TO ,TRUMP'S DEAL+S ) ,RUSSIA IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( ! SORT ( SURROGATE ?AT !Y HOPE TO SUB/ITUTE = GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+4 ,REG>DLESS ( :E!R OR NOT IT IS GR\ND$ 9 FACT1 ! ,RUSSIA 9VE/IGATION PLAYS ! SAME ROLE AS CONSPIRACY !ORIES 9 ?AT IT CA/S ,TRUMP'S OPPON5TS AS SPECTATORS 9 A HUNT = MORE 9=MATION4 ,AS WE WROTE 9 #bad 9 REF]5CE TO ,$W>D ,SN[D5'S :I/LEBL[+1 0,! IDEA ?AT ! M]E REVELATION ( SOME HIDD5 TRU? C\LD SOMEH[ AWAK5 PEOPLE 9TO REVOLT IS MO/ EVID5T 9 ! #i_/#a#a ,TRU? MOVEM5T & SIMIL> PURVEYORS ( CONSPIRACY !ORY4 ,BUT ?OSE >E SIMPLY EXTREME MANIFE/ATIONS ( A N>RATIVE ?AT IS P]VASIVE 9 \R SOCIETY1 9 :I* MILL5>IAN P[]S >E ASCRIB$ TO 9=MATION ITSELF40 ,! QUE/ = MORE 9=MATION IS NOT 9T5D$ TO CATALYZE PEOPLE 9TO ACTION1 BUT TO DEF] IT3 RECEIV+ 9=MATION )\T CORRESPOND+ OPPORTUNITIES TO ACT1 PEOPLE SL[LY LOSE ! HABIT ( RESPOND+4 ,!RE'S NO NE$ = NEW REVELATIONS AB\T ,TRUMP'S OV]T RACISM1 P]PETRATION ( SEXUAL ASSAULT1 OR ILLICIT DEAL+S ) O!R AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,ALL ( !SE >E ALREADY FLAGRANTLY OBVI\S4 ,! FOCUS ON 9VE/IGAT+ HIM S]VES ABOVE ALL TO RE-LEGITIMIZE ! SAME ,F,B,I & JU/ICE SY/EM ?AT >E ALREADY BE+ US$ AGA9/ ANYONE :O HONE/LY SETS \T TO 9T]RUPT ! H>M ?AT BO? ,TRUMP & HIS C5TRI/ RIVALS >E P]PETUAT+ ?R\< ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! /ATE4 ,/ATE REPRESSION HAS NOT GONE NE>LY AS F> YET UND] ! ,TRUMP ]A AS ,TRUMP PROMIS$ ?AT IT W\LD4 ,BUT IT MAY NOT BE ,TRUMP :O PRESIDES OV] ! NEXT WAVE ( CRACKD[NS3 IT MAY WELL BE ! C5TRI/S4 ,= ! TIME BE+1 ! V>I\S =CES COMPET+ = CONTROL ( ! /ATE HAVE REA*$ AN IMPASSE 9 :I* NONE ( !M CAN PREVAIL3 F>-RIRY \T A NEW WAVE ( ATTACKS ON POPUL> MOVEM5TS S9CE ! 9ITIAL ASSAULTS ( ,JANU>Y #b#a#g4 ,EA* ( ! FACTIONS ?AT COMPRISE ! /ATE MIE C]TA9 5\< ( !IR FOOT+ TO RISK 9ITIAT+ A NEW CRACKD[N444 YET4 ,:5 !SE 9T]NAL CONFLICTS )9 ! /ATE >E RESOLV$1 ! NEXT /EP WILL ALMO/ C]TA9LY BE TO SUPPRESS POPUL> UNRE/ BY COOPT+ IT ?R\< RE=MI/ MOVEM5TS & BRUTALLY REPRESS+ IT ?R\< ! SECURITY APP>ATUS4 ,?IS EXPLA9S ! AGGRESSIVE D5UNCIATIONS ( ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ ?AT WE HAVE HE>D FROM ,TRUMP'S POLITICAL RIVALS4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 WE %\LD NOT LOOK =W>D TO ,DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL VICTORIES4 ,!Y WILL NOT MAKE \R POSITION ANY EASI]4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y WILL JU/ BR+ NEW *ALL5GES TO EV]YONE :O SEEKS SY/EMIC *ANGE4 ,9 ! LONG RUN1 \R *IEF PROBLEMS >E /ILL CAPITALISM & ! /ATE1 NOT ! P>TICUL> MANAGEM5T /YLE ( A S+LE DESPOT4 ,DESPITE ,TRUMP'S DIS+5U\S PROMISES TO /& UP = WORK]S1 NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM REMA9S ! ORD] ( ! DAY4 ,AS LONG AS IT CONT9UES1 ! NEXT WAVE ( NATIONALI/ BACKLA% WILL BE WORSE--& IT WILL BE WORSE /ILL IF ANTI-RACISM BECOMES 9EXTRICABLY ASSOCIAT$ ) NEOLIB]AL POLITICS4 ,IT IS P>AM\NT ?AT WE SP5D #bah DIFF]5TIAT+ \RSELVES FROM SUPPOS$ C5TRI/S & DELEGITIMIZ+ ! 9/ITUTIONS ?R\< :I* !Y HOPE TO RULE4 ,?IS WILL BE ESPECIALLY *ALL5G+ AS C5TRI/S ATTEMPT TO FUNNEL ALL OPPOSITION TO ,TRUMP 9TO ! NEXT ELECTION4 ,ON ,JANU>Y #b1 #b#a#h1 :ILE AN>*I/S >\ND ! C\NTRY W]E FOCUS+ ON SUPPORT+ ! ,J#b DEF5DANTS1 WE SAW ! ,WOM5'S ,M>* MODEL REPEAT$ AS AN ADV]TISEM5T = ,DEMOCRATS RUNN+ = (FICE3 0P[] TO ! POLLS40 ,?IS UND]SCORES ! DESP]ATE NE$ = A WELL->TICULAT$ #b#a/-C5TURY AN>*I/ FEM9ISM4 ,REMEMB]1 IT WAS RELY+ ON ! POLLS ?AT BR\IAN ,LEFT ,AN>*I/S >E NOT ! ONLY ONES :O UND]/& ! VALUE ( DIRECT ACTION4 ,FOLL[+ ,B]NIE ,S&]S'S PRESID5TIAL CAMPAIGN & ! ]OSION ( FAI? 9 BO? ! ,DEMOCRATIC & ,REPUBLICAN P>TIES1 ! CONDITIONS >E P]FECT = AU?ORIT>IAN LEFTI/S TO CONT9UE TO GA9 ADH]5TS & MOM5TUM4 ,WE CAN *ALK SOME ( ?IS UP TO AN>*I/S' FAILURE TO %>E A VISION ( *ANGE ?AT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ?OSE \TSIDE \R NETWORKS4 ,9 A GLOBALIZ$ NEOLIB]AL ECONOMY1 /ATE SOCIALISM IS COLLAPS+ EV5 9 GAT$ COMMUNITIES LIKE ! ,SC&9AVIAN C\NTRIES2 YET AT ! SAME TIME1 IT IS GA9+ TRACTION 9 ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION BECAUSE IT DEALS 9 FAMILI> T]MS1 PLAY+ ON #b?-C5TURY IDEAS ?AT ! /ATE %\LD BE ABLE TO MITIGATE ! EFFECTS ( CAPITALISM4 ,IF ONLY ALL ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT >E CURR5TLY IMPOS+ MIS]Y & OPPRESSION C\LD MAGICALLY BECOME ! SOLUTIONS TO ?OSE PROBLEMS6 ,9 ! ]A ( MEMES1 PROPON5TS ( SOCIALISM DON'T HAVE TO RESOLVE ?IS CONTRADICTION2 !Y SIMPLY HAVE TO PRODUCE IMAGES P&]+ TO ! DESIRE ?AT \R 9T]E/S BE REPRES5T$ BY SOME?+ O!R ?AN \RSELVES4 ,! /RATEGY ( US+ POPULISM TO C5TRALIZE P[] 9 ! H&S ( AN ELITE IS NOT LIMIT$ TO ! RIY ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & NEW] ONES LIKE ,JACOB91 A MAGAZ9E NAM$ AFT] A POLITICAL POSITION ?AT WAS ALREADY REACTION>Y BY #a#g#i#c1 :I* PURPORTS TO REPRES5T ! OPPOSITION TO CAPITALISM :ILE LEGITIMIZ+ 9/ITUTIONS LIKE ! PRISON 9DU/RIAL COMPLEX 9 ! NAME ( RE=M4 ,9 AFFIRM+ ! IMPORTANCE ( ! /ATE1 SU* GR\PS CAN LIMIT ! SCOPE ( MOVEM5TS = SOCIAL *ANGE )\T EV] GA9+ A PLACE 9 ! GOV]NM5T4 ,REM9D+ 0TANKIES0 ( ! ATROCITIES & BETRAYALS /ATE SOCIALI/S P]PETRAT$ FROM #aiag ON IS LIKE CALL+ ,TRUMP RACI/ & SEXI/4 ,PUBLICIZ+ ! FACT ?AT ,TRUMP IS A S]IAL SEXUAL ASSAULT] ONLY MADE HIM MORE POPUL> ) HIS MISOGYNI/IC BASE2 LIKEWISE1 ! BLOOD-DR5*$ HI/ORY ( AU?ORIT>IAN P>TY SOCIALISM CAN ONLY MAKE IT MORE APPEAL+ TO ?OSE :O >E *IEFLY MOTIVAT$ BY ! DESIRE TO ID5TIFY ) SOME?+ P[]FUL4 ,?IS IS NOT TO D5Y ! GOOD 9T5TIONS ( ?OSE P\R+ 9TO GR\PS LIKE ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOCIALI/S ( ,AM]ICA1 :I* CURR5TLY OCCUPIES ! SAME POSITION ?AT ! ,SOCIALI/-,REVOLUTION>IES DID 9 ,RUSSIA AT ! OP5+ ( ! #b? C5TURY4 ,LIKE ! ,S,RS1 :O W]E CONSID]ABLY MORE POPUL> ?AN ! ,BOL%EVIKS AT ! TIME ( ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION YET NAIVELY P]MITT$ ! LATT] TO \TFLANK & DE/ROY !M1 ! DANG] IS NOT ?AT ! ,D,S,A ITSELF WILL TAKE P[]1 BUT ?AT IT WILL LEGITIMIZE AU?ORIT>IAN FRAMEWORKS & ANTIQUAT$ COSMOLOGIES ?AT O!RS CAN USE TO GA9 CONTROL ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,AN>*I/S %\LD MA9TA9 DIALOGUE ) ! RANK & FILE ( LEFT ORGANIZATIONS TO KEEP OP5 ! POSSIBILITY ?AT WE CAN ALL EV5TUALLY F9D COMMON CAUSE \TSIDE ( ANY AU?ORIT>IAN PROGRAM4 ,TO ! EXT5T TO :I* AU?ORIT>IANS ON ! 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