,ANTI-,/ATE ,RESPONSES TO ,T]RORISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,ANO!R WEEK1 ANO!R MISOGYNI/ &_/OR :ITE NATIONALI/ T]RORI/ ATTACK4 ,!Y'RE URG+ EA* O!R ON1 !Y'RE =M+ BROAD MOVEM5TS1 ECOSY/EMS1 NETWORKS ( CELLS4 ,! ,BASE4 ,ATOMWAFF54 ,! ,RISE ,ABOVE ,MOVEM5T4 ,AM]ICAN ,ID5TITY ,MOVEM5T4 ,HAMM]SK9 ,NATION4 ,WOLVES ( ,V9L&4 ,EUROPEAN ,K9DR$4 ,PR\D ,BOYS4 ,! NAMES & FACTIONS PROLIF]ATE4 ,HORDES CONGREGATE ONL9E TO *E] ! LATE/ ATROCITY & URGE FUR!R4 ,ONE IS LEFT UNSURE IF ! %OOT+S WILL SPE$ UP 9 !IR REGUL>ITY OR IF !Y >E MOV+ T[>DS SOME DRAMATIC ESCALATION4 ,P]HAPS !Y WILL %OOT UP A NURS]Y4 ,SPREAD GAS 9 A MAJOR CITY4 ,F9ALLY MAKE GOOD ON !IR 0,RI<T ,W+ ,DEA? ,SQUAD0 PROMISES & TRY TO M>* DOOR-TO-DOOR EXT]M9AT+ 5EMIES4 ,!RE IS A S5SE ?AT ALMO/ ! 5TIRE POLITICAL SPECTRUM -- M9US ANTIFA -- HAS DECID$ TO SIT BACK & WAIT = ! SPECTACLE4 

,I'VE BE5 ?9K+ A LOT AB\T :Y ! COALITION ?AT OPPOS$ ! ,BU% ,ADM9I/RATION FRACTUR$ SO BADLY 9 ! FACE ( RESURG5T FASCI/S4 ,!RE'S A LOT ( REASONS -- ! :OLE PALEOCON SAGA = 9/ANCE4 ,BUT ,I ?9K IT'S UND]-EXAM9$ H[ MU* ( IT COMES D[N TO TWO V]Y DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVES ON 9SURG5CY4 

,WAY BACK 9 ! IMM$IATE AFT]MA? ( ,SEPTEMB] #a#a? -- AS LEFTI/S1 LIB]ALS1 & LIB]T>IANS CAME TO T]MS ) ! RADICAL EXPANSION ( /ATE P[] & HUDDL$ TOGE!R = W>M? -- IT WAS COMMON TO HE> TWO V]Y DIFF]5T CRITIQUES ( ! ,W> ,ON ,T]ROR3 

,! FIR/ CRITIQUE WAS ?AT ISLAMI/ 9SURG5CY ISN'T A REAL ?REAT4 

,! SECOND CRITIQUE WAS ?AT SU* 9SURG5CY WAS SO POT5T AGA9/ /ATES ?AT ! ,U,S C\LDN'T W9 AGA9/ IT4 

,IT WAS SOMEH[ NEV] APP>5T AT ! TIME H[ CONTRADICTORY !SE TWO POSITIONS >E4 

,9 ! FIR/ P]SPECTIVE ,AL-,QA$A WAS A CRIM9AL ORGANIZATION ?AT C\LD & %\LD BE >RE/$ & PROSECUT$ 9 ! CONTEXT ( EXI/+ CRIM9AL 5=CEM5T4 ,9 ! LATT] P]SPECTIVE ,AL-,QA$A WAS ! ,VIET ,CONG1 DE/9$ TO W9 AGA9/ ! EMPIRE1 & ! SOON] ! ,U,S RETREAT$ ! LESS CO/LY ! :OLE ?+ W\LD BE4 

,BROADLY SPEAK+1 LIB]ALS TOOK ! FIR/ P]SPECTIVE1 AN>*I/S ! LATT]4 ,LIB]T>IANS & LEFTI/S SPLIT BETWE5 ! TWO CAMPS4 

,?IS WAS A SPLIT OV] ! RECOGNITION ( ASYMMETRIC CONFLICT4 ,LIB]ALS ?\<T ! /ATE C\LD H&LE ANY?+1 :]EAS AN>*I/S HAVE FAI? ?AT DEC5TRALIZ$ 9SURG5T MODES ( RESI/ANCE >E HI<LY EFFECTIVE4 

,?IS IS AN UND]EMPHASIZ$ REASON :Y AN>*I/S TAKE FASCI/ ORGANIZ+ SO S]I\SLY -- WE BELIEVE 9 ! P[] ( RADICAL ACTIVISM & 9SURG5CY 7AL?\< WE REJECT SPECIFIC =MS ( T]RORISM74 ,IF Y\ BELIEVE ?AT !SE DEC5TRALIZ$ OR BOTTOM-UP MEANS ( ORGANIZ+ CAN ACCOMPLI% ANY?+ & EV5 \T-PUN* ! ,U,S EMPIRE1 !N FASCI/S UTILIZ+ ! SAME /RATEGIES LOGICALLY CON/ITUTE A BIGG] ?REAT ?AN ! ,U,S EMPIRE4 

,FROM ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 AS BAD AS ! ,W> ,ON ,T]ROR WAS1 AS BAD AS ! NEOCONS]VATIVE OR NEOLIB]AL AU?ORIT>IANS W]E1 9SURG5T FASCI/S >E WORSE4 

,BUT TO ?OSE LIB]ALS :O DON'T BELIEVE 9 ASYMMETRIC CONFLICT & 9SURG5T RESI/ANCE1 :O SP5T DECADES >GU+ ?AT T]RORISM WASN'T A REAL ?REAT -- ! LOGIC IS REV]S$4 ,MISOGYNI/ & :ITE NATIONALI/ T]RORI/S MU/ BE FRAM$ AS M>G9AL DI/RACTIONS4 ,DEPLORABLE1 BUT NOT EXI/5TIAL DANG]S4 

,9DE$ ?IS LIB]AL P]SPECTIVE CONT9UES TO FE> /ATE REPRESSION MORE ?AN IT DOES P>AMILIT>Y T]RORISM1 9/9CTIVELY DRAW+ A DEEP DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! TWO4 ,?US AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE TO NEONAZI ACTIVITY IS FIR/ & =EMO/ FRAM$ 9 T]MS ( LIB]AL FE>S AB\T 0GIV+ ! /ATE A LIC5SE TO OPPRESS40 

,:]EAS TO AN>*I/S ! ,U,S EMPIRE -- :ILE /ILL EVIL -- IS ALMO/ A P]IPH]AL CONC]N 9 COMP>ISON TO ! POT5TIAL DANG] ( REACTION>Y 9SURG5TS4 ,H5CE AN>*I/S GO+ TO ,SYRIA TO FI<T ,I,S,I,L & AN>*I/S FI<T+ FASCI/ /REET GANGS4 ,!SE CONFLICTS >E MU* MORE 9SURG5T V]SUS 9SURG5T ?AN !Y >E ! 9/ITUTION V]SUS 9SURG5T ( ! ,U,S ,W> ,ON ,T]ROR4 

,AN>*I/S BY VIRTUE ( \R POLITICS HAVE TO BELIEVE DEEPLY 9 ! POT5CY ( DEC5TRALIZ$ 9SURG5T MEANS4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT A T9Y M9ORITY CAN RE%APE ! WORLD1 CAN 9FLICT SU* CO/S ?R\< RESI/ANCE AS TO MAKE SOME 9JU/ICES UNT5ABLE4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT C]TA9 SOCIAL & TE*NOLOGICAL CONTEXTS CREATE ASYMMETRIC RELATIONS TO CONFLICT -- EMP[]+ ATTACK]S OV] DEF5D]S4 ,:E!R !SE BE ! DEC5TRALIZ$ SE$+ ( TORR5TS TO BR+ D[N 9DU/RIES OR ! PROLIF]ATION ( GUNS TO MAKE /ATE REPRESSION MORE CO/LY4 ,SABOTAG+ MILIT>Y TRA9S & SNEAK+ VIDEO CAM]AS 9TO SLAU<T]H\SES1 !SE >E BOTTOM-UP =MS ( RESI/ANCE ?AT IMP$E1 COMPLICATE1 & D]AIL SY/EMS ( P[]4 ,IF WE DIDN'T BELIEVE 9 ! POT5CY ( SU* 9SURG5CY1 WE W\LD DEVOLVE 9TO LIB]ALS LIKE ,NOAM ,*OMSKY1 :O SEE NO REAL PA? TO ]OD+ OR COLLAPS+ ! LEVIA?AN1 9/EAD ADVOCAT+ /ATI/ RE=MS & ELECTORAL P>TICIPATION4 

,BUT AT ! SAME TIME ?AT AN>*I/S EMBRACE SOME =MS ( 9SURG5CY1 WE REJECT T]RORISM 9 BO? ! S5SE ( ATTACKS ON NONCOMBATANTS & ! EXPLOITATION ( IRRATIONAL T]ROR TO CONTROL4 ,REASONABLE PEOPLE CAN DISAGREE ON :E!R A PROPAG&I/ = ! ,PR\D ,BOYS1 :O JO9S !M 9 PREM$ITAT$ ATTACKS ON !IR POLITICAL ADV]S>IES & DOXES !IR VICTIMS1 CON/ITUTES A COMBATANT AS SU*1 BUT SOME R&OM P]SON JU/ GETT+ FOOD AT A G>LIC FE/IVAL CLE>LY DOES NOT4 ,DIS9C5TIVIZ+ RACI/ ORGANIZ+ BY NAM+1 %AM+1 & BOYCOTT+ ! P>TICIPANTS IS ! PURE/ EXAMPLE ( ! M>KET AT WORK -- RATIONAL *OICES & RESPONSES EV]Y /EP ( ! WAY4 ,! %OOT] :O OP5S FIRE 9TO A CR[D AT A MALL IS 9T5TIONALLY EXPLOIT+ SOME?+ F> MORE PRIMAL & IRRATIONAL1 OR 9 EQUIVAL5T WORDS1 REACTION>Y4 

,:ILE AN>*I/S BELIEVE /RONGLY 9 BOTTOM-UP RESI/ANCE1 & 9FAM\SLY ?AT HAS HI/ORICALLY 9VOLV$ ACTS LIKE DIRECT ASSASS9ATION ( OPPRESSORS1 T]RORISM1 PROP]LY DEF9$1 IS NOT 9 \R :EELH\SE4 ,IT CANNOT BE4 

,RESI/ANCE IMP$ES & COMPLICATES1 T]RORISM SIMPLIFIES4 ,T]RORISM IS ! PRIMORDIAL GOO ( ! /ATE1 A VIOL5CE ?AT 5C\RAGES US TO SURR5D] CRITICAL ?\<T1 TO RETREAT TO REASSUR+LY SIMPLI/IC HI]>*IES1 IMM$IATE NOTIONS ( RULES & ORD]4 ,! /ATE IS ! APEX EXPRESSION ( WEAPONIZ$ T]ROR1 KEEP+ 5TIRE POPULATIONS 9 *ECK ?R\< ,P,T,S,D4 

,IT ONLY TAKES A LITTLE BIT ( BLOOD TO WAT] ! ROOTS ( SWEEP+ AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,! POLICE DO NOT NE$ TO MURD] EV]Y BLACK P]SON TO CREATE CONDITIONS :]E FEW 9DIVIDUALS FE> POK+ !IR HEADS \T TOO F>4 ,A LITTLE BLOOD%$1 A LITTLE SLAU<T] >\ND ! M>G9S1 CAN KEEP AN 5TIRE POPULATION UND] ! BOOT ( ! /ATE4 

,?OSE :O MAKE ! 9EVITABLE SNIDE COMP>ISONS ( NUMB]S BETWE5 T]RORISM & HE>T DISEASE FAIL TO GRASP ?AT :AT HAPP5S AT ! M>G9S CAN DRAMATICALLY %APE ! RE/ ( SOCIETY4 

,:5 NEONAZI GANG MEMB]S CONTROLL$ ! /REETS ( ,PORTL& 9 ! #hS & #iS 7DOCUM5T$ BY A J\RNALI/ 9 DETAIL 9 ,A ,HUNDR$ ,LITTLE ,HITL]S AFT] A HI< PR(ILE MURD] BY ,EA/ ,SIDE ,:ITE ,PRIDE7 ?IS HAD A />K IMPACT UPON ! EV]YDAY LIVES ( M9ORITIES & ACTIVI/S4 ,:5 EV]YONE ALT]S !IR BEHAVIOR TO AVOID BE+ T>GET$ BY POLICE OR :ITE NATIONALI/S1 EXPLICIT ACTS ( REPRESSION NE$ ONLY FALL ON ! FEW :O /& \T TO KEEP ! RE/ 9 L9E4 

,I BELIEVE ?AT MANY CONS]VATIVES -- HYP$ UP ON ! N>RATIVES & DIS9=MATION SPREAD FROM LIT]AL FASCI/S TO ! CONS]VATIVE M$IA ECOSY/EM 9 ! ,TRUMP ]A -- S9C]ELY SEE ANTIFASCISM 9 T]MS ( T]RORISM4 ,EV]Y FASCI/ ?UG ) PRISON NAZI TATTOOS IS BUT AN 9NOC5T ,M,A,G,A GR&PA T]RORIZ$ BY ,S,J,W COLLEGE KIDS \T TO SUPPRESS ALL SLI<TLY DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVES4 ,!Y HUNGRILY EMBRAC$ ?AT 9ACCURATE VICTIM N>RATIVE :5 !Y W]E FIR/ 9TRODUC$ TO ANTIFASCISM BY CR$UL\S & OPPORTUNI/IC CONS]VATIVE PUNDITS 9 #b#a#g1 & N[ IT HAS BE5 TOO MANY YE>S1 !Y >E TOO W$D$ TO IT1 TO EV] GIVE 9 ! FACE ( ANY AM\NT ( EVID5CE4 

,! TRU? IS ( C\RSE ?AT ANTIFA WAS = DECADES D]ID$ BY BO? AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNI/S & ! Y\NG] SOCIAL JU/ICE G5]ATION AS BE+ TOO S(T1 TOO PRAGMATIC1 TOO />KLY LIMIT$4 ,I REMEMB] A FRI5D TALK+ MY E> (F TO COMPLA9 AB\T ANTIFASCI/S REFUS+ TO BEAT UP SOME RACI/ %E'D MET 9 A B>4 ,! ANTIFASCI/S 9 TURN ROLL$ !IR EYES AB\T IT :5 ,I BR\<T IT TO !M1 0WE /OP FASCI/S FROM ORGANIZ+ & DO+ H>M1 ?AT'S A H>D 5\< TASK )\T TRY+ TO PICK FI<TS ) EV]Y RACI/ GR&PA1 !RE >E MILLIONS ( !M1 !RE'D BE NO 5D TO IT4 ,WE'VE GOT PRISON NAZIS TRY+ TO KILL US2 !RE >E BIGG] FI% TO FRY40 ,MY FRI5D WAS SC&ALIZ$ BY H[ 0PROBLEMATIC0 ?IS DISMISSAL WAS4 

,BUT ,I'VE LONG ADMIR$ ?IS RESPONSE4 ,! AN>*I/ TOOLBOX L5DS ITSELF WELL TO DISRUPTION1 IMP$ANCE1 NOT TO ! CREATION ( SOME NEW REGIME1 5=C$ BY T]ROR4 ,:5 ! FASCI/S =M ORGS1 BU/ !M UP4 ,:5 !Y TRY TO ORGANIZE ANONYM\SLY1 EXPOSE !M4 ,:5 !Y TRY TO T]RORIZE ! /REETS1 FI<T !M (F4 ,ESCALAT+ R>ELY1 JUDICI\SLY1 & NEV] EV5 REMOTELY TO !IR LEVELS4 ,& :5 !Y RETREAT TO SOME V>IATION ( NORMALCY1 LET !M4 

,JU/ AS WE W\LDN'T BL9K AB\T SOMEONE ?R[+ FAKE BLOOD ON A MILIT>Y RECRUIT] TABLE1 WE %\LDN'T BL9K :5 FOLKS ?R[ MILK%AKES AT FASCI/ RECRUITM5T RALLIES4 ,!SE >E CLE>LY ! SAME ?+4 ,:E!R ! ,M>9ES1 ,I,S,I,S1 OR ,ATOMWAFF51 !SE >E T]RORI/ PROJECTS4 

,! 0,W> ,ON ,T]RORISM0 WAS ALWAYS A W> ,( T]RORISM4 ,A MUTUAL SYMBIOSIS4 ,! EMPIRE BOMB$ & ! ISLAMI/S BOMB$ 9 RESPONSE4 ,A QUAGMIRE ( T]RORI/ E/ABLI%M5T AGA9/ T]RORI/ 9SURG5CY4 ,9DE$ IT'S WOR? NOT+ ?AT ,I,S,I,S ONLY COLLAPS$ ?R\< ! VOLUNTE]ISM & SACRIFICE ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN 9SURG5TS4 ,IT TOOK NON-T]RORI/ 9SURG5TS TO /OP ! T]RORI/ 9SURG5TS4 ,& ( C\RSE EV5 ) ,I,S,I,S 9 RETREAT !RE IS NO EV5 REMOTE SUGGE/ION ( DECOMMISSION+ ! ,U,S'S IMP]IAL APP>ATUS4 ,! IDEA IS LAU<ABLE4 

,9 CONTRA/1 ! DEC5TRALIZ$1 BOTTOM-UP1 & VOLUNTE] NATURE ( ANTIFASCI/ ACTIVISM MEANS ?AT -- UNLIKE ! POLICE /ATE -- IT HAS CONSI/5TLY DI$ D[N :5 ! MON/]S GO HOME4 

,IT FRU/RATES ME ?AT SO MANY LIB]ALS COMPULSIVELY REJECT ANY & ALL H9T ?AT T]RORISM C\LD CON/ITUTE A REAL ?REAT4 ,!Y DO SO = ! SAME IDEOLOGICAL REASONS ?AT CONS]VATIVES COMPULSIVELY REJECT ANY H9T ?AT GLOBAL W>M+ IS REAL4 ,!Y FE> AN IMPLICIT SECOND /EP3 ,IF A GIV5 ?REAT IS REAL !N SURELY ! ANSW] MU/ BE EXP&$ /ATE P[]4 ,& SO !Y CANNOT & WILL NOT CONC$E ?AT ! ?REAT IS REAL4 

,BUT T]RORISM IS A REAL ?REAT4 ,& NOT ONLY >E !RE OPTIONS O!R ?AN ! /ATE1 ! /ATE IS ! WOR/ OPTION4 

,WE DO NOT NE$ TO FI<T GRASSROOTS T]RORISM ) A MORE BUREAUCRATIC & 9FLEXIBLE T]RORI/ APP>ATUS LIKE ! /ATE4 ,WE CAN & %\LD 9/EAD TURN TO BOTTOM-UP VOLUNTE] RESI/ANCE4 

,& ?IS IS ! PLACE :]E ANTIFASCISM PRES5TS PROBABLY ! MO/ S]I\S *ALL5GE EV] LEVEL$ TO ! PO/-,PATRIOT ,ACT POLICE /ATE4 ,IT IMPLICITLY *ALL5GES :E!R WE NE$ A /ATE APP>ATUS TO PROTECT US1 MU* LESS A GROTESQUELY F>-REA*+ SURVEILLANCE /ATE4 ,IF RESID5TS ( A NEI<BORHOOD CAN COME TOGE!R TO RESI/ :ITE NATIONALI/ GANGS1 TO DO !IR [N 9VE/IGATIVE REPORT+ & TO ORGANICALLY PROVIDE ONE ANO!R SECURITY & SOLID>ITY -- IT EVAPORATES ! /ATE'S LEGITIMACY4 

,= ?IS ALONE1 ANTIFASCI/ ACTIVI/S DES]VE \R ATT5TION & SYMPA?Y4 ,& IT IS PROBABLY = ?IS S9 ALONE ?AT ! ,T$ ,CRUZES ( ! WORLD WILL COME = !M4 

,JU/ AS :ITE NATIONALI/ T]RORISM CAN NEV] BE SOLV$ BY ! /ATE1 !RE IS NO GREAT] ?REAT TO ! /ATE ?AN PEOPLE SOLV+ ! PROBLEM ON !IR [N4 ,?IS IS1 AT ! 5D ( ! DAY1 ! C>D9AL S91 CONS]VATIVES MO/ OBSESS OV]4 ,PROTE/]S DIRECT$ TRAFFIC8 ,PROTE/]S F\<T (F NATIONALI/ GANGS8 ,! /ATE'S MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE -- & LEGITIMACY -- IS BE+ ]OD$4 ,A NEW WORLD IS BE+ BUILT 9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD4 

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