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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE >E NUM]\S PO9TS 9 ,%ANE ,BURLEY'S ,FASCISM ,TODAY3 ,:AT ,IT ,IS ,& ,H[ ,TO ,5D ,IT :]E ,I /OPP$1 R]EAD A PASSAGE1 & ) A LITTLE BIT ( %OCK$ RELIEF W5T 0?AT IS 5TIRELY ACCURATE60 ,I DON'T MEAN TO DAMN ) FA9T PRAISE4 ,9 ?IS LA/ YE>'S /AMP$E ( EV]YONE SUDD5LY WRIT+ AB\T FASCISM LET'S JU/ SAY ?AT ACCURACY HAS BROADLY DIM9I%$4 ,SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE NEXT TO NO FAMILI>ITY ) ! SUBJECTS !Y TRY TO WRITE AB\T1 EI!R MISS+ CRITICAL DETAILS & CONTEXT OR JU/ GO+ 9 HALF-COCK$4 ,SO IT MU/ BE SAID ?AT 9 ?IS CONTEXT ,I F\ND ,BURLEY'S BOOK /UDI\SLY & REFRE%+LY BOR+ -- 9 ! WAY ?AT SANITY IS BOR+4 

,FASCISM ,TODAY1 = ! MO/ P>T1 OP]ATES AS A BOOK-L5G? SUMM>Y ( ! ACADEMIC CONS5SUS ON FASCISM & A SURVEY ( ANTIFASCI/ MORPHOLOGIES4 ,IT (F]S A :IRLW9D ( V]Y BRIEF BUT METICUL\SLY CORRECT SUMM>IES1 ) ALMO/ NO DEVIATIONS4 ,IT'S PRETTY MU* A /AID TEXTBOOK = A #aa CLASS2 !RE'S NOT MU* REMOTELY CONTROV]SIAL UNLESS Y\'RE ! SORT TO WAT* A LOT ( FLAT E>? Y\TUBE VIDEOS4 ,BURLEY FOOTNOTES ! %IT \T ( EV]Y?+ & LOSES HIS VOICE TO JU/ /EP ?R\< ! EXP]T CONS5SUS4 

,FASCISM IS PAL+5ETIC NATIONALISM4 ,A NATIONALISM ?AT HUNG]S = A CATACLYSMIC & VIOL5T RETURN TO A MY?OLOGIZ$ PA/4 ,MOD]N FASCISM IS USUALLY ANTI-CAPITALI/ & RACI/4 ,IT CAN HAPPILY EXI/ )\T A /ATE4 ,IT TRIES TO E/ABLI% ESS5TIALI/ 0NATURAL0 ID5TITIES -- :E!R ?R\< PSEUDOSCI5CE OR MY/ICAL N>RATIVES -- TO B9D PEOPLE TOGE!R 9 COMMUNITY & DISC>D COMPASSION = \TSID]S4 

,FASCISM ISN'T BE/ CONCEIV$ ( AS A TOOL ( CAPITALI/S OR ! /ATE1 BUT RA!R EM]GES FROM REACTION>Y =CES \TSIDE & (T5 HO/ILE TO BO?4 ,IT'S NOT A PRECISELY DEF9$ IDEOLOGY BUT IS ALSO NOT PURELY A MATT] ( HI/ORY4 ,& ! MOD]N ANTIFASCI/ CONS5SUS IS ONE ( A ,?REE ,WAY ,FI<T -- :]E ! FASCI/IC REACTION>IES ( ,I,S,I,L OR ! ,TRADITIONALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY >E SE5 AS A DI/9CT 5EMY1 NOT TO BE R$UCTIONI/ICALLY FOLD$ 9TO \R EXI/+ BATTLE AGA9/ ! AU?ORIT>IAN E/ABLI%M5T4 

,YET IT SOMEH[ N[ NE$S TO BE SAID ?AT FASCISM IS NOT A /AGE ( CAPITALISM1 FASCISM IS NOT COMMUNISM1 FASCISM IS NOT CIVILIZATION1 FASCISM IS NOT A PSY*OSEXUAL DISORD]1 FASCISM IS NOT HYP]-/ATISM1 FASCISM IS NOT HYP]-MOD]NITY1 FASCISM IS NOT A DI/ANT HI/ORICAL MOM5T 9 ,EUROPE ) NO TIMELESS IDEOLOGICAL CONT5T1 FASCISM IS NOT OBJECTIVITY1 FASCISM IS NOT GAY PEOPLE HAV+ RI<TS1 FASCISM IS NOT /REET VIOL5CE1 FASCISM IS NOT VEGET>IANISM4 ,I'VE HE>D SO MANY PEOPLE DROP SO MANY W+NUTTY1 9ANE1 OR RIDICUL\SLY DAT$ !ORIES ( FASCISM OV] ! LA/ YE> -- (T5 DIS+5U\SLY TRY+ TO PRY AP>T FASCISM & NATIONALISM -- ?AT ,I CAN'T RECOMM5D ,BURLEY'S ,FASCISM ,TODAY /RONGLY 5\< AS A CORRECTIVE4 

,IF !RE IS A SWEEP+ FAIL+ TO ,FASCISM ,TODAY -- & ,I DON'T ?9K IT ULTIMATELY C\NTS AS ONE -- IT'S ?AT ,BURLEY DOESN'T TAKE *ANCES MAK+ ORIG9AL PO9TS4 ,HE HAS ONE VAGUELY NOTEWOR?Y POLITICAL /ANCE1 ?AT ANTIFASCISM %\LD BE BROAD-BAS$ AS A MOVEM5T1 BUT HE NEV] REALLY DEVELOPS ?IS 9 MORE ?AN ! MO/ ANODYNE FA%ION4 ,HIS CALL = 9CLUSION IS ITSELF =MULAT$ TO AVOID REPELL+ OR PROVOK+ PEOPLE ON ANY SIDE4 ,BUT -- & MAYBE ?IS IS TOO MU* ( AN 9SI<T 9TO MY [N PSY*E -- IF Y\'RE NOT PISS+ SOMEONE (F ,I'M NOT SURE Y\'RE REALLY SAY+ ANY?+ SUB/ANTIVE4 

,MAYBE ! FEW %ITBAGS /ILL GO+ TO ! MAT = ,I,T,S WILL BRI/LE AB\T HIS BRIEF M5TION ( !M4 ,OR ?OSE :O ?9K NATIONALISM IS A-OKAY :5 IT'S 09DIG5\S0 WILL GET PROVOK$ BY HIS T\*+ ON ! NATIONAL-AN>*I/ ,V9CE ,R9EH>T4 ,& ,I SUSPECT A NUMB] ( ANTIQUAT$ M>XI/S WILL ?R[ TEMP] TANTRUMS AB\T V]Y CONV5TIONAL MOD]N ANALYZES LIKE1 0IF ! LEFT WANTS TO EFFECTIVELY OPPOSE FASCISM IT NE$S TO VIEW IT AS G5]ALLY SEP>ATE FROM ! /ATE & CAPITAL40 ,BUT ONE CAN'T SNEEZE )\T PISS+ SU* PEOPLE (F4 

,PRETTY MU* ! ONLY P]SONAL T\* ,I NOTIC$ 9 ,FASCISM ,TODAY WAS ,BURLEY GIV+ A RELATIVELY L>GE -- ALBEIT /ILL BRIEF -- SPACE = DISCUSSIONS ( ANTIFASCI/ HEA!NRY4 ,I KN[ ?IS IS ,BURLEY'S :EELH\SE1 BUT IT'S WEIRD TO SEE SPECIFIC ANTIFASCI/ EF=TS CIT$ !RE BUT NOT 9 A NUMB] ( O!R PLACES :5 TALK+ AB\T 5TRYISM OR CROSSOV]4 ,( C\RSE1 ,I KN[ ,FASCISM ,TODAY IS MEANT AS A #aa BOOK & NOT A COMPREH5SIVE SURVEY1 AL?\< ,I MA9TA9 ?AT IT W\LD BE COOL TO SEE A MORE COMPREH5SIVE BOOK COV]+ ALL ! DIFF]5T ANTIFASCI/ EF=TS ACROSS DISP>ATE MILIEUS4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ,I DID F9D ,BURLEY'S C5T]+ ( ! 0VALUE0 ( SPIRITUALITY & FAI? COMMUNITIES SOME:AT IRRITAT+4 ,HE REPEAT$LY MAKES ! /&>D LEFTI/ DODGE1 CLAIM+ ?AT NOT ALL V>IANTS ( FAI?1 ID5TITY1 & COMMUNITY >E REACTION>Y4 ,& :ILE !RE C]TA9LY IS A PRAGMATIC PO9T TO BE MADE AB\T \R PRIORITIES GIV5 ! V]Y REAL WAY ?AT LESS] V>IANTS ( SU* OP]ATE AS A PSY*OLOGICAL CRUT* = MANY FOLKS UND] ! BOOT ( MORE PRESS+ OPPRESSIONS1 ,I ?9K ANY AN>*ISM ?AT DOESN'T CONSCI\SLY SET ITSELF AGA9/ ALL =MS ( FAI? & NATIONALISM IS DOOM$ FROM ! GET-GO4 ,BASICALLY1 Y\'LL PRY 0NO GODS1 NO MA/]S0 FROM MY COLD DEAD H&S & ,I CONT9UE TO BE WORRI$ AB\T ANY?+ ?AT ]ODES ?AT CORN]/ONE4 ,FUR!R1 :ILE OBVI\SLY A!ISM IS NOT A RELIGION P] SE1 IT FEELS WEIRD ?AT ,BURLEY GOES ON AB\T RELIGI\S 5TRYISM & RESI/ANCE :ILE 5TIRELY DUCK+ ! 9T]SECTIONS ( ! ALT-RI<T ) A!ISM_/RATIONALISM AS WELL AS RESI/ANCE EF=TS )9 A!I/_/RATIONALI/ MILIEUS4 

,BUT ?IS IS ! SORT ( SLIM PICK+S = OBJECTIONS ?AT ,FASCISM ,TODAY (F]S4 

,IT %\LD BE HI< PRAISE ?AT1 9 A BOOK CRAMM$ ) FEW P>AGRAPH SUMM>IES ( 9CR$IBLY COMPLEX SUBJECTS1 LIT]ALLY ! ONLY L9E ,I F\ND TO BE FACTUALLY MISLEAD+ OR CONTE/ABLE WAS1 0,! VIOL5CE ( ! #c.0]S IS NOT JU/ RHETORIC1 & !RE >E NUM]\S EXAMPLES1 9CLUD+ ! #bae %OOT+ ( ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] ACTIVI/S 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS40 

,:ILE ,I C]TA9LY DON'T CONTE/ ! VIOL5CE ( #c.0]S1 ,I F9D ?IS P>TICUL> L9E J>R+ BECAUSE EV]Y?+ ,I'D PREVI\SLY READ ON ,SC>SELLA & HIS ACCOMPLICES TI$ !M MO/ /RONGLY TO RACI/ *AN CULTURE RA!R ?AN MORE CONV5TIONAL MILITIA ORGANIZ+4 

,BURLEY CITES A PASSAGE FROM ,SP5C] ,SUN%9E ?AT QUICKLY GR\PS #c.0] ADH]5TS & SYMPA?IZ]S1 9 TURN REF]5C+ A ,WA%+TON ,PO/ >TICLE ?AT BROADLY SPECULATES ON ONE ( ! %OOT]'S RACI/ AFF9ITIES4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 IT DETAILS H[ ,SC>SELLA MET ! O!R ATTACK]S ?R\< #d*AN1 NOT+ ?AT ! POLICE DESCRIB$ HIM AS HAV+ 0SOV]EIGN CITIZ50 VIEWS AMONG O!RS1 & !N LI/S SOME ( ! REACTION>Y %IT HE LIK$ ON HIS FACEBOOK1 9CLUD+ ! #c.0]S PAGE4 ,?IS IS1 AS F> AS ,I HAVE BE5 ABLE TO DIG1 ! SUM ( HIS KN[N CONNECTION TO ! GR\P4 ,SC>SELLA %>$ CONF$]ATE & NAZI IMAG]Y & LIK$ A NUMB] ( MILITIA PAGES4 ,HE WAS BY ALL 9DICATION A DORKY *ANN] NAZI PLAY+ AT BE+ TACTICOOL1 :I* ,I FEEL IS BETT] FRAM$ AS SAY+ QUITE A LOT AB\T ! HORRIFIC LE?ALITY ( DORKY *ANN] NAZIS4 

,IT'S FASC9AT+ ?AT ,SC>SELLA CROSS$ OV] FROM #d*AN CULTURE TO MILITIA CULTURE TO ANY DEGREE1 :E!R AS A CASUAL FOLL[]1 WANNABE1 OR ACTUAL MEMB]4 ,BUT1 9 ! ABS5CE ( BETT] PRO(1 IT /&S \T AS A POOR EXAMPLE ( #c.0] VIOL5CE4 ,AT LEA/ ON ITS [N4 ,SUN%9E GAVE A LONG] LI/ ( EXAMPLES ( VIOL5T PEOPLE 9 #c.0] ORBIT ?AT ,I ?9K E/ABLI%ES A PATT]N BETT] ?AN ! ISOLAT$ EXAMPLE ( ,SC>SELLA4 ,I RECOGNIZE IT'S NOT LIKE !RE'S A C5TRALIZ$ #c.0] MEMB]%IP RO/] TO QU]Y AGA9/1 BUT :5 ALL Y\'VE GOT IS A FACEBOOK LIKE & !RE'S ANO!R DOCUM5T$ S\RCE ( RACI/ MOTIVATION IT'S WEAK PRO(4 

,?IS IMPRECISION OR P]HAPS UNJU/IFI$ LEAP REG>D+ ,SC>SELLA IS WOR? HI<LI<T+ BECAUSE ,BURLEY QUITE RI<TFULLY PO9TS \T LAT] ?AT :ILE ANTIFA GR\PS >E USUALLY V]Y PRECISE & PR(ESSIONAL 9 !IR EXPOSES1 ?IS /&S 9 />K CONTRA/ ) 0ANTI-ANTIFA0 EF=TS ?AT ?9K LIT]ALLY ANYONE :O LIKES A FACEBOOK PAGE OR %>ES ANTIFASCI/ MEMES IS A MEMB] ( AN ANTIFA ORG4 ,& ,I QUOTE1 09DIVIDUALS 9 DIFFUSE SOCIAL NETWORKS CAN APPE> TO !M AS D$ICAT$ P>TICIPANTS40 ,GIV5 ?AT ,SC>SELLA ACTUALLY %OT PEOPLE1 IT'S NOT LIKE HE WAS LACK+ AB/RACT 0COMMITM5T10 BUT ?AT'S NOT ! SAME ?+ AS CLOSE ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION OR P>TICIPATION4 

,9 ANY CASE1 ,I'VE DWELL$ ON ?IS S+LE PHRAS+ OR CITATION ISSUE = F> TOO LONG4 ,& IT'S DEF9ITELY TO ,BURLEY'S CR$IT ?AT !RE'S NO?+ MORE S]I\S TO OBJECT TO 9 T]MS ( FACTUAL CLAIMS4 

,9DE$ ,I RAK$ ,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS A BIT OV] HIS SLOPPY 9ACCURACY :5 HE REF]R$ TO OR TRI$ TO SUMM>IZE LIB]T>IANS & NEOREACTION 9 ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP 7]RORS HE SAID HE HAS *ANG$ 9 ! NEW] PR9T RUNS71 BUT ,BURLEY IS ACCURATE & KN[L$GEABLE ON BO?4 ,?IS IS1 ( C\RSE1 REFLECTIVE ( !IR V>Y+ FOCUSES1 ,ROSS ON HI/ORY1 ,BURLEY MORE ON PRES5T-DAY MOVEM5TS4 ,/ILL1 ,I WAS DELI<T$ TO NOTE ,BURLEY'S ACCURACY & FAIRNESS4 

,H[EV]1 JU/ BECAUSE ,BURLEY IS HI<LY ACCURATE 9 HIS FACTUAL CLAIMS & DIS9CL9$ TO PROVOCATION 9 HIS MORE NORMATIVE PO9TS1 JU/ BECAUSE MO/ ( ! BOOK IS JU/ A SURVEY ( ! CONS5SUS AMONG S*OL>S1 DOESN'T MEAN !RE'S NO NON-TRIVIAL >GUM5TS 9 ,FASCISM ,TODAY4 

,BECAUSE MY PO/-LEFTI/ 9DIVIDUALI/ ASS LONG F\ND ,BURLEY'S L9E AB\T 0BUILD+ ANTIFASCISM AS A MASS MOVEM5T0 TR\BL+1 ,I ?\<T ,I'D 5D UP DISAGREE+ ) A FAIR BIT ( HIS PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OR COMM5T>Y4 ,BUT ,I AGRE$ ) JU/ AB\T EV]Y?+1 F9D+ IT ALL CONSI/5TLY NUANC$ & ATT5TIVE TO ALMO/ EV]Y ISSUE & CONC]N4 ,ON JU/ AB\T EV]Y TOPIC :]E ,I WORRI$ ONE OR ANO!R PO9T W\LD COME AT ! EXCLUSION ( ANO!R1 ,BURLEY ?READ$ ! NE$LE4 ,JU/ TO GIVE ONE EXAMPLE1 HE CONSI/5TLY PA9TS CORPORATE C5SOR%IP ( NEONAZIS 9 ! CONTEXT ( WID] ACTIVISM & SOCIAL PRESSURES :ILE /ILL NAIL+ ! EXTREME DANG]S ( SU* HI]>*ICAL & C5TRALIZ$ 9T]NET 9FRA/RUCTURE TO RADICALS ON \R TEAM4 

,BURLEY'S PICTURE ( A 0MASS MOVEM5T0 9 ,FASCISM ,TODAY LOOKS MORE LIKE ! BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT APP>ATUSES NECESS>Y = SPECIALIZ$ ANTIFASCI/ GR\PS TO OP]ATE4 ,:I* IS SOME?+ ,I SURELY DO NOT D5Y4 

,ONE FRAM+ ,I DO TAKE ISSUE ) CAN BE F\ND 9 ! L9E1 0,ANTIFASCI/ WORK IS A PIECE ( ! L>G] MASS WORK+-CLASS /RUGGLE = SURVIVAL & PROGRESS1 & IT %\LD COME \T ( ! EXP]I5CES & NE$S ( ! CLASS RA!R ?AN ! IDEOLOGICAL IMPOSITION ( EXP]I5C$ ORGANIZ]S40 

,*>ITABLY1 ,I AGREE ?AT ANTIFASCI/ WORK %\LD BE SITUAT$ )9 AN ECOSY/EM ( /RUGGLE = A BETT] WORLD1 & ?AT IT %\LD REMA9 5GAG$ ) SU* SOCIAL CONTEXT RA!R ?AN BE+ EXCLUSIVELY CONTROLL$ BY 9SUL> ELITE ACTIVI/S4 ,H[EV]4 ,I TAKE ISSUE ) SO MANY ( ,BURLEY'S SPECIFIC WORD *OICES 9 ?AT S5T5CE4 ,MO/ NOTABLY ! WOR%IP ( 0MASS0 & ! C5T]+ & IDOLIZATION ( 0WORK+-CLASS40 ,!RE IS NO?+ P>TICUL>LY VALOR\S OR EV5 /RATEGIC AB\T ! FETI%IZATION ( ORGANIZ+ L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE1 NOR IS ! 0WORK+-CLASS0 ! ONLY S\RCE ( VALID RESI/ANCE4 ,WE'RE NOT 9T]E/$ 9 DEMOCRACY'S LEGITIMIZATION ?R\< NUMB]S1 WE'RE 9/EAD 9T]E/$ 9 AN>*Y'S LIB]ATION ?R\< DEXT]ITY4 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I'LL TAKE ! LUMP5 OV] ! PROLET>IAT ANY DAY1 BUT ALSO LET'S NOT PRET5D ?AT A SIZABLE FRACTION ( ACTIVI/S & ORGANIZ]S DON'T COME FROM /RATA ABOVE ! WORK+ CLASS & !IR 9SI<TS1 9/9CTS1 EXP]I5CES1 & WORK1 :ILE SOMETIMES ANNOY+LY %AP$ BY ?AT PRIVILEGE1 >E NO LESS VALUABLE4 

,! HORRORS ( CLASS SOCIETY & ! CON/RUCTION & SUBJUGATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS SPECIFICALLY >E ?+S AN>*ISM ABSOLUTELY MU/ ADDRESS4 ,BUT ,I AM HO/ILE TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO R$UCE \R SWEEP+ EF=TS TO A CLASS /RUGGLE OR \R PHILOSOPHY TO M]ELY A CLASS VANTAGE PO9T4 ,SU* ,BLACK ,FLAME /YLE R$UCTION W\LD DO VIOL5CE TO JU/ AB\T EV]Y?+ ( SUB/ANCE OR POT5CY 9 AN>*ISM4 

,MORE SPECIFICALLY1 :Y %\LD ALL ANTIFASCI/ EF=TS POSITION !MSELVES AS WORK+ CLASS8 ,:Y %\LD WE SPECIFICALLY ALLY ) SOCIALI/S BUT NOT ) LIB]ALS OR LIB]T>IANS8 ,ALL ?REE SUCK1 ALL ?REE WILL FUCK OV] Y\R ORGANIZ+ IF Y\'RE NOT C>EFUL1 BUT ALL ?REE CAN SOMETIMES -- ) ! RI<T PRECAUTIONS -- BE USEFUL ALLIES4 

,FUCK IT4 ,BURLEY CITES A LOT ( ! ,TW9 ,CITIES ,I,W,W ,G5]AL ,DEF5SE ,COMMITTEE'S WORK1 BUT ONE ?+ HE A/ONI%+LY LEAVES \T IS !IR SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION ) ,G,O,P MEMB]S TO GET NEONAZIS KICK$ FROM A ,REPUBLICAN RALLY1 ONE ( ! %>PE/ DEFEATS ( ALT-RI<T 5TRYISM 9 ! LA/ YE>4 ,OBVI\SLY1 REACTION>IES ( ANY /RIPE -- 9CLUD+ MO/ SOCIALI/S1 LIB]ALS1 & LIB]T>IANS -- >E NOT S]I\S LONG-T]M ALLIES1 & WE MU/ BE M9DFUL ( \R ULTIMATE 5DGAME4 ,BUT ,I'LL FUCK+ WORK ) A GODDAMN ,WILLIAM ,F ,BUCKLEY IF IT HELPS SY/EMATICALLY UND]M9E ! ,BIR* ,SOCIETY4 

,?IS K9D ( PRAGMATISM SITS POORLY ) ,BURLEY'S CALL TO BUILD A PAT*WORK ( ANALYZES & DIV]SE COMMUNITIES ) V>Y+ FOCUSES & TACTICS BUT SOME MEASURE ( %>$ VALUES & ASPIRATIONS4 ,BURLEY DOES A GOOD JOB SURVEY+ ! RI* & 9T]RELAT$ ECOSY/EM ( PROJECTS BROADLY ALIGN$ TOGE!R AGA9/ FASCISM4 ,BUT :5 HE CORRECTLY NOTES ?AT IT'S IMPORTANT TO ?9K CRITICALLY AB\T :AT WE ALL[ 9TO ?AT PAT*WORK -- GIV+ ! EXAMPLE ( ,DEEP ,GRE5 ,RESI/ANCE AS SOME?+ ?AT IS OBVI\SLY REACTION>Y ALBEIT NOT DIRECTLY EM]G5T FROM ! RI<T-W+ -- ,I'D 5C\RAGE BO? MORE EXPANSIVE PRAGMATISM & A LOT MORE CRITICISM4 ,!RE IS NO V]Y CLE> B\ND>Y BETWE5 ! GOOD PAT*WORK & ! \TSIDE REACTION4 ,:AT WE -- AS AN>*I/S -- %\LD 9/EAD FOCUS ON IS \R VALUES & !N BE CLE>-M9D$ AB\T ! PRAGMATIC CONCESSIONS WE MAKE :5 IT'S /RATEGIC TO BRIEFLY COLLABORATE ) REPUBLICANS OR MAOI/S1 JU/ AS WE %\LD ,A,L,S,O WORK TO EXCLUDE !M4 ,I KN[ ?AT ,BURLEY IS C]TA9LY NO FAN ( TANKIES1 BUT AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNI/S DO CON/ITUTE A V]Y REAL & RAPIDLY META/ASIZ+ REACTION>Y CREEP4 

,ONE ( ! PROBLEMS ) ! NOTION ( A 0MOVEM5T0 IS ?AT IT 9CL9ES US TO ?9K ( A RELATIVELY %>P 9SIDE-\TSIDE B\ND>Y4 ,!RE >E ! GOOD PEOPLE & !RE >E ! BAD PEOPLE4 ,FRI5DS & 5EMIES4 ,I W\LD BE REMISS AS AN 9DIVIDUALI/ IF ,I DIDN'T PO9T \T ! DANG]\S SIMPLIFICATIONS ?AT SU* CONCEPTS 5C\RAGE4 ,MO/ PEOPLE >E FRI5DS ,& 5EMIES1 TO V>Y+ DEGREES1 9 V>I\S DIRECTIONS & CONTEXTS4 ,9 EXTREME SITUATIONS LIKE 0NATIONAL AN>*I/S0 OR ,I,T,S ! L9ES WE MU/ DRAW >E V]Y CLE>1 BUT MANY SITUATIONS >E MORE COMPLICAT$4 

,I'M V]Y MU* ( ! 0AN>*I/S MU/ /& ALONE & SAY :AT ONLY AN>*I/S CAN SAY0 TRADITION4 ,:I* IS NOT REMOTELY TO SUGGE/ ?AT ANTIFASCI/ GR\PS %\LD BE /RIPP$ ( NON-AN>*I/ MEMB]S1 OR SOME K9D ( />KLY P>TISAN LITMUS TE/ BE APPLI$ TO AN>*ISM4 ,BUT ?AT1 AS AN>*I/S1 WE %\LD FOCUS ON ! VALUES ( AN>*ISM1 & JUDGE COALITIONS EXPLICITLY 9 T]MS ( !IR DEVIATION FROM !SE VALUES4 ,SOME?+ AS AB/RACT AS ! 0WORK+ CLASS0 IS MUTABLE AS FUCK & A BAD />T+ PREMISE = !SE K9D ( CONSID]ATIONS4 

,( C\RSE1 ,I'M BE+ A LITTLE UNFAIR & LEAP+ AT PET BUGABOOS4 ,:AT ,BURLEY IS PRIM>ILY FOCUS$ ON BY HIS USE ( 0MOVEM5T0 IS A LONG/&+ DEBATE )9 ANTIFASCI/ DISC\RSE BETWE5 LIMIT+ 0ANTIFASCISM0 TO ! V]Y TI<T & PR(ESSIONAL SMALL GR\PS DO+ HI<-RISK WORK & BROAD5+ ! MANTLE ( ANTIFASCISM TO A MU* WID] & SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL CONTEXT4 

,BURLEY IS1 9 FACT1 CON/ANTLY ATT5TIVE TO & CONSID]ATE ( MORE 0LIB]AL0 P]SPECTIVES 9 ,FASCISM ,TODAY -- AL?\< !SE W\LD H>DLY BE CONV5TIONALLY DEF9$ AS 0LEFTI/0 OR ! VOICE ( ! 0WORK+-CLASS0 -- PRECISELY BECAUSE HE'S 9T]E/$ 9 BUILD+ BIG EXPANSIVE SUPPORT = ANTIFASCISM4 ,AN ECOSY/EM ( DIV]SE ACTIVISM & CULTURE4 

,SU* MOVEM5T BUILD+ IS ( C\RSE VALID & NOT AT ALL 9H]5TLY 9 T5SION ) ! PR(ESSIONALIZ$ CELLS F\ND 9 ! ,TOR* ,NETWORK1 = EXAMPLE4 ,SU* ANTIFASCI/ GR\PS NEV] DISPUTE ! NE$ = BROAD] COMMUNITY 5GAGEM5T & CULTURE BUILD+1 & HAVE (T5 L$ SU* WORK4 ,BUT !RE >E ( C\RSE /ILL T5SIONS 9 H[ EXACTLY ! BALANCE PLAYS \T4 ,FASCISM ,TODAY W\LD BE A MORE 9T]E/+ BOOK TO ME IF ,BURLEY HAD TACKL$ ! NITTY GRITTY ( SU* OP5 QUE/IONS & CONFLICTS4 ,BUT IT W\LD ALSO BE DRAMATICALLY LESS ACCESSIBLE4 

,DON'T GET ME WRONG1 ,BURLEY AGA9 & AGA9 /EPS UP TO ! PLATE & HITS HOME RUNS4 ,! NECESSITY ( SOME LESS-MILITANT ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! IMPORTANCE ( FREE SPEE* & ! CLASSIC ANTIFA POSITION 0WE >E NOT OPPOS+ ! FREE SPEE* ( FASCI/S1 :AT WE >E OPPOS+ IS ! ORGANIZ+ ( FASCI/S40 ,! ABSOLUTE NECESSITY ( POPUL>IZ+ & MAK+ ACCESSIBLE ! SCI5CE ?AT DISPROVES RACI/ PSEUDOSCI5CE4 ,! V>I\S COMPLEXITIES ( ! %IFT FROM RESPOND+ TO UND]GR\ND NEONAZI ORGANIZ+ TO MORE DIFFUSE RECRUITM5T ( Y\NG MILL5NIALS ONL9E4 ,ALL :ILE DETAIL+ WAYS ?AT MILITANCY HAS BE5 EFFECTIVE4 

,AFT] A YE> ?AT HAS SEEM$ SO UTT]LY TOPSY-TURVY1 :]E ,I F9D MYSELF TRAPP$ 9 ABSURDLY DISCONNECT$ CONV]SATIONS AGA9 & AGA91 FROM ALL CORN]S -- 9CLUD+ NEWLY SELF-MADE SUPPORT]S ( ANTIFASCISM -- ,FASCISM ,TODAY IS A BREA? ( SANITY4 ,IT %[CASES ! PLUMBL9E CONS5SUS ( ANTIFASCI/S 9 A NUANC$ & DETAIL$ WAY4 ,IT'S A GREAT #aa TEXT1 BUT 9 ! PROCESS IT TIPTOES DIPLOMATICALLY >\ND ISSUES ?AT DES]VE MORE DIRECT 5GAGEM5T4 

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