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,?IS COMMUNIQUE FROM COMRADES 9 ,SEATTLE COMES TO US AS ! NI<T IS 5D+ !RE4 ,!Y (F] IT AS A P>TIAL REPORT ( ! MANY EV5TS ?AT TRANSPIR$3 SOME DEMORALIZ+1 SOME 9SPIR+1 & SOME HORRIFY+4 ,:ATEV] !IR IMPACT1 ALL ( !SE EV5TS >E REPRES5TATIVE ( :AT IS TO COME3 CRY/ALLIZ$ EXAMPLES ( ?IS POLITICAL & HI/ORICAL MOM5T4 

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,SEATTLE1 BA/ION ( ,WE/ ,COA/ LIB]ALISM & SMUG LEFTI/ EXCEPTIONALISM1 WAS V]Y BUSY ON ,9AUGURATION ,DAY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! POLICE1 RESI/ANCE BEGAN AT #i3#c ,A,M :5 0AN UNID5TIFI$ P]SON ?REW A ROCK ?R\< ! W9D%IELD ( A ,BELLEVUE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T (FIC]'S VEHICLE0 :ILE IT WAS P>K$ ON ,CAPITOL ,HILL4 

,! DAY ( PROTE/S BEGAN ) MASS /UD5T WALK\TS AT NOON4 ,/UD5TS FROM SEV]AL LOCAL HI< S*OOLS & MIDDLE S*OOLS WALK$ \T & TOOK ! /REETS IMM$IATELY4 ,) H&-CRAFT$ BANN]S1 CLEV] *ANTS1 & AN AIR ( REBELLION1 !Y BLOCK$ TRAFFIC & M>*$ TO ,SEATTLE ,C5TRAL ,COMMUNITY ,COLLEGE4 ,SOME /UD5TS C>RI$ A GIANT BANN] AGA9/ ! NEW Y\? JAIL UND] CON/RUCTION4  
  

,! MOOD WAS RAUCUOS & JUBILANT1 ) ?AT P>TICUL> JOY ?AT ACCOMPANIES EXPRESS+ RAGE1 9 ! /REETS1 ) COMRADES4  
  

,UN=TUNATELY1 ?AT JOY\S & REBELLI\S SPIRIT WAS CRU%$1 R$IRECT$1 & PREY$ UPON AS SOON AS /UD5TS REA*$ !IR DE/9ATION1 A RALLY AT ,SEATTLE ,C5TRAL4 ,SOCIALI/ ,ALT]NATIVE ORGANIZ]S JUMP$ AT ! OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT & FUNDRAISE4 ,! CREATIVE SIGNS & *ANTS W]E QUICKLY REPLAC$ BY ROTE REPETITION1 AS *ANT %EETS & ID5TICAL PREPR9T$ SIGNS W]E H&$ \T4 ,K%AMA ,SAWANT1 ! LOCAL CELEBRITY SOCIALI/ ON ,CITY ,C\NCIL1 QUICKLY TOOK ! /AGE TO PROMOTE H] P>TY1 ,SOCIALI/ ,ALT]NATIVE1 AS ! ONLY WAY TO RESI/ ,TRUMP2 %E CELEBRAT$ ! SPIRIT ( RESI/ANCE :ILE H] ORGANIZ]S DID !IR BE/ TO PREV5T CRITICAL ?9K+ & AUTONOM\S ACTION :ILE BUILD+ !IR P>TY APP>ATUS4 ,?IS /RATEGY IS ID5TICAL TO ,SOCIALI/ ,ALT]NATIVE'S ACTIONS DUR+ ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T3 CREAT+ /UD5T FRONT GR\PS1 PLAC+ !IR SIGNS 9 FRONT1 & CLAIM+ CR$IT = ! AUTONOM\S ACTIVITY ( /UD5TS4 

,?IS IS P>T ( \R NEW REALITY--! ,LEFT IS ALREADY PREP>+ = A RETURN TO ! ,BU% YE>S1 BUILD+ !IR MEMB]%IP LI/S & PRET5D+ TO REPRES5T *ANGE :ILE FUNNEL+ PEOPLE 9TO ! SAME 9EFFECTIVE ELECTORAL /RATEGY ?AT WILL NEV] LIB]ATE US4 ,IT WAS DI%E>T5+1 & UNSURPRIS+4 

,WE/LAKE 

  

,! MA9 EV5T WAS PLANN$ = #e3 ,P,M1 :]E AN AUTONOM\S BREAKAWAY M>* WAS PLANN$ TO DIV]GE FROM ! ,SOCIALI/ ,ALT]NATIVE RALLY4 ,9SPIR$ BY ! ACTIVITIES ON ! ,EA/ ,COA/ E>LI] 9 ! DAY1 MANY ( US HOP$ TO SEIZE ?IS MOM5T ( POPUL> ANG] & PRES5T O!R OPTIONS & EXAMPLES ( FI<T+ BACK4 ,AGA9/ A RALLY & M>* ?AT WAS PRIM>ILY 5G9E]$ TO BUILD A LOCAL POLITICIAN'S C>E]1 AN>*I/S HOP$ TO (F] DIRECT ACTION AGA9/ ! /RUCTURES & ! PEOPLE ?AT OPPRESS US3 BANKS1 POLICE1 JAILS1 & MORE4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 A L>GE GR\P WAS DETA9$ & ATTACK$ BY RIOT POLICE :ILE 5 R\TE TO ! RALLY4 ,9 ! SCUFFLE ?AT 5SU$1 MANY MAT]IALS W]E SEIZ$1 9CLUD+ ! BLACK FLAGS 9T5D$ TO SIGNIFY \R PRES5CE & HELP O!R COMRADES F9D ! BLOC )9 A SEA ( SIGNS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,S,P,D1 ! SEIZ$ ITEMS ALSO 9CLUD$ %IELDS READ+ 0,RI<T ,W+ ,SCUM1 ,Y\R ,TIME ,HAS ,COME10 WOOD5 POLES1 HEAVY PIPES1 FL>ES1 & HAMM]S 7WE1 ( C\RSE1 URGE Y\ NOT TO TAKE ANY?+ !Y REPORT AS ! FULL TRU?74 

,?IS IS AN ESCALATION BY ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE2 :ILE !Y HAVE BE5 MORE ?AN HAPPY TO ATTACK AN>*I/S 9DISCRIM9ATELY 9 ! PA/1 UNTIL N[ !Y HAVE NOT DETA9$ PEOPLE & SEIZ$ MAT]IAL PRIOR TO M>*ES4 ,!Y HAV5'T SEIZ$ PEOPLE'S FLAGS S9CE ,MAYDAY #b#a#b1 :5 ! MAYOR DECL>$ A /ATE ( EM]G5CY & BANN$ FLAGPOLES FROM D[NT[N4  
  

,?IS ESCALATION ( REPRESSION1 ON ,TRUMP'S FIR/ DAY ( (FICE1 IS A WORRY+ SIGN ( ?+S TO COME4  
  

,UND]-EQUIPP$ & %AK51 ! B& >RIV$ AT ,WE/LAKE ONLY TO F9D YET ANO!R RALLY FEATUR+ ,K%AMA ,SAWANT AS ! P]SONALITY ( ! H\R4 ,H] PRES5CE WAS ANN\NC$ TO MASSIVE *E]S1 AS 0! WOMAN :O NE$S NO 9TRODUCTION40 ,) ! TONE ( A HOME GAME MIX$ ) A POPULI/ RALLY1 ! 5TIRE EV5T REEK$ ( POLITICIANS & *>ISMATIC LEAD]S4 ,FAC$ ) POOR CONDITIONS1 MANY COMRADES QUICKLY R$IRECT$ !IR ATT5TION TO ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,WA%+TON1 :]E ANTI-FASCI/S W]E DEMON/RAT+ AGA9/ ALT-RI<T MISOGYNI/1 TRANSPHOBE1 & RACI/ ,MILO ,YIANN\P\LOS1 S*$UL$ TO SPEAK AT ,KANE ,HALL4 

,R$ ,SQU>E 

  

,R$ ,SQU>E1 ! C5TRAL PLAZA 9 FRONT ( ,KANE ,HALL1 WAS AWA% ) CONFUSION & HO/ILITY :5 WE >RIV$4 ,SEE+ HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE SPREAD \T 9 ! SQU>E1 WE W]E 9ITIALLY EXCIT$ AT ALL ( ! ANTI-FASCI/S :O HAD COME TO DEMON/RATE--UNTIL WE REALIZ$ ?AT MO/ ( !M W]E ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S1 !RE TO SEE ,MILO SPEAK4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S W]E P>TIALLY BLOCK+ ! /AIRS UP TO ! 5TRANCE BUT W]E VA/LY \TNUMB]$ BY A SEA ( MO/LY :ITE1 MO/LY MALE RACI/S !RE TO SEE ,MILO SPREAD HATE4 ,A BLACK BLOC QUICKLY ASSEMBL$ ITSELF1 GR[+ TO AB\T #e PEOPLE1 & HELP+ TO HOLD ! L9E ) RE9=C$ BANN]S & BODIES4 ,IT WAS CONFUS+1 & *AOTIC2 WE >E US$ TO FAC+ (F ) POLICE1 ON T]MS ?AT >E FAMILI> IF FRU/RAT+4 ,SOME ( US >E US$ TO FAC+ (F ) EXPLICIT NEO-NAZI BONEHEADS--ALSO EASY TO RECOGNIZE4 ,BUT 9 ! SEA ( COLLEGE /UD5TS >\ND US1 IT WAS NE>LY IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL :O WAS A PROTE/] & :O WAS !RE TO SEE ,MILO SPEAK4 ,ONLY ! ICONIC R$ HATS--MANY ( :I* W]E GLEEFULLY LIB]AT$ FROM RACI/ HEADS & DE/ROY$--& \TRI<T HO/ILITY 9 ! =M ( PU%+ & %\T+1 CL>IFI$ SIDES4 ,?IS 9T]M+L+1 ALONG ) ! H&S-(F BEHAVIOR ( ! POLICE1 MADE C]TA9 9T]V5TIONS DIFFICULT4 ,PROJECTILES >E DANG]\S IF A CR[D IS MIX$1 & PU%+ A L9E =W>D 9TO A GR\P ( UNKN[N COMPOSITION PUTS O!R POT5TIAL COMRADES AT RISK4 ,?IS WAS FUR!R COMPLICAT$ BY CONCILIATORY ACTIVI/S :O PLAC$ !MSELVES BETWE5 BANN]S & ,MILO SUPPORT]S1 DET]M9$ TO DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS & DEFUZE CONFLICT4 

,DESPITE !SE CONFUS+ DYNAMICS1 ANTI-FASCI/S & AN>*I/S W]E ABLE TO MA9TA9 A LEVEL ( CONFLICT & ANTAGONISM APPROPRIATE TO ! SITUATION4 ,SEV]AL %\T+1 R$-FAC$ M5 5D$ UP COV]$ 9 PA9T1 & :ILE NO ONE AS FAM\S AS ,RI*>D ,SP5C] WAS ATTACK$1 !RE WILL C]TA9LY BE MANY RACI/S NURS+ BLACK EYES & O!R 9JURIES TOMORR[4 ,!SE SCUFFLES W]E AID$ BY LONG-HELD AN>*I/ TACTICS3 BANN]S ALL[$ PEOPLE TO ATTACK & !N RETREAT1 A SOME:AT COHESIVE BLACK BLOC ALL[$ COMRADES TO TAKE 9ITIATIVE & !N DISAPPE>1 & WE W]E ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY KEEP FASCI/S FROM P5ETRAT+ \R RANKS4 

,IT IS WOR? DWELL+ = A MOM5T ON ! CR[D WAIT+ TO SEE ,MILO'S SPEE*4 ,:ILE IT WAS C]TA9LY MO/LY :ITE1 & MO/LY MALE1 !RE W]E O!R G5D]S & PEOPLE ( COLOR MIX$ 94 ,SOME ( ,MILO'S ADOR+ FANS W]E IMPRESSIONABLE 9T]NET D5IZ5S1 EASILY SWAY$ BY BOMBA/IC & 0$GY0 RHETORIC2 ?AT SAID1 SOME ( !M W]E D$ICAT$ RACI/S & BIGOTS3 ONE P]SON %\T$ 0RACE W>0 REPEAT$LY1 & ANO!R LOV$ TO CALL PEOPLE FAGOTS4 ,!Y REGUL>LY COMPLA9$ ?AT !IR RI<T TO FREE SPEE* WAS BE+ ATTACK$1 & ?AT !RE WAS NO SAFE SPACE = RI<T-W+ POLITICS4 

,GIV5 RI<T-W+ ATTACKS ON M>G9ALIZ$ COMMUNITIES & ,MILO'S P]SONAL ATTACKS ON ! CONCEPT ( 0SAFE SPACES01 IT IS IRONIC ?AT1 :5 !Y >E CONFRONT$ BY AN ANGRY & P[]FUL CR[D ( ANTI-FASCI/S1 !Y CRY AB\T !IR LACK ( PROTECTION4 ,ALSO CONFUS+ WAS !IR 9SI/5CE ?AT WE W]E ! ,NAZIS1 BECAUSE WE W\LDN'T LET !M SEE !IR FAVORITE FASCI/ 9 P]SON4 ,=TUNATELY1 FEW PROTE/]S PRES5T C>$ MU* AB\T FREE SPEE* = FASCI/S AT ALL1 SEE+ 9/EAD ! IMPORTANCE ( %UTT+ D[N FASCI/S & PREV5T+ !M FROM ORGANIZ+4 ,?IS IS A WELCOME *ANGE AFT] YE>S ( HE>+ LIB]ALS DEF5D RACI/S' RI<T TO FREE SPEE*4 

,?IS BACK & =? CONT9U$ = A:ILE1 UNTIL WE HE>D A POP & PEOPLE %\T+ 0COMRADE D[N04 ,MANY ( US ?\<T WE HAD HE>D A CONCUSSION GR5ADE GO (F1 BUT GRADUALLY BECAME AW>E ?AT SOMEONE HAD BE5 %OT4 ,:ILE WE >E ALL ANXI\S TO LE>N MORE & DISCUSS ! CONTEXT >\ND \R COMRADE'S %OOT+1 WE >E PRIM>ILY CONC]N$ RI<T N[ ) !IR WELLBE+1 & ) ! SCOPE ( ! POLICE 9VE/IGATION ?AT WILL FOLL[4 ,:AT WE DO KN[1 BAS$ ON ! ,S,P,D TWITT]1 IS ?AT A SUSPECT HAS TURN$ HIMSELF 9 TO ! POLICE4 ,MORE DETAILS MAY FOLL[ 9 ! FUTURE1 & !Y MAY NOT4  
  

,?IS IS ! REALITY WE N[ LIVE 93 IT IS SOMEH[ NOT SURPRIS+ = A COMRADE TO BE %OT AT AN ANTI-FASCI/ DEMON/RATION4  
  

,WE SAW /ABB+S 9 ,SACRAM5TO1 & WE'VE SE5 GUN VIOL5CE H]E4 ,?IS IS BECOM+ ! NEW NORMAL1 & ?AT IS UNACCEPTABLE4 ,AS WE >E WRIT+ ?IS1 WE >E ALSO HE>+ REPORTS ?AT SOMEONE DROVE ?R\< D[NT[N ,OLYMPIA TONI<T %OOT+ AT /OREFRONTS & %\T+ 0,HAIL ,TRUMP60 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT IS WOR? ?9K+ AB\T H[ TO PROTECT & C>E = EA* O!R DUR+ ACTIONS1 & O!RWISE4 ,IT IS ALSO VITAL ?AT ?IS K9D ( VIOL5CE BE PASSIONATELY RESI/$ & SQUA%$2 IT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP FI<T+4 

,! M>* FROM D[NT[N >RIV$ AT ,U,W %ORTLY AFT] ! %OOT+1 & NUMB]S %IFT$ DRAMATICALLY 9 \R FAVOR4 ,MANY DISAPPO9T$ ,MILO FANS LEFT1 UNABLE TO SEE !IR H]O1 DESPITE ! MONEY !Y SP5T & ! PRECI\S TICKETS !Y W]E C>RY+--SOME ( :I* W]E RIPP$ \T ( !IR H&S4 ,! TALK WAS NOT COMPLETELY %UT D[N--SOME FEW PEOPLE MADE IT 9TO ! HALL1 & ,MILO SPOKE--BUT IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPT$1 & ! EV5TS PROVE ?AT MILITANT1 UNCOMPROMIS+ ACTIONS AGA9/ FASCI/S WORK4 ,! MORE WE DISRUPT !IR EV5TS1 ! MORE WE MAKE !IR HIDE\S FACES & ODI\S POLITICS PUBLIC1 ! H>D] IT IS = !M TO ORGANIZE1 & ! LESS SPACE !RE IS = FASCI/ S5TIM5TS TO BECOME NORMALIZ$4 

,LESSONS & ,CONC]NS 

  

#a4 ,ANTI-FASCISM IS AN EASY S5TIM5T = PEOPLE TO GET BEH9D4 ,?IS IS GOOD & BAD4 ,WE NOTIC$ AN>*I/ TACTICS & ES!TICS SPREAD+ MORE EASILY TO LIB]ALS & O!R RADICALS ?AN AN>*I/ POLITICS & ANALYSIS4 ,AT ONE PO9T WE F\ND \RSELVES HOLD+ A BANN]1 SIDE BY SIDE ) O!RS DRESS$ 9 BLACK1 :O RU%$ TO 9=M US ?AT ,B]NIE W\LD HAVE WON HAD ! SY/EM BE5 MORE FAIR4 ,:ILE WE >E ?RILL$ ?AT DIV]SE PEOPLE >E WILL+ TO TAKE MILITANT ACTION AGA9/ FASCI/S1 IT IS ALSO WOR? REMEMB]+ ?AT ANTI-FASCISM ALONE IS NOT 5\<4 ,WE'VE SE5 :]E POPUL> FRONTS LEAVE AN>*I/S3 HI< & DRY AT BE/1 & AT WOR/ 9 GULAGS OR MURD]$4 

#b4 ,! POLICE & FASCI/S >E DIFF]5T K9DS ( 5EMIES4 ,WE'VE GOTT5 V]Y US$ TO FI<T+ ! POLICE 9 ,SEATTLE--& !Y HAVE GOTT5 US$ TO FI<T+ US1 UN=TUNATELY4 ,!Y W]E REM>KABLY H&S-(F TONI<T1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( ! EQUIPM5T SEIZURE1 & W]E HAPPY TO IGNORE SCUFFLES & FI<TS BETWE5 PROTE/]S & RACI/ SCUM4 ,:ILE WE NEV] LOOK TO ! POLICE = PROTECTION1 IT IS 9T]E/+ & UNSETTL+ ?AT1 DESPITE REPORTS ( AN ACTIVE %OOT] ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS1 !Y W]E CONT5T TO CONT9UE GU>D+ ! P]IMET] & NOT 9T]V5+4 ,MO/ %OOT+S ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES 9VOLVE CAMPUS-WIDE LOCK-D[NS2 ?IS ONE G>N]$ NO VISIBLE POLICE RESPONSE4 ,?IS IS YET ANO!R REM9D] ?AT ! POLICE CANNOT--& WILL NEV]--PROTECT US2 ONLY WE CAN PROTECT EA* O!R4 

#c4 ,GUNS >E H]E1 & ! RISK ( GUN VIOL5CE--OR /ABB+--FROM :ITE SUPREMACI/S IS REAL4 ,WE HAVE TO PREP>E = !SE RISKS1 BUT WE ALSO KN[ ?AT SPECIALIZ$1 >M$ MILITANCY WILL LEAD T[>D ISOLATION & 9CREAS$ RISK4 ,\R /R5G? LIES 9 ! /REETS--9 CREAT+ SITUATIONS ?AT >E UNGOV]NABLE1 9 MAK+ SPACE = O!RS TO EXP]IM5T ) AUTONOMY & DIRECT ACTION1 & 9 PREV5T+ FASCI/S FROM ORGANIZ+4 ,WE >E V]Y AW>E ( ! ?REAT ( >M$ FASCI/S1 BUT >E ALSO C]TA9 ?AT SYMMETRICAL W>F>E WILL 5D POORLY = US--& = AN>*ISM4 ,!RE HAVE C]TA9LY BE5 HI/ORICAL MOM5TS :5 IT MADE S5SE = AN>*I/S TO TAKE UP >MS & GO TO ! M\NTA9S--& P]HAPS PEOPLE %\LD PREP>E ?OSE SKILLS1 9 CASE ?OSE TIMES COME AGA9--BUT MORE (T5 ?AN NOT WE SEE GUNS & SPECIALIZ$ VIOL5CE LEAD+ TO M>G9ALIZATION & 9CREAS$ VULN]ABILITY TO ATTACKS BY FASCI/S & POLICE ALIKE4 

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