,:AT ,AN>*I/S ,HAVE ,BE5 ,SAY+ ,= ,YE>S1 & ,:AT ,LIB]ALS ,NE$ TO ,/>T ,HE>+ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

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,ON ,W$NESDAY1 ,DECEMB] #g? AT ,TEXAS ,A @& ,M ,UNIV]SITY1 AS ,F,B,I AG5TS MONITOR$ HUNDR$S ( PROTE/]S FROM ! TOPS ( RO(S1 HEAVILY >M$ RIOT POLICE CLA%$ ) DEMON/RATORS B5T ON DISRUPT+ & %UTT+ D[N AN EV5T ORGANIZ$ BY ,PRE/ON ,WIG9TON1 A #ea YE> OLD =M] /UD5T ( ! CAMPUS & LONG TIME :ITE SUPREMACI/4 ,! EV5T FEATUR$ A TALK BY ,RI*>D ,SP5C]1 A LEAD+ IDEOLOGUE )9 ! GR[+ 0,ALT-,RI<T10 :I* ATTEMPTS TO RE-BR& FASCI/1 ,NEO-,NAZI1 & :ITE NATIONALI/ IDEAS = ! MILL5NIAL G5]ATION 9 ORD] TO CREATE AN ALL-:ITE FASCI/ 0E?NO-/ATE40 

,! CLA%ES ?AT ]UPT$ ON ! CAMPUS >E JU/ ! LATE/ 9 A /R+ ( GR[+ CONFRONTATIONS BETWE5 AUTONOM\S REVOLUTION>IES & ! RACI/ F>-,RI<T :I* IS ACT+ AS AN AUXILI>Y =CE ( ! ,TRUMP REGIME :ILE ATTEMPT+ TO PU% IT F>!R TO ! RI<T4 ,SUDD5LY1 AN>*I/S & ANTIFA1 :O HAVE BE5 DEMONIZ$ & SIDEL9$ BY ! WID] ,LEFT HAVE BE5 HE>+ FROM LIB]ALS & ,LEFTI/S1 0Y\'VE BE5 RI<T ALL ALONG40 ,BUT :ILE REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ IDEAS >E />T+ TO HAVE A BROAD] CURR5CY1 MANY ( ! ?+S ?AT PEOPLE >E />T+ TO PICK UP ON1 WE HAVE BE5 SAY+ = YE>S4 

,& ! /AKES >E ONLY GETT+ HI<]4 ,F>-,RI<T =CES >E GR[+1 BO? H]E 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & >\ND ! WORLD1 BUT !Y >E GR[+ 9 ! CONTEXT ( A DRA/IC FAILURE ( BO? NEOLIB]ALISM & SOCIALI/ & ,LEFT P>TIES :I* GREW \T ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS LIKE ,SYRIZA & ,PODEMOS4 ,ALL ( ?IS PLUS ! CONT9U+ FALL\T ( A RE/RUCTUR$ ECONOMY ?AT HAS LEFT BEH9D LIT]ALLY BILLIONS ( PEOPLE4 ,MOREOV]1 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION & EXTRACTION ( RES\RCES :I* PROPELS ?IS SY/EM =W>D HAS CONT9U$ TO LAUN* ITSELF 9TO OV]DRIVE4 ,?IS YE> M>K$ A HORRIFIC TURN+ PO9T1 AS WE (FICIALLY HIT ! #d P>TS P] MILLION C>BON MILE/ONE4 ,N[1 MANY SCI5TI/S & EV5 GOV]NM5T 9/ITUTIONS >E PR$ICT+ DRA/IC CLIMATE *ANGE 9 \R LIFETIMES AS UNAVOIDABLE & WEA!R PATT]NS >E CURR5TLY ALREADY *ANG+ RAPIDLY4 ,REVOLUTION1 9 ! S5SE ?AT EV]Y?+ WILL BE TURN$ UPSIDE D[N1 IS 9EVITABLE4 ,! QUE/ION IS1 :AT K9D ( REVOLUTION WILL IT BE8 

,AS ECOLOGICAL APOCALYPSE LIES ON ! HORIZON1 ALL O!R SIGNS PO9T T[>DS ! CONT9U$ GR[? ( ! WEAL? GAP1 9EQUALITY 9 ALL ASPECTS1 & 9CREAS+ 9SECURITY & PREC>ITY = WORK]S & ! POOR4 ,?IS IS AS TRUE 9 URBAN C5T]S AS IT IS 9 ,APPALA*IA4 ,ON A BASE L9E LEVEL1 WAGES HAVE /AGNAT$ OR FALL51 POV]TY & HOMELESSNESS HAS GR[N1 G5TRIFICATION RUNS RAMPANT1 & OV]ALL CONDITIONS HAVE CONT9U$ TO ]ODE = MANY ,AM]ICANS :ILE ! MO/ WEAL?Y HAVE GR[N EV5 RI*]4 ,MOREOV]1 REPRESSION ON ! /REETS ( ! ,U,S CONT9UES TO RAMP UP1 AS ! GOV]NM5T CONT9UES TO AMASS MORE P[]S ( SURVEILLANCE & SPY+1 ! PRISON POPULATION SO>S1 POLICE KILL ON AV]AGE >\ND #c PEOPLE P] DAY1 & LAW 5=CEM5T BECOMES MORE & MORE MILIT>IZ$4 ,9 %ORT1 = MO/ PEOPLE1 ?+S >E GETT+ WORSE1 NOT BETT]4 

,! COM+ TO P[] ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP ONLY SIGNALS AN ACCEL]ATION ( ALL ( !SE REALITIES4 ,TRUMP'S PLAN 9CLUDES PU%+ ?R\< MORE RES\RCE EXTRACTION PROJECTS1 :ILE SEE+ ! F9I%+ ( ! ,DAKOTA ,ACCESS ,PIPEL9E4 ,HE HAS MADE IT CLE> ?AT HE 9T5DS TO ]ODE DEMOCRATIC RI<TS & FUR!R GR[ SURVEILLANCE P[]S1 :ILE ATTACK+ WOM51 QUE] PEOPLE1 IMMIGRANT WORK]S1 & ,MUSLIMS4 ,!SE MEASURE WILL COME C\PL$ ) BROAD SWEEP+ ATTACKS ON ! 5TIRE POPULATION AS UNIONS >E ASSAULT$1 BASIC SOCIAL WELF>E PROGRAMS >E ]OD$1 & WEAL? CONT9UES TO FL[ \T ( \R H&S & 9TO ! POCKETS ( ! RI*4 

,9 ! FACE ( ALL ( ?IS1 FROM A GR[+ 9SURG5T F>-,RI<T1 TO ! CURR5T ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE1 BROAD ATTACKS ON WORK]S1 ! POOR1 ! 5VIRONM5T1 & ?OSE MO/ VULN]ABLE1 MANY ASK3 :]E IS ! OPPOSITION8 ,! ANSW] IS CLE> AS DAY1 BUT IT ISN'T 9 ! HALLS ( P[]1 9 ! POLITICIANS1 ! LEAD]S ( ! UNIONS1 OR 9 ! BIG ,N,G,OS4 ,9/EAD IT'S 9 ! RIOT]S4 ,! BLOCKAD]S4 ,! PEOPLE 9 SKI MASKS & 9 ! /REETS4 ,! ONES ON ! FRONT L9ES FI<T+ ) ! COPS4 ,! PEOPLE ATTACK+1 DEF5D+1 ORGANIZ+1 BUILD+1 & GR[+4 

,WE LIVE 9 A TIME ?AT IS M>K$ BY NOT ONLY 9CREAS+ CRISIS & GR[+ REACTION1 BUT ALSO 9 EXPLOSIVE & 9SURRECTION>Y MASS RESI/ANCE & REFUSAL4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 AS IT HAS NEV] BE5 SO CLE> TO SO MANY1 ! 9/ITUTIONAL & ELECTORAL ,LEFT IS UTT]LY & COMPLETELY1 USELESS4 

,! CRISIS WE FACE IS NOT ONLY ONE ( CAPITAL OR 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION1 BUT ?AT ( ITS OH-SO LOYAL OPPOSITION1 ! ,LEFT4 

,P]HAPS N[1 Y\'LL F9ALLY />T LI/5+4 

,! ,/ATE ,ISN'T ,NEUTRAL 

,GOV]NM5T HAS NEV] BE5 A TOOL TO *ANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES2 IT'S ALWAYS BE5 A =CE :I* ORGANIZES !M = ! 9T]E/S ( ! WEAL?Y & P[]FUL4 

,A ,/ATE IS A COLLECTION ( HI]>*ICAL APP>ATUSES ?AT HOLDS A MONOPOLY ( VIOL5CE 9 A GIV5 T]RITORY & HAS ! ABILITY TO 5=CE ITS P[] ?R\< POLIC+4 ,/ATES EXI/ TO 5SURE ?AT ! DIVISIONS ?AT EXI/ )9 SOCIETY DON'T MAKE ! OV]ALL P[] /RUCTURE FALL AP>T4 ,AS ,PROLE4,9FO WROTE3 

,NO MATT] :O IS 9 GOV]NM5T1 GOV]NM5T HAS ITS [N LOGIC4 ,! FACT ?AT ?IS SOCIETY IS DIVID$ 9TO CLASSES ) OPPOS+ 9T]E/S MEANS ?AT IT IS ALWAYS AT RISK ( TE>+ ITSELF AP>T4 ,! GOV]NM5T IS !RE TO MAKE SURE ?AT DOESN'T HAPP54 ,:E!R ! GOV]NM5T IS A DICTATOR%IP OR A DEMOCRACY1 IT HOLDS ALL ! GUNS & WILL USE !M AGA9/ ITS [N POPULATION TO MAKE SURE ?AT WE KEEP GO+ TO WORK4 

,BUT LIB]ALS PA9T A MU* DIFF]5T PICTURE4 ,!Y 9/EAD PRES5T A DEMOCRATIC ,/ATE AS A NEUTRAL 9/ITUTION ?AT SIMPLY NE$S 5\< GOOD PEOPLE TO BECOME 9VOLV$ 9 IT4 ,AS SOMEONE WROTE 9 ,AFT] ,B]N3 

,!RE IS AN IMM5SE SY/EM ( VIOL5CE & DOM9ATION 9 PLACE OV] US ?AT KEEPS ! :EELS ( ?IS SY/EM RUNN+4 ,:ILE IT APPE>S WE HAVE A H& 9 %AP+ \R LIVES1 9 REALITY !RE >E CLE> SY/EMS ( CONTROL & MANAGEM5T 9 PLACE TO MAKE SURE ?AT ! OV]ALL /RUCTURE ( ?IS SOCIETY IS NOT ?REAT5$4 ,NO MATT] :O IS ELECT$1 NO MATT] :AT POLITICAL P>TY Y\ JO91 ! APPE>ANCE ( POPUL> CONTROL1 ( DEMOCRACY1 IS A TOTAL ILLUSION4 

,BUT A ,/ATE ISN'T A NEUTRAL COM+ TOGE!R ( HUMAN-BE+S2 IT IS 9/EAD AN 9/RUM5T ( COLONIAL & CLASS DICTATOR%IP4 ,?IS IS H[ ! ,AM]ICAN ,/ATE HAS ALWAYS BE5 ORGANIZ$3 

,AM]ICA IS A SETTL] NATION CREAT$ \T ( COLONIES MANAG$ BY IMP]IAL P[]S4 ,AS ONE ( \R F\ND+ FA!RS1 ,JOHN ,JAY PUT IT1 0,! PEOPLE :O [N ! C\NTRY \<T TO GOV]N IT40 

,! REASONS ?AT EV]YDAY WORK+-CLASS & POOR PEOPLE CAN'T GET AHEAD 9 POLITICS IS NOT BECAUSE NOT 5\< PEOPLE DON'T GET 9VOLV$ 9 *ANG+ OR P>TICIPAT+ )9 ! ,/ATE1 BUT BECAUSE ! PEOPLE ?AT RUN ?IS GOV]NM5T HAVE 9VE/$ 9T]E/ 9 KEEP+ ! /ATUS-QUO4 ,?IS HAS NOT BE5 MADE ANYMORE CLE> ?AN ) ! ELECTION ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP1 AS ! 5TIRETY ( ! POLITICAL CLASS L9ES UP TO WORK ) A BILLIONAIRE PROTO-FASCI/ 9 ORD] TO PRES]VE ! SOCIAL PEACE4 

,! ,/ATE IS DESIGN$ TO 5SURE ! ! ABILITY TO GOV]N & POLICE A T]RITORY ?R\< =CE & VIOL5CE = ! 9T]E/ ( ?OSE 9 P[]2 IT IS NOT A MEANS 9 :I* \R LIVES CAN BE *ANG$ = ! BETT]4 

,ELECTORALISM ,DOESN'T ,LEAD ,TO ,SOCIAL ,*ANGE 

,! BELIEF ?AT ! BALLOT BOX IS ! S+LE BE/ WAY TO NOT ONLY CREATE *ANGE1 BUT ALSO HOLD ON TO GA9S MADE BY EV]YDAY PEOPLE IS A COMPLETE %AM4 ,IT IS ALSO A HALLM>K ( LIB]ALISM & MU* ( ! ,LEFT4 ,DEMOCRACY IS SIMPLY ! W9D[ DRESS+S WE USE TO COV] ! DICTATOR%IP ( EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,AS ,SCOTT ,CAMPBELL WROTE 9 ,TRUMP+ ,FE>1 ,F9D+ ,SAFETY 9 ,RESI/ANCE3 

,) T5S ( MILLIONS FEEL+ BURN$ BY ,TRUMP'S ELECTION1 & MO/ ( ?OSE NOT RESONAT+ ) ! SL[] DEA? (F]$ BY ,CL9TON1 CRITICISMS ( ! ELECTORAL SY/EM >E RUNN+ RAMPANT3 ! CONVOLUT$ PRIM>Y SY/EM1 ! CORRUPTION ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE1 ! ANA*RONISM ( ! ,ELECTORAL ,COLLEGE1 ETC4 ,YET !SE OBJECTIONS SEEK ONLY AMELIORATIVE *ANGE1 TAK+ ! CURR5T CON/RUCT ( GOV]NANCE AS A GIV54 

,RA!R ?AN PO9T+ TO SPECIFIC FLAWS )9 AN OPPRESSIVE FRAMEWORK1 IT IS MORE CON/RUCTIVE TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT ! SY/EM ACTUALLY WORK$ AS DESIGN$ & PROVID$ VOT]S WILL TWO PHYSICAL REPRES5TATIONS ( ! CORE T5ETS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,ON ONE SIDE WAS ! NEOLIB]AL IMP]IALI/ & ON ! O!R ! MISOGYNI/IC :ITE SUPREMACI/4 ,AS ! SAY+ GOES1 0,NO MATT] :O Y\ VOTE =1 !Y W940 ,! S\RCE ( \R DISCONT5T1 DISPOSSESSION & DEA? CANNOT BE RESOLV$ AT ! BALLOT BOX4 ,SOCIAL CON/RUCTS ( RACE & G5D] CANNOT BE VOT$ \T ( EXI/5CE ANY MORE ?AN CAPITALISM CAN BE UNDONE ) ! FLICK ( A P54 ,?IRD P>TIES >E NO?+ MORE ?AN ! SY/EM'S PRESSURE VALVES1 DESIGN$ TO *ANNEL DISS5T+ 5]GIES 9TO ! ELECTORAL PROCESS :]E !Y CAN BE R5D]$ NON-?REAT5+4 

,! ILLUSION ( *OICE & AG5CY 9H]5T 9 VOT+ >E RA!R ACTS ( DISEMP[]M5T & SURR5D]4 ,N[ ?AT ! DISILLUSIONM5T IS SPREAD+1 ! OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE TO FUR!R +RA9 ?IS ELECTORAL DISSATISFACTION & (F] ALT]NATIVE PROPOSALS = SOCIAL FUNCTION+ BE=E ! SY/EM HAS ITS NEXT GO AT RECUP]ATION 9 TWO YE>S :51 0,WE'VE GOT TO TAKE BACK ! ,H\SE4440 ,P>T ( ?IS IS TO *ALL5GE N>RATIVES >\ND VOT+1 TO C\NT] ! MY? ?AT ! CIVIL RI<TS & ,BLACK ,P[] MOVEM5TS W]E AB\T ! RI<T TO VOTE1 ?AT DEMOCRACY IS ! HI<E/ EXPRESSION ( HUMAN ORGANIZATION & FRE$OM1 & TO UND]M9E ! PSY*IC WEI<T & VALUE ?AT VOT+ C>RIES 9 ?IS SOCIETY4 ,TO VOTE OR NOT VOTE IS NOT ! ISSUE1 RA!R IT IS TO DE-REIFY VOT+ & PROP]LY SITUATE IT 9 \R CURR5T CONTEXT :ILE SUGGE/+ ?AT ! REAL WORK HAPP5S EV]Y:]E EXCEPT AT ! BALLOT BOX4 

,IF IT DIDN'T HAVE SU* REAL CONSEQU5CES1 FROM A /EP BACK ELECTORAL POLITICS W\LD BE LAU<ABLY ABSURD4 ,! NOTION ( SELECT+ ONE P]SON TO RULE OV] #cb MILLION PEOPLE BAS$ ON ! FACT !Y ALL RESIDE 9 A S+LE1 >BITR>Y T]RITORIAL CONFIGURATION IS ANTIQUAT$1 9COH]5T ) ! CURR5T WORLD SY/EM & DICTATORIALLY UNREPRES5TATIVE4 

,AS ,SCOTT ,JAY WRITES3 

,ELECTORAL /RATEGIES ALWAYS SEEM TO FOCUS ON FUND+ & PROMOT+ !MSELVES1 ) JU/ 5\< LIP S]VICE TO GIVE !M A GLOSS ( SOCIAL MOVEM5T RELEVANCE1 BUT NOT MU* MORE4 ,9/EAD ( BE+ A LAUN*+ PO9T = SOCIAL /RUGGLES1 ELECTORALISM HAS BE5 A ONE-TRICK PONY :OSE ONLY CONCRETE /RATEGIES FE$ DIRECTLY BACK 9TO ITSELF & NOT 9TO SOME?+ GREAT]4 ,RA!R ?AN PROVID+ A /RATEGY = PROPELL+ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 IT IS ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY A JU/IFICATION = ITS [N CONT9UANCE4 ,9 ! CONTEXT ( A C\NTRY DOM9AT$ BY TWO P>TIES1 ?IS (T5 MEANS AT SOME LEVEL FE$+ BACK 9TO ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 RELUCTANT TO H>M ! ONLY GAME 9 T[N4 

,NO:]E DOES ?IS BECOME MORE CLE> ?AN ) ! CAMPAIGN ( ,B]NIE ,S&]S1 AS IT WAS US$ TO M>* MILLIONS ( Y\NG1 POOR1 & WORK+-CLASS VOT]S BACK 9TO ! >MS ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY AFT] #h YE>S ( BE+ BETRAY$ BY A ,PRESID5T :O RAN ON 0HOPE0 & 0*ANGE10 BUT DELIV]$ ! OPPOSITE4 ,AFT] ,S&]S WAS PURPOSELY DE/ROY$ BY ! ,D,N,C1 HE !N TURN$ >\ND & CAMPAIGN$ = ,CL9TON1 & HAS N[ EV5 EMBRAC$ WORK+ ) ,TRUMP4 

,REG>DLESS1 MO/ PEOPLE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES WANT$ NO?+ TO DO ) ! ELECTION & DIDN'T EV5 BO!R TO VOTE4 ,AS ! BLOG1 ,:]E ! ,RIV] ,FR[NS PO9T$ \T3 

,E/IMATES 9DICATE ?AT #a#b#h4#h MILLION PEOPLE VOT$ 9 ,TUESDAY'S ,PRESID5TIAL ELECTION1 :I* IS #e#e4#f.0 ( ! VOT+-ELIGIBLE POPULATION4 ,H[EV]1 IF PEOPLE :O >E TYPICALLY OV]LOOK$ = REASONS ( AGE & FELONY /ATUS >E 9CLUD$1 ! P]C5TAGE DROPS TO ONLY #c#i4#f.0 ( ! TOTAL ,U4,S4 POPULATION HAV+ VOT$4 ,( ?OSE :O VOT$1 #ei MILLION VOT$ = ! W9N]-A M]E #a#h4#b.0 ( ! TOTAL POPULATION4 ,ACCORD+ TO A SURVEY FROM ! ,P,E,W ,RESE>* ,9/ITUTE FROM LATE ,OCTOB]1 ( ?OSE :O SUPPORT A P>TICUL> C&IDATE1 ONLY #e#e.0 OR #e#f.0 0/RONGLY SUPPORT0 !IR C&IDATE ( *OICE4 ,?IS BR+S ! PROPORTION ( ! ,U4,S4 POPULATION :O /RONGLY SUPPORT ! ,PRESID5T-ELECT TO #a4#b.04 

,MOREOV]1 :E!R 9 ! ,CIVIL ,RI<TS OR ,LABOR MOVEM5T1 IT WAS RIOT+1 OCCUPATIONS1 & MASS RESI/ANCE & DISRUPTION ?AT =C$ ! ,/ATE TO GRANT CONCESSIONS1 NOT ! SL[1 LONG M>* ?R\< ! 9/ITUTIONS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! DEMOCRATIC PROCESS HAS ONLY ALL[$ RI<TS1 LIV+ /&>DS1 & BETT] CONDITIONS TO SL[LY BE :ITTL$ AWAY BY MORE P[]FUL =CES BACK$ BY ! ,/ATE ITSELF4 ,9 %ORT1 UNDEMOCRATIC MEANS =C$ ! H& ( ! ,/ATE1 :ILE OV] ! DECADES AS /RUGGLE REC$$ BACK 9TO POLITICS1 !SE GA9S W]E LO/4 

,:AT ?IS MEANS IS EXACTLY :AT AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 SAY+ ALL ALONG4 ,?AT NOT ONLY DOES ! ELECTORAL PA? NOT LEAD TO SOCIAL *ANGE1 TO SAY NO?+ ( 'REVOLUTION' - BUT OV]ALL1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ,AM]ICANS REJECT ! 0DEMOCRATIC0 TWO-P>TY %AM ?AT MO/ LIB]ALS & ! ,LEFT CL+ TO OR ?9K !Y CAN CREATE AN ALT]NATIVE TO )9 ITS CONF9ES4 

,WE ,NE$ TO ,BUILD A ,MOVEM5T ,\TSIDE ( ,POLITICAL ,P>TIES & ,POLITICS 

,ELECTORAL POLITICS FE$S (F ( GRASSROOTS SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & /RUGGLES1 NOT 9TO !M4 ,AS ,SCOTT ,JAY WROTE3 

.<,E.>LECTORAL ACTIVISM FE$S 9TO ELECTORAL ACTIVISM4 ,IT RELIES ON ITSELF TO FUR!R ITSELF4 ,IT ATTRACTS PEOPLE :O >E ATTRACT$ TO ELECTORAL POLITICS & G5]ALLY DOES NOT ATTRACT PEOPLE 5GAG+ 9 CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,IT DOES NOT NE$1 NOR DOES IT FE$ CLASS /RUGGLE1 EXCEPT TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT MI<T BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! SACRIFICES ( MILITANTS 9 ORD] TO DECL>E ITSELF A PROP] REPRES5TATIVE ( A SOCIAL MOVEM5T IT DID NOT CREATE4 

,?IS PA/ #h YE>S WE'VE SE5 A WIDE V>IETY ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS RISE & FALL1 ALL TO BE RECUP]AT$ & CA/ ASIDE BY ELECTORALISM & CRU%$ BY ! ,/ATE4 ,AFT] ! ECONOMIC CRISIS HIT1 WE SAW ! SPREAD ( OCCUPATIONS ( COLLEGE CAMPUSES & ! EXPLOSION ( ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T4 ,OBAMA1 ) ! HELP ( ,HOMEL& ,SECURITY1 FUSION C5T]S1 & A COLLUSION ( LOCAL POLICE DEP>TM5TS1 CRU%$ ! 5CAMPM5TS 9 A WAVE ( VIOL5T REPRESSION4 

,SEV]AL YE>S LAT]1 WE SAW ! EXPLOSION ( ! ,F]GUSON ,9SURRECTION1 :I* !N QUICKLY SPREAD TO ,BALTIMORE1 ,OAKL&1 ,*>LOTTE1 ,MILWAUKEE1 & ELSE:]E4 ,O!R MASS /RUGGLES1 MOVEM5TS1 & UPHEAVALS SOON FOLL[$1 FROM ! _?,PRISON,/RIKE1 TO _?,NO,D,A,P,L1 TO ! MASS DISRUPTIONS & RIOTS ?AT FOLL[$ ! ELECTION ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP4 ,AGA91 ,SCOTT ,JAY3 

.<,T.>H]E >E Y\NG PEOPLE >\ND ! C\NTRY :O HAVE RIS5 UP 9 REBELLION AGA9/ ! POLICE KILL+ !M OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S4 ,!Y PROBABLY DID NOT BO!R TO ASK !MSELVES :E!R !IR ACTIONS W]E GO+ TO HURT ! ,DEMOCRATS' *ANCES 9 GETT+ REELECT$4 ,!Y >E LIV+ 9 COMPLETELY DIFF]5T WORLDS1 ONE :]E PEOPLE FI<T = !IR LIVES AGA9/ A SY/EM TRY+ TO DE/ROY !M1 ANO!R :]E PEOPLE DRAW UP BLUEPR9TS = NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ) NO DISCUSSION AS TO :O IS ACTUALLY GO+ TO BUILD ! ?+4 ,! Y\? 9 ! /REETS HAVE BE5 LESS CONC]N$ AB\T BALLOT ACCESS & MORE CONC]N$ AB\T *ALL5G+ ! SY/EM ?AT IS TRY+ TO KILL !M4 

,BUT 9 ALL ( !SE /RUGGLES1 !IR LOGICAL & E?ICAL CONCLUSIONS COME NOT ?R\< POLITICS1 ! ELECTION ( A POLITICIAN1 OR ?R\< ! ,/ATE - BUT 9 AN 9SURRECTION & OV]?R[+ ( !SE SY/EMS ( P[]1 EXPLOITATION1 & POLIC+4 

,9 ALL ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS1 WE SEE ! OPPOSITE GR[+ ( :AT IS NE$$ H[EV]4 ,AS ,AFT] ,B]N COMM5T$3 

,ACROSS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! ,S&]S CAMPAIGN HAS RAIS$ OV] @s#b#g MILLION DOLL>S4 ,PEOPLE KNOCK$ ON DOORS1 !Y PUT UP /ICK]S1 !Y ORGANIZ$ RALLIES1 & !Y MADE PHONE CALLS4 

,:AT IF WE HAD PUT ALL ( ?AT .<WA/$.> TIME1 5]GY1 & ORGANIZATION 9 BUILD+ SOME?+ ?AT WASN'T BAS$ >\ND ELECT+ A POLITICIAN8 ,:AT IF WE PUT ?AT TIME1 5]GY1 ORGANIZATION1 & HUNDR$S ( MILLIONS ( DOLL>S 9TO BUILD+ ORGANIZATIONS ?AT CAN FI<T1 W91 & SEIZE L&8 

,= ALL ! RHETORIC ( ! ,S&]S CAMPAIGN1 HIS USE ( LANGUAGE ( ,OCCUPY & ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT]1 BO? MOVEM5TS ?AT ! ,DEMOCRATS HELP$ TO CRU% UND] !IR [N HEELS1 !RE WAS NOT A 0POLITICAL REVOLUTION40 ,BUT MOREOV]1 ?OSE 5]GIZ$ BY ,S&]S >E N[ FREE TO BE L$ DIRECTLY 9TO ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY MA*9E444 

,WE NE$ TO BUILD UP /RONG1 DYNAMIC1 & GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS1 CREWS1 NETWORKS1 & MOVEM5TS FROM ! GR\ND UP1 NOT FROM ! TOP D[N4 ,!SE NE$ TO BE BAS$ 9 \R NEI<BORHOODS1 WORKPLACES1 S*OOLS1 & COMMUNITIES1 NOT 9 ! HALLS ( P[]4 ,WE NE$ TO F9D WAYS TO COME TOGE!R TO AMPLIFY \R COLLECTIVE P[] & /R5G?1 NOT PISS IT AWAY 9 VOTES4 

,WE NE$ FI<T+ MOVEM5TS ) TEE?1 NOT PA!TIC ATTEMPTS AT TAK+ A SEAT AT ! TABLE ( P[]4 

,DISRUPTIVE & ,CONFRONTATIONAL ,ACTION ,BR+S ,PEOPLE ,9TO ,MOVEM5TS & ,/RUGGLES1 ,NOT ,PU% ,!M ,AWAY 

,LIB]ALS & MU* ( ! ,LEFT CLAIM ?AT CONFRONTATIONAL TACTICS HURT US MORE ?AN !Y HELP1 FROM BREAK+ W9D[S TO BLOCK+ /REETS4 ,BUT 9 REALITY1 EA* & EV]Y TIME ?IS PLAYS \T 9 \R COMMUNITIES1 IT IS SIMPLY NOT ! CASE4 ,9 FACT1 CONFRONTATION & DISRUPTION1 9 O!R WORDS3 PHYSICALLY FI<T+1 BR+S MORE PEOPLE 9 ?AN SIGN HOLD+ OR WRIT+ LETT]S TO ! $ITOR EV] DID4 ,IF ANY?+1 ! WET BLANKET & ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL ?+S BY PROTE/ MANAG]S & LIB]ALS KILLS SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 NOT COMBATIVE ACTIONS :I* CAN BE DISRUPTIVE & AT TIMES VIOL5T4 

,WE SEE ?IS PLAY+ \T 9 EV]Y SOCIAL /RUGGLE & MOVEM5T4 ,! RIOTS1 BLOCKADES1 & CLA%ES ) ! POLICE 9 ,OCCUPY ,OAKL& GREW ! SIZE & SCALE ( ! MOVEM5T1 & W]E !MSELVES 9=M$ BY ! ,OSC> ,GRANT RIOTS & /UD5TS OCCUPATIONS ( SEV]AL YE>S PRIOR4 

,! ,F]GUSON ,9SURRECTION 9SPIR$ Y\? ACROSS ! C\NTRY & L$ TO O!R UPRIS+S & REBELLIONS :I* PULL$ 9 T5S ( ?\S&S4 ,DESPITE 0LEAD]S0 )9 ! ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] MOVEM5T ATTEMPT+ TO 5DORSE ! ,DEMOCRATS1 *ANNEL ! MOVEM5T BACK 9TO POLITICS1 & R$UCE IT TO SIMPLE RE=MS1 ! MOVEM5T CONT9UES TO EVOLVE & REMA9 COMBATIVE & DISRUPTIVE OV] A P]IOD ( SEV]AL YE>S4 

,! NATIONAL _?,PRISON,/RIKE :I* WAS COORD9AT$ BY 9SIDE GRASSROOTS PRISON]S ORGANIZATIONS & \TSIDE SUPPORT+ GR\PS1 WAS KICK$ (F BY WAVES ( VIOL5T RIOTS1 UPRIS+S1 & CLA%ES ) GU>DS4 

,9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,DAKOTA ,ACCESS ,PIPEL9E1 A WIDE RANGE ( TACTICS HAVE BE5 US$ TO DEFEAT ! PROJECT1 FROM >SON ATTACKS AGA9/ EQUIPM5T1 TO MASS M>*ES1 TO PEACEFUL PRAY] VIGILS1 TO ATTACKS ON BANKS4 ,9 ! WAKE ( VIOL5T CLA%ES BETWE5 WAT] PROTECTORS1 POLICE1 & ,D,A,P,L SECURITY1 ! MOVEM5T EXPLOD$ AS PROTECTORS W]E SE5 H]OICALLY RISK+ !IR LIVES ON ! FRONT L9ES4 ,CURR5TLY1 ?\S&S >E /ILL /REAM+ 9TO ,/&+ ,ROCK4 

,LIB]ALS & ,LEFTI/S CLAIM ?AT CONFRONTATIONAL ACTIONS SC>ES AWAY PEOPLE FROM GETT+ 9VOLV$4 ,BUT WE F9D ! OPPOSITE TO BE TRUE4 ,:5 PEOPLE SEE A /RUGGLE IS REAL2 :5 !RE IS SK9 9 ! GAME1 SOME?+ TO FI<T =1 & PEOPLE >E PUTT+ !IR BODIES ON ! L9E1 !Y (T5 COME \T 9 DROVES4 ,IT IS SYMBOLIC & LEGALI/IC PROTE/ :I* IS PO9TLESS & DOESN'T WORK & 5DS UP TURN+ MANY PEOPLE AWAY4 

,SELF-,DEF5SE ,IS ,NOT ! ,SAME ,?+ ,AS ,FASCISM 

,FASCISM AIMS AT CREAT+ AN AU?ORIT>IAN ,/ATE & TO DO SO1 IT MU/ CRU% IT'S 5EMIES 9 ORD] TO BUILD UP ITS P[]4 ,IF WE >E TO /OP !M1 WE'RE GO+ TO HAVE TO %UT !M D[N & SMA% !M (F ! /REETS1 GIV+ !M NO PLAT=M & NO QU>T]4 

,BUT AS ! F>-,RI<T HAS GR[N AS A REACTION>Y 9SURG5CY 9 ! WAKE ( ! ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] MOVEM5T AS WELL AS BECOM+ A AUXILI>Y =CE )9 ! ,TRUMP CAMPAIGN1 LIB]ALS & SOME ( ?OSE )9 ! ,LEFT HAVE REPEAT$ A FLURRY ( IDIOTIC /ATEM5TS AB\T ?OSE :O RISK EV]Y?+ TO CONFRONT FASCISM4 

,OV]ALL1 LIB]ALS >GUE ?AT TO USE VIOL5CE AGA9/ FASCISM1 OR TO %UT D[N FASCI/S & GIVE !M NO PLAT=M1 IS ACTUALLY JU/ AS BAD AS :AT ! FASCI/S DO - 9 FACT1 IT'S ! 'REAL FASCISM4' 

,WE ?9K ?AT 9 REALITY ! TOTAL OPPOSITE IS TRUE4 ,S9CE ! ELECTION1 HUNDR$S ( HATE CRIMES HAVE TAK5 PLACE1 AS ,TRUMP'S W9 HAS EMBOLD5 ! AUTONOM\S F>-,RI<T LIKE NEV] BE=E4 ,9 ! WAKE ( ATTACKS ON PEOPLE ACROSS ! ,U,S1 ?AT ANTI-FASCI/ POSITION ?AT COMBATIVE & MILITANT ACTION AGA9/ FASCI/S IS 9 FACT COMMUNITY SELF-DEF5SE - HAS NEV] BE5 /RONG]4 

,IF Y\ DON'T WANT FASCISM1 Y\'RE GO+ TO HAVE TO FI<T AGA9/ IT4 ,P]IOD4 ,?OSE ?AT TAKE ON ?IS FI<T >E FI<T+ 9 SELF-DEF5SE1 & ?OSE TAK+ RISKS DES]VE \R SUPPORT4 

,A MOVEM5T ?AT SELLS \T ?OSE ?AT FI<T TO DEF5D IT >E NOT WOR?Y ( ! NAME4 

,WE ,NE$ ,A ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION 

,! POLITICAL1 ECOLOGICAL1 & ECONOMIC =CES & CRISES AIM$ AGA9/ US MEANS ?AT TIME IS NOT ON \R SIDE4 ,! ,/ATE CONT9UES TO BECOME MORE & MORE REPRESSIVE4 ,! ECOLOGICAL SITUATION1 MORE & MORE DIRE4 ,! ECONOMY CONT9UES TO MAKE US MORE & MORE IMPOV]I%$ & PREC>I\S4 ,! F>-,RI<T GR[S /RONG :ILE 0! ,LEFT0 9 IT'S 9/ITUTIONAL =M1 WEAK] & WEAK]4 

,! MOVEM5T ?AT WE NE$ DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A C>BON COPY FROM ! PA/1 NOR IS !RE A 0SCI5TIFIC0 PROGRAM ( REVOLUTION ?AT WE CAN ADH]E TOO4 ,WE >E 5T]+ 9TO T]RITORY ?AT IS NEW & DIFF]5T FROM ANY O!R TIME 9 HI/ORY4 

,:AT WE DO KN[ IS ?AT WE NE$ A DYNAMIC1 FI<T+1 & COMBATIVE MOVEM5T4 ,WE NE$ NETWORKS ( DEF5SE1 SUPPORT1 & (F5SIVE CAPACITY ?AT CAN NOT ONLY FI<T 9 ! /RUGGLES ?AT LAY ALL >\ND US BUT CAN BEG9 TO BUILD NEW WORLDS4 

,! ,LEFT1 AS DEF9$ BY ! 'RULES' ( SOCIAL *ANGE & REVOLUTION & PUT =W>D BY EV]YONE FROM ,M>XI/-,L59I/S TO ,B]NIE-,BROS TO BUMP] /ICK] LIB]ALS IS OV]4 

,WE >E ! ONES 9 ! /REET4 ,WE >E ! ONES :O >E TAK+ ACTION4 ,FROM 9DIG5\S W>RIORS1 ANTI-FASCI/ FI<T]S1 BLACK LIB]ATION MILITANTS1 & AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES1 WE >E ALL P>T ( A GR[+ =CE ?AT IS BUILD+ SOME?+ NEW4 

,& WE >E ! ONES ?AT WILL SET ! C\RSE ( \R [N DE/9Y1 & \T ( ?IS NI<TM>E ONCE & = ALL4 

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