THREAD: The Black Panthers always analyzed US politics through an anti-fascist lens. White people live in a liberal democracy. People of color exist in a fascist police state. And that's exactly what's happening at the border right now.
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2) A group of largely Indigenous climate refugees are being treated like an invading force. The US government is firing tear gas at children.
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3) While anti-fascists fight every day to prevent the creation of an ethnostate, the US government is violently trying to create and maintain one.
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4) Fascism is the ultimate form of state power. One manifestation of that is the violently maintained control of border crossings. Exactly like we're seeing at the US/Mexico border right now.
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5) This is the end result of having borders. Borders get us children being tear-gassed. This is why we fight for a world with no borders.
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6) If you consider yourself left-of-center and still support national borders, please reconsider your position. Defend people, not borders.


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And if you want more on the Black Panthers and Black anti-fascism, read this excellent piece by Robyn Spencer.https://dukeupress.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/the-black-panther-party-and-black-anti-fascism-in-the-united-states/ …
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