The "Unmasking Antifa Act" is very concerning and reflects a willful misunderstanding of what "Antifa" is, but I have also been saying that the risks of fascism are not just in the streets.
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And at this point I am openly wondering what the strategy is here. And this is not a criticism, either.
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I obviously think there is something to this: antagonistic relationships with the media don't do a lot for scaling public support. And I've been criticized by the left for my media work, but we live in a media-saturated space, so...https://twitter.com/striderhlc/status/1016634047336976384 …
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But also I think that resistance to fascism looks like generating self-sustaining communities. Or at least moving towards that. One way that fascism operates is through dependencies on the state.
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I feel like anti-fascist activists need to get better at generating media attention- one of the big problems we face is that the Proud Boys crack a dude's skull and nobody cares, but Dersh whines about not getting invited to enough parties and it's a massive story for 3 days.
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(and yes, I say this knowing that we're fighting uphill over a massive infrastructure the right has built over the course of the last few decades to distort media coverage)
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That should have read “...fighting uphill *against* a massive infrastructure...”, but I’m assuming people got that. :)
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Antifa thugs came in armed with clubs and sticks, using them against an innocuous march. The video clearly shows that. Why do you ignore the evidence?
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Can you provide the video where the
@ProudBoysUSA “started shit”? The only videos I’ve seen is them defending themselves after getting explosives and rocks thrown at them and being maced.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Follow their money...
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