Them: "Antifa are violence loving extremists" Me, an 'antifa': *develops deep repertoire of nonviolent skills to use before any violence*
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Just yesterday, in a country I've never been in before, I recognized a domestic situation in a language I don't even speak and intervened.
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Everyone else walked by and would have let violence happen. Yet I was able to intervene non-violently and de-escalate.
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This is what antifa does. This is what community defense is. Anyone trained would have recognized what I was doing.
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On a12, during the terrorist attack, I was right there. I knew it was an attack, I knew he might even start shooting.
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I even unholstered my gun in case that happened. But I didn't point it, I saw there was no clear shot, I saw him speed away instead.
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So I re-holstered it, ran to the police and told them to call an ambulance, and helped clear the streets. Violence as last resort.
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If I was a violent extremist, I would have unloaded my clip, consequences be damned. I was ready to if I had to. But I didn't. That's NVDA.
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How much tactical coordination is in place? Are there generally agreed upon principles re: engagement/escalation? This seems like an 1/x
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Area where significant opportunity exists for experience sharing and training via social media. The right wing has had militias for 2/x
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Decades, but training non-escalating (not to be confused with non-violent) civil defense seems both more promising and more challenging.
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It depends on the action. I was not involved in day-of tactical coordination for a12, not that it would have mattered anyhow.
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Sometimes there are plans. Sometimes there are not. I coordinated with my security team for a12 since I was independent media.
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