I've had a lot of comments along these lines, so let me tell you one reason we're not seeing a lot of survivor thinkpieces: every day, the alt-right is harassing and intimidating survivors of a11 and a12.https://twitter.com/stelladennard/status/935136131892596737 …
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Those victims are also key witnesses to the state and federal investigations. Speaking up can cause problems. The state apparatus is effectively silencing them.
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Recall that I was a victim of the August 11 pogrom. In the intervening time, I have been doxxed, swatted, and threatened with death dozens of times. I'm in Europe for the THIRD TIME since that weekend.
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The harassment I get has gone down substantially recently, though. This is in part due to the fact that I am known to be armed and proficient and have gotten one person arrested for harassment (likely soon to be two people).
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Not everyone has the support and resources to fortify like I can. It also helps that my role in A11 and A12 was very compartmentalized and public so I am not a risk to other activists by involving the state.
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