The grave—global—threat is fascism and authoritarianism consolidating state power. Need to link the power of protest to countering *that*.
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German Nazis consolidated power not because they weren't opposed in the streets—they were—but because of strategic weakness of opposition.
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And once they consolidated state power they could crush the opposition—streets couldn't win against state violence —and carry out genocide.
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Most Western left has never faced full violence of the state. I wish we taught the 1930s. It wasn't lack of street fighting. The opposite.
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Advocating strategic, long-term thinking isn't from naiveté or not being radical enough. Romanticizing short-sighted tactics is the naïveté.
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I've protested my whole life. Protests have real power. But realism and long-term thinking about linking them to deeper organizing is key.
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Plainly: historically, anything that looks like street brawls helps fascists consolidate power. "Many sides" is their core tactic. Works. +
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sometimes it sounds like everything the fascists do works and everything the non-fascists do is doomed to fail.
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I actually don't think so.
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Replying to @zeynep @StrangerNoise
Excellent article on why violent protest DOESN'T work...and why NON-violent activism DOES: https://nyti.ms/2vHcTpH
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