A Mass Base for Fascism?
https://cwc.im/January6DC
Our full chronology and appraisal of the events of January 6 in Washington, DC.
As the Republican Party fractures, a new political center is emerging—albeit much further to the right—while some Trump supporters are embracing outright fascism.
https://cwc.im/January6DC
Our full chronology and appraisal of the events of January 6 in Washington, DC.
As the Republican Party fractures, a new political center is emerging—albeit much further to the right—while some Trump supporters are embracing outright fascism.
6. Januar: Massenbasis für den Faschismus?
Während die Republikaner:innen zerbrechen, entsteht eine neue politische Mitte – weiter rechts
http://cwc.im/6Januar
Erster Bericht & Analyse.
#Kapitol #antifa #trump
Während die Republikaner:innen zerbrechen, entsteht eine neue politische Mitte – weiter rechts
http://cwc.im/6Januar
Erster Bericht & Analyse.
#Kapitol #antifa #trump
After the election, we argued that voting alone hadn't defeated Trump—rather, ungovernable social movements showed the ruling class that backing his attempt to retain power would trigger widespread resistance.
Trump cast around ahead of the election unsuccessfully for ways to hold power—attempting to deploy the military to suppress protests, experimentally deploying federal officers in Portland, reorganizing government agencies to answer directly to him.
By January 6, there was no real possibility of a coup—all that remained possible was for Trump's supporters to throw a tantrum to punish the rest of the political class for not letting him retain power and to show that, even out of power, he could be dangerous.
https://cwc.im/January6DC
The far right has made opposing “antifa” into their chief priority—not just because negative points of unity are most expedient in a time of political polarization, but also because anarchists and anti-fascists have won so many victories against them, slowing their growth.
Trump cast around ahead of the election unsuccessfully for ways to hold power—attempting to deploy the military to suppress protests, experimentally deploying federal officers in Portland, reorganizing government agencies to answer directly to him.
By January 6, there was no real possibility of a coup—all that remained possible was for Trump's supporters to throw a tantrum to punish the rest of the political class for not letting him retain power and to show that, even out of power, he could be dangerous.
https://cwc.im/January6DC
The far right has made opposing “antifa” into their chief priority—not just because negative points of unity are most expedient in a time of political polarization, but also because anarchists and anti-fascists have won so many victories against them, slowing their growth.
CrimethInc.
January 6: A Mass Base for Fascism?
In the name of a war against extremism, centrists will demand to expand the machinery of state repression—and the next Trump will use it against us.
As conservatives, Trump loyalists, and reactionaries discuss plans to resist the incoming Biden-Harris administration, we can take a moment to reflect on anarchist resistance to presidential inaugurations in the US from the late 60s to 2016. Autonomous grassroots protesters have always opposed Democratic and Republican administrations alike. As the ruling class hopes to inaugurate a peaceful transition, we have to find ways to seize the initiative in struggles for freedom and revolution after an era defined largely by community self defense.
https://crimethinc.com/2017/01/16/whoever-they-vote-for-we-are-ungovernable-a-history-of-anarchist-counter-inaugural-protest
https://crimethinc.com/2017/01/16/whoever-they-vote-for-we-are-ungovernable-a-history-of-anarchist-counter-inaugural-protest
Forwarded from Strike Force
#J20: Close the Camps
A call to protest against detainments at ICE detention centers, ICE field offices, and police stations that cooperate with ICE on January 20.
#AbolishICE #StopFamilySeparation
https://crimethinc.com/2021/01/11/j20-close-the-camps-a-call-to-demonstrate-against-ice-on-inauguration-day
https://twitter.com/crimethinc/status/1348761768349335552
A call to protest against detainments at ICE detention centers, ICE field offices, and police stations that cooperate with ICE on January 20.
#AbolishICE #StopFamilySeparation
https://crimethinc.com/2021/01/11/j20-close-the-camps-a-call-to-demonstrate-against-ice-on-inauguration-day
https://twitter.com/crimethinc/status/1348761768349335552
6 de Enero: ¿Las Bases del Fascismo?
https://cwc.im/6deEneroDC
Tras una manifestación en la que proclamaban sus infundadas acusaciones de fraude electoral, lxs partidarixs de Donald Trump ocuparon el edificio del Capitolio en Washington DC, como consecuencia de ello el Partido Republicano se está fracturando, preparando el terreno para la consolidación de un nuevo centro político bipartidista aunque mucho más a la derecha que antes. Sin embargo, esto también allana el camino para que innumerables sectores de las bases de Trump se separen por completo de la democracia representativa, adoptando una alternativa explícitamente fascista. Los acontecimientos del 6 de enero les ofrecen mártires y un discurso revanchista que les será útil en los próximos años.
Pero este no es el único peligro que se avecina. En nombre de una guerra contra el extremismo, lxs centristas van a exigir el despliegue de la maquinaria de represión del estado, que el próximo Trump usará inevitablemente contra nosotrxs.
https://cwc.im/6deEneroDC
Tras una manifestación en la que proclamaban sus infundadas acusaciones de fraude electoral, lxs partidarixs de Donald Trump ocuparon el edificio del Capitolio en Washington DC, como consecuencia de ello el Partido Republicano se está fracturando, preparando el terreno para la consolidación de un nuevo centro político bipartidista aunque mucho más a la derecha que antes. Sin embargo, esto también allana el camino para que innumerables sectores de las bases de Trump se separen por completo de la democracia representativa, adoptando una alternativa explícitamente fascista. Los acontecimientos del 6 de enero les ofrecen mártires y un discurso revanchista que les será útil en los próximos años.
Pero este no es el único peligro que se avecina. En nombre de una guerra contra el extremismo, lxs centristas van a exigir el despliegue de la maquinaria de represión del estado, que el próximo Trump usará inevitablemente contra nosotrxs.
#J20: Cierra los centros de detención
https://cwc.im/Cierraloscentrosdedetencion
Si no nos unimos para luchar contra la detención, separación, deportación y negligencia médica de los inmigrantes, el mundo no estará mejor bajo la administración de Biden que bajo la de Trump.
#AbolishICE
#AbolirICE
https://cwc.im/Cierraloscentrosdedetencion
Si no nos unimos para luchar contra la detención, separación, deportación y negligencia médica de los inmigrantes, el mundo no estará mejor bajo la administración de Biden que bajo la de Trump.
#AbolishICE
#AbolirICE
Why We Need Real Anarchy
https://cwc.im/RealAnarchy
Politicians have come together across the aisle to decry the storming of the Capitol on January 6 as “lawless,” “anti-democratic,” and “extremist,” going so far as to misrepresent the result as “anarchy.” The problem with the invasion of the Capitol was not that it was unlawful, undemocratic, or extremist, per se, but that it was an effort to concentrate oppressive power in the hands of an autocrat—which is precisely the opposite of anarchy.
Direct action, militant tactics, and a critique of electoral politics will remain essential to movements against fascism and state violence. We must not let the far right gentrify revolt, nor permit centrists to confuse the issue.
https://cwc.im/RealAnarchy
Politicians have come together across the aisle to decry the storming of the Capitol on January 6 as “lawless,” “anti-democratic,” and “extremist,” going so far as to misrepresent the result as “anarchy.” The problem with the invasion of the Capitol was not that it was unlawful, undemocratic, or extremist, per se, but that it was an effort to concentrate oppressive power in the hands of an autocrat—which is precisely the opposite of anarchy.
Direct action, militant tactics, and a critique of electoral politics will remain essential to movements against fascism and state violence. We must not let the far right gentrify revolt, nor permit centrists to confuse the issue.
CrimethInc.
Why We Need Real Anarchy
Direct action, militant tactics, and a critique of electoral politics remain essential to our movements. Don't let the far right confuse the issue.
Over a week after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, police have made less than 100 arrests.
By contrast—on J20, the day Trump was inaugurated, DC police arrested 234 people for the crime of wearing black in the vicinity of confrontational protests.
Most of those arrested for storming the Capitol have been charged with negligible misdemeanors.
All of the arrestees from the mass arrest at Trump's inauguration were immediately charged with felonies. The vast majority of them faced a minimum of 8 felonies each.
We're not calling for more charges against the fascists who invaded the Capitol. We know that whatever the cops do to their friends, they will do to us ten times worse.
The point is—the police and the justice system exist to repress us, not to protect us. We organize against fascists ourselves because we know that the state will always side with them.
It's worth reading about the J20 court case to see the lengths the state will go to repress us—and how we can defeat them.
https://cwc.im/J20legal
By contrast—on J20, the day Trump was inaugurated, DC police arrested 234 people for the crime of wearing black in the vicinity of confrontational protests.
Most of those arrested for storming the Capitol have been charged with negligible misdemeanors.
All of the arrestees from the mass arrest at Trump's inauguration were immediately charged with felonies. The vast majority of them faced a minimum of 8 felonies each.
We're not calling for more charges against the fascists who invaded the Capitol. We know that whatever the cops do to their friends, they will do to us ten times worse.
The point is—the police and the justice system exist to repress us, not to protect us. We organize against fascists ourselves because we know that the state will always side with them.
It's worth reading about the J20 court case to see the lengths the state will go to repress us—and how we can defeat them.
https://cwc.im/J20legal
In 2017, Trump and his supporters took control of all three branches of government. Fascists came to DC to celebrate.
We honor the courage of those who mobilized against his inauguration:
https://cwc.im/J20Analysis
This report also offers vital insight into the strategies—and limits—of the police.
There is also a choose-your-own-adventure protest simulator based on the experiences of participants in the black bloc march against Trump’s inauguration and the subsequent court case that followed it:
https://cwc.im/J20Simulator
#J20
We honor the courage of those who mobilized against his inauguration:
https://cwc.im/J20Analysis
This report also offers vital insight into the strategies—and limits—of the police.
There is also a choose-your-own-adventure protest simulator based on the experiences of participants in the black bloc march against Trump’s inauguration and the subsequent court case that followed it:
https://cwc.im/J20Simulator
#J20
CrimethInc.
Anarchist Resistance to the Trump Inauguration
An analysis of the J20 protests based in a blow-by-blow review of the actions of police & demonstrators throughout January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
6 de Janeiro: Uma Base de Massas Para o Fascismo?
cwc.im/6JanDC
Como consequência da invasão de apoiadores de Donald Trump ao edifício do Capitólio em Washington, DC após um comício promovendo suas alegações infundadas de fraude eleitoral, o Partido Republicano está se fragmentando, preparando o cenário para a consolidação de um novo centro político bipartidário. Isso também abre caminho para que setores massivos da base de Trump rompam totalmente com a democracia representativa, adotando uma alternativa explicitamente fascista. Os acontecimentos de 6 de janeiro lhes oferecem mártires e uma narrativa revanchista que eles aproveitarão por muitos anos.
Mas esse não é o único perigo à frente. Em nome de uma guerra contra o extremismo, os centristas vão exigir a expansão da mesma máquina de repressão estatal que o próximo Trump inevitavelmente usará contra nós e demais anticapitalistas. Isso é essencialmente o que aconteceu na República de Weimar, preparando o cenário para a ascensão do Terceiro Reich.
cwc.im/6JanDC
Como consequência da invasão de apoiadores de Donald Trump ao edifício do Capitólio em Washington, DC após um comício promovendo suas alegações infundadas de fraude eleitoral, o Partido Republicano está se fragmentando, preparando o cenário para a consolidação de um novo centro político bipartidário. Isso também abre caminho para que setores massivos da base de Trump rompam totalmente com a democracia representativa, adotando uma alternativa explicitamente fascista. Os acontecimentos de 6 de janeiro lhes oferecem mártires e uma narrativa revanchista que eles aproveitarão por muitos anos.
Mas esse não é o único perigo à frente. Em nome de uma guerra contra o extremismo, os centristas vão exigir a expansão da mesma máquina de repressão estatal que o próximo Trump inevitavelmente usará contra nós e demais anticapitalistas. Isso é essencialmente o que aconteceu na República de Weimar, preparando o cenário para a ascensão do Terceiro Reich.