Forwarded from CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
JD Vance and Stephen Miller capitalizing on the shooting of Charlie Kirk to plan a crackdown on a wide range of their opponents is directly out of the textbook that Adolf Hitler used to consolidate power.
We must not simply identify this as fascism—we must act accordingly while there is still time.
We must not simply identify this as fascism—we must act accordingly while there is still time.
Unfun fact! The US government had a study up that said that far right extremists outpaced all other sources of violent domestic extremism in the US
Forwarded from CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
Rather than permitting the Trump administration to frighten us into passivity, we must understand this broad, vague, and performative executive order designating "antifa" a fabricated "terrorist organization" as an effort to intimidate. It is chiefly intended to convince us to let them consolidate power without a fight.
If we look at the stymied #StopCopCity RICO prosecution as a test case, the chief danger is that people will withdraw from movements, enabling the Trump administration to maintain the initiative long enough to escalate to other forms of repression, such as extrajudicial force.
This should catalyze us into urgent organizing, not paralyze us. Only collective action can keep us safe and free.
https://crimethinc.com/Safeguarding
If we look at the stymied #StopCopCity RICO prosecution as a test case, the chief danger is that people will withdraw from movements, enabling the Trump administration to maintain the initiative long enough to escalate to other forms of repression, such as extrajudicial force.
This should catalyze us into urgent organizing, not paralyze us. Only collective action can keep us safe and free.
https://crimethinc.com/Safeguarding