Look, I didn't like Ashli Babbitt's politics, I laugh at the hypocrisy of the fash's actions yesterday and there is a degree of "oh well".
However it's utterly disgusting that so many comrades across the board are celebrating a police murder 1/
However it's utterly disgusting that so many comrades across the board are celebrating a police murder 1/
Her death was justifiable by the metric of the stoic libertarian, "she breached a barricade and got shot" or "do stupid things, win stupid prizes", but it is not justifiable by ours.
The state should not go around murdering people. End off.
2/
The state should not go around murdering people. End off.
2/
Yeah, if BLM and Anarchist comrades tried what they did yesterday they would of been massacred, sure.
The lack of experianced right wing leadership on the street, the police understaffing etc it all stinks, and I get that people hate Trump support and relish schadenfreude 3/
The lack of experianced right wing leadership on the street, the police understaffing etc it all stinks, and I get that people hate Trump support and relish schadenfreude 3/
Still, we are not them.
Anarchists bawked when they shared the erotic pictures of antifa, when they doxxed the victims of police violence and those shot by libertarian children, we reject their vile tone and manner. Yet so many seem happy to replicate it at the first chance.
4/
Anarchists bawked when they shared the erotic pictures of antifa, when they doxxed the victims of police violence and those shot by libertarian children, we reject their vile tone and manner. Yet so many seem happy to replicate it at the first chance.
4/
Repeating the same old catchphrases and bile that the fash do. This is some highly questionable shit and you should give your head a wobble.
This isn't building a better world, it's simply wanting to be a master in this one, a left with no soul but champing for power.
5/
This isn't building a better world, it's simply wanting to be a master in this one, a left with no soul but champing for power.
5/
Her twitter posts make it quite clear she would of laughed and rejoiced at a cops shooting a BLM protestor in similar circumstances.
Be better than her.
Malatesta said "The repudiation of violence is the whole essence of anarchism." and that's the truth of it. 6/
Be better than her.
Malatesta said "The repudiation of violence is the whole essence of anarchism." and that's the truth of it. 6/
We might be forced into riots and conflict by the oppressive forces around us, and even embrace a little dark humour occasionally, we're all human.
However telling yourself that compassion is liberal, that the militant laughs at his enemies pain makes you just as bad.
7/
However telling yourself that compassion is liberal, that the militant laughs at his enemies pain makes you just as bad.
7/
It's the same arsery that lead to that "Stalin didn't kill enough" jacket.
We are not them.
We don't celebrate some random pawns murder.
We don't endorse the violence of the state when it suits us.
Don't be the crass hypocrits they are.
Be better.
-R
8/8
We are not them.
We don't celebrate some random pawns murder.
We don't endorse the violence of the state when it suits us.
Don't be the crass hypocrits they are.
Be better.
-R
8/8
Couple additions.
I think some folk perhaps havn't seen the stuff on her twitter(which is pretty intense) and have read this as a repremanding of people going "Maga dead, oh well".
It's not.
If you feel it was justified, that's ok., it's ok to disagree, no need to get aggy.
-R
I think some folk perhaps havn't seen the stuff on her twitter(which is pretty intense) and have read this as a repremanding of people going "Maga dead, oh well".
It's not.
If you feel it was justified, that's ok., it's ok to disagree, no need to get aggy.
-R
Someone asked "who is to blame then"?
I think the cop probably did everything his training told him too, she probably thought she was safe and didn't understand "cops".
If anyone bares responsibility it's all the people who agitated ahead of events and especially Trump. 1/
I think the cop probably did everything his training told him too, she probably thought she was safe and didn't understand "cops".
If anyone bares responsibility it's all the people who agitated ahead of events and especially Trump. 1/
"And after this, we're going to walk down there, and I'll be there with you"
"... you'll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength and you have to be strong."
Parts of Trump's speech to the already agitated mob were obviously taken as commands. 2/2
"... you'll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength and you have to be strong."
Parts of Trump's speech to the already agitated mob were obviously taken as commands. 2/2
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