Thread by @APhilosophae

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Jerry Nadler told us Antifa is a myth. It’s a diffuse network of independent cells who have coalesced around the idea of destruction of the Western world view and utilize “Anti-Fascist” as a broad rallying cry that few of them even understand.

I've pulled an After Action Report from Antifa that demonstrates not only are they NOT a myth, but they are a true insurgent network operating within the United States, and ignored by certain politicians of a certain party. We'll go through the AAR now 👇

While members of each cell are inexperienced and ideologically naïve, they are very dangerous. Let’s look at an analysis they put together after the Minneapolis riots, what they feel they learned, what they see themselves needing going forward, and what led to their successes.

QUOTE FROM AAR:
"The thing that's lacking from last year is the variety of roles and the participation of people from outside the leftist milieu. Namely, there needs to be a more tactical approach to this protest instead of just using the aesthetics of..."

"...militancy (the shield wall) without the actions that back it up (light mages, ranged attacks, fire mages, barricades."

They perform AAR (After Action Reviews) just like any combat unit would.

QUOTE
“I keep hearing on the stream"stop throwing shit" people don't realize that even sporadic projectile usage can make cops hesitant to move forward. When facing a long line of riot cops, your best friend is distance. It's what exhausted the police outside the 3rd precinct.”

They understand the usage of battlespace, the advantages of distance, and how to utilize their own tactics to combat well trained riot forces for prolonged periods. This is all to their advantage. They also utilize streaming to coordinate and analyze the events of the night.

QUOTE:
“Also the sideshow crowd that came out to the uprising was very effective, the cars blocking streets and doing burnouts to generate smoke provided a diversion and helped boost morale, almost like a "mounted bloc" if you will.”

They also understand the usage of large scale, high visibility actions, and how they can not only boost morale and act as a rallying cry, but how they double as an advantageous tactical necessity (Smoke Screens, making roads impassable to PD)

QUOTE:
“Bottom line is the uprising last year was effective because it was an incredibly diverse cross section of the south Minneapolis population representing many different walks of life and..."

"...bringing many different tactical approaches, and the collective intelligence that was developed organically in the streets”

They value independently minded actors willing to utilize the battlespace to their own advantage in makeshift or ad hoc ways. This is a similar concept as taught by the US Army Special Forces who utilize asymmetrical warfare, and leverage outside the box thought.

QUOTE:
“This time around I fear there's been too much specialization of the role of "front line militant" and it's making it easier for the cops to drive a wedge between that militant frontliner identity and the "peaceful protester"..."

"...and the complete isolation of the looters as being entirely apolitical and outside the insurgency entirely instead of active participants in it and its most avant garde section.”

They understand that falling into strict routines and roles works to the advantage of the police. By being fluid and adaptive, they hold the upper hand in controlling where the battlespace exists and how it can disappear and appear in a moments notice.

QUOTE:
“The looters have taken the mantra "Be water" to heart and decentralized the action allowing it to spread into all corners of the metro area, never staying in one place long enough to be apprehended by police while..."

"...still expropriating thousands upon thousands potentially millions of dollars in products and doing just as much if not more in financial damages.”

This is a prime example of that type of pop-up action that destroys sections of towns and disappears as quickly as it appears. They value this fluidity and are quite proud of the millions of dollars of damage they did. This is the results portion that shows they attained victory.

“We need to avoid specialized roles, we need to get ahead of the badjacketing and white washing, we need to continue articulating why looting is good, why barricades are good, why throwing stuff at police defensively is good, we need to remind people that "be water" means..."

"...we don't stay stuck at one location but move and flow freely, staying out of reach of the law when we need to and crashing like waves on them when the opportunity strikes.”

They continue to talk about the usage of barricades, ranged attacks that protect themselves because they require distance, the free movement of individuals and groups across the battlespace, and then the collective strike en masse when the opportunity presents itself.

QUOTE:
“We cannot possibly hope to defeat the largest police mobilization in Minnesota history with symmetrical warfare tactics, we must fight them on our terms. The state has nothing but time, we have nothing but numbers, we win by attrition."

QUOTE:
"We exhaust them, we waste their time, we deceive them, we distract them."

They want to exhaust the PD, and those who prefer to live in peace. The final quote sums Antifa ops up perfectly. -Exhaust, waste time, deceive, and distract.- They are in it for the long haul. This is a true insurgency. And politicians like Nadler are covering up for them. WHY?

SOURCE: File 15, Operational Thinking Against the State
files.catbox.moe/4a36ar.zip