critical sociologist and criminologist. cranky academic. old punk. author of American Antifa from Routledge. tweets are my own views. retweets not so much.
Jan 7, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Thread. The right is bending over backwards to blame ANTIFA™️ for the insurrection that they fomented and carried out as an extension of the strategy of criminalizing their opponents.
Antifa activists are a coalition of the ppl targeted by the right: people of color, Indigenous people, LGBTQ people, Jewish people, Muslim people, gender non-binary and non-conforming people, leftists, and others. They are seeking a world of equality and oppose fascist domination
Jan 7, 2021 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Thread. If today’s fat-right insurrection is motivating you to take action, here are some basic resources for how to get started.
@transform6789 and @PopMobPDX have produced an excellent pamphlet on how to engage in antifascist activism.
“40 Ways to Fight Fascists: Street-Legal Tactics for Community Activists”
THREAD. With protests building across the country and people demanding meaningful structural change in policing, the best the president can do is try to criminalize ANTIFA™.
This is an absurd, ridiculous, and potentially meaningless gesture, and here’s why.
Shameless self-promotion: much of this is detailed in my book, American Antifa: The Tactics, Culture, and Practice of Militant Antifascism. routledge.com/American-Antif…