Stanislav Vysotsky Profile picture
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. Image 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”

spencersunshine.com/2020/08/27/for…
May 31, 2020 17 tweets 3 min read
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…