jumpingjacktrash:

6teeth:

letsrevince:

fromacomrade:

You wanna be an ally? You wanna “punch Nazis?” Keep reading.
Look, people. This is fucking serious. Please read.

We aren’t glitter bombing Nazis. We aren’t throwing flour on them. We definitely aren’t going to peacefully shut them down. They want to kill us, they said so in Charlottesville. They made it very clear where they stand and how they plan on taking action. Their violence needs to be met with great force.

If you are not down to physically fight these fuckers, please stay off the front lines. You’ll get hurt and your pacifism will be a liability, resulting in others being hurt. Run support. We need more support.

-Go to a street medic training
-Run jail support
-If you’re good at using the internet (as in better than average), learn how to securely (and correctly) doxx these people.
-If you’re a creative type, write a zine about anti-fascism
-If you’re EMT trained, HOST a street medic training
-Become a legal observer through the
National Lawyers Guild
-Set up letter writing events to send to political prisoners
-There’s a lot of parents who want to fight but can’t because of their kids, watch their kids for them
-If you can cook, organize food drives/pot lucks for the larger demonstrations.
-Help people in more counseling/therapy ways.
-Help get needed supplies, such as food, water, and medical supplies.
-When organizing, inclusivity is not optional, and is mandatory to win.
-Listen to the concerns of those most effected.

Add any extra support jobs you think of.

Also, since we’re talking about dealing with nazis and the far-right here, friendly reminder that the Charlottesville rally will repeat this year in the capital, organized by the same person, on the anniversary of Charlottesville, whilst he’s also suing the town for not letting him organize his rally there.

So keep all this in mind when you march against them again this August 12 folks!

(link to the article on its own linked above: https://www.inquisitr.com/4951774/a-white-civil-rights-rally-is-planned-for-the-anniversary-of-the-deadly-charlottesville-protests/ )

Actionable things !!!

you’re not going to ‘peacefully shut them down’ but i’m assuming you’re also not planning to simply kill them. you want limited violence. i have zero chance of convincing you that’s not an option you really have. but i still would feel like a shirker if i didn’t try. so. uh.

wow. please don’t assume you get to decide how much violence there’s going to be. once you cross that line, it’s crossed for everyone. and they WILL make political hay out of that, and undecided people WILL choose their side because you threw the first punch on camera. and they will not run away crying. not this year.

you may decide that doesn’t matter. you may decide it’s time for open warfare in the streets. you may be absolutely willing to murder human beings, and be killed or maimed or imprisoned in response. but is the guy standing next to you equally willing?

if you mock the nazis and make them look ridiculous, and do things they can’t react violently to without looking like the bad guys on television, you control the situation, you control the narrative, and you control the violence level.

if you do something to which the nazis who brought guns (you know they will) can convince themselves they’re reacting in self-defense, it’s war.

and i tell you what, their side is the one that hoards guns.

please just think about it.