hex on Nostr: I'm going to say something that's already been said a couple of times now because I ...
I'm going to say something that's already been said a couple of times now because I think it's worth repeating.
Just because some white folks are new to it, the battle against fascism has already been going on for generations now all over the world. nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqswyxvkhew2qcjpgmsf7c4salsxsedx4veavatjd5yzhxhmtk58aqg5ps99 (nprofile…ps99) pointed out (in a thread I can't find now) that the civil rights movement has very much always been against fascism. (Paraphrasing nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqswyxvkhew2qcjpgmsf7c4salsxsedx4veavatjd5yzhxhmtk58aqg5ps99 (nprofile…ps99)) MLK said it softly, Malcolm X said it straight out, but this has been clear for a while. nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqypn4sa7wca9mz0lw8ky9hlagr74mwj63cy8dg3gavddm7wzgx8rsh774ya (nprofile…74ya) painted out (here, and elsewhere https://kolektiva.social/@emsenn/13482201156861535) that fascism is just colonialism but with white people.
This is not in any way a new point (especially not from me), but it's worth repeating again and again. One reason it's worth repeating is that it means we have hundreds of years of years of experience to look back at and guide us. Fascism never really changes the playbook, they just never taught it to *you*. Rage against the Machine lyrics are *more* relevant today than when they were written. Malcolm X quotes are evergreen. Parable of the Sower may feel prophetic, but it's just what you get when you follow the logic of oppression without interruption.
If you are new to fascism and want to know how to fight it tomorrow, start by fighting colonialism and racism today. Learn the history, learn strategies you don't need to reinvent, and support the people who point this out regularly like nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqypn4sa7wca9mz0lw8ky9hlagr74mwj63cy8dg3gavddm7wzgx8rsh774ya (nprofile…74ya), nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqswyxvkhew2qcjpgmsf7c4salsxsedx4veavatjd5yzhxhmtk58aqg5ps99 (nprofile…ps99), etc.
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Who are targeted by these systems first, and why? Who are marginalized, and why? Following these questions leads to the weaknesses in the system. Look at what is happening to marginalized people today. White folks are used to being able to mostly ignore it. That was always a mistake, but now it should be completely obvious that if you aren't in the meat grinder then you are next.
Learn while you aren't the immediate target (if you aren't already). Fight early, before everyone you'd stand next to is dead. We've been here enough times to know how this shit works. If you don't already know it, then you have homework to do.
Just because some white folks are new to it, the battle against fascism has already been going on for generations now all over the world. nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqswyxvkhew2qcjpgmsf7c4salsxsedx4veavatjd5yzhxhmtk58aqg5ps99 (nprofile…ps99) pointed out (in a thread I can't find now) that the civil rights movement has very much always been against fascism. (Paraphrasing nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqswyxvkhew2qcjpgmsf7c4salsxsedx4veavatjd5yzhxhmtk58aqg5ps99 (nprofile…ps99)) MLK said it softly, Malcolm X said it straight out, but this has been clear for a while. nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqypn4sa7wca9mz0lw8ky9hlagr74mwj63cy8dg3gavddm7wzgx8rsh774ya (nprofile…74ya) painted out (here, and elsewhere https://kolektiva.social/@emsenn/13482201156861535) that fascism is just colonialism but with white people.
This is not in any way a new point (especially not from me), but it's worth repeating again and again. One reason it's worth repeating is that it means we have hundreds of years of years of experience to look back at and guide us. Fascism never really changes the playbook, they just never taught it to *you*. Rage against the Machine lyrics are *more* relevant today than when they were written. Malcolm X quotes are evergreen. Parable of the Sower may feel prophetic, but it's just what you get when you follow the logic of oppression without interruption.
If you are new to fascism and want to know how to fight it tomorrow, start by fighting colonialism and racism today. Learn the history, learn strategies you don't need to reinvent, and support the people who point this out regularly like nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqypn4sa7wca9mz0lw8ky9hlagr74mwj63cy8dg3gavddm7wzgx8rsh774ya (nprofile…74ya), nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqswyxvkhew2qcjpgmsf7c4salsxsedx4veavatjd5yzhxhmtk58aqg5ps99 (nprofile…ps99), etc.
(others folks want to add in here)
Who are targeted by these systems first, and why? Who are marginalized, and why? Following these questions leads to the weaknesses in the system. Look at what is happening to marginalized people today. White folks are used to being able to mostly ignore it. That was always a mistake, but now it should be completely obvious that if you aren't in the meat grinder then you are next.
Learn while you aren't the immediate target (if you aren't already). Fight early, before everyone you'd stand next to is dead. We've been here enough times to know how this shit works. If you don't already know it, then you have homework to do.