Sunday, August 20, 2017

Weimar Republic Recreated in America

I have come out of my hiatus here , at least temporarily , in order to comment on the violent clashes which transpired recently in Charlottesville , Virginia .< http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-charlottesville-witnesses-20170815-story.html  ,  http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/charlottesville-white-supremacist-rally-erupts-in-violence-w497446>  > I , among others , I have noticed the parallels between such recent ongoing developments with the Weimar Republic in Germany , and its political violence < http://tracinskiletter.com/2017/05/16/weimar-america/ , https://newmatilda.com/2016/03/07/are-these-the-dying-days-of-weimar-america/  , http://www.salon.com/2017/04/27/trolling-for-a-race-war-neo-nazis-are-trying-to-bait-leftist-antifa-activists-into-violence-and-radicalize-white-people/ >  In my opinion , we on the left , who are anti-fascist , like anyone have the natural right to stand our ground in defense of both ourselves and others . However , in accordance with the principle of non-aggression , we should not set out to initiate altercation . But this brings to mind a critical question , at exactly what point should we fight back ?  My one time karate sensei told the class that in a no holds barred street fight we should strike first , fast , and hard , once attack seems imminent , so as to gain momentum , and overcome . But , if and when we do so , the alt-right militants will then assert that we struck them first , and that consequently they were defending themselves . So the point at which push comes to shove can be ambiguous . I feel that it's best for counter demonstrators to first give fair warning , before engaging in such battles . That way at least people can't honestly claim that we were instigating hostilities . Also I feel that the point of counter demonstrations should be to display people power over making a show of brute force . But as I stated before , we as both persons and as a movement do have the right , and I will dare say duty , to use proportionate force to repel any assailants . And then , if our enemies on the reactionary alt-right still try to play the victim , in a ploy for sympathy , we can legitimately set the record straight , as this activist , and journalist did , in respects to Charlottesville  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/16/charlottesville-violence-right-left-trump . As a final note , I am not entirely surprised by asinine authorities in such countries as the United States of America making an equivalency between the alt-right and the anti-fascist counter demonstrators . As I have mentioned before , under the zero tolerance policy of schools , students whom fight back against bullies have been ending up getting punished themselves < http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/04/23/texas-bullying-victim-gets-suspended-from-school-for-defending-self-parents-sue/  ( ironically from Breitbart even) ,  http://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-dad-protests-son-suspended-standing-bully/story?id=17482938  ,  http://bulletproofcourier.blogspot.com/2011/03/school-bullying-victim-fights-back.html?m=1  , http://nypost.com/2015/09/25/teen-decks-bully-who-punched-blind-student-then-is-suspended/  ,  https://ruclip.com/video/LNt8lBFFciQ/student-in-trouble-for-standing-up-to-bully.html > To which I will respond to with a link to this song . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_s-Qk07KxA . Violence is not wrong , in and of itself , it's the surrounding context that determines its moral value . P.S. For those whom are not adverse to exercising the right to bear firearms , in defense of ones self , and community , this group seems good I think . < https://www.redneckrevolt.org/ , http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/guns-are-fine-racism-is-not-armed-redneck-lefties-are-waging-a-different-kind-of-war-on-fascism/ , https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-AG-bwPUv1s >  And also , for everyone , including those with scruples against resorting to using armed force , there is the White Rose Society . < http://www.whiterosesociety.com/ , https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rKhdSqU0p_M >  Either way , we who are genuine advocates of liberty and justice for all , must organize in order to resist the new fascism which has arisen in the United States . 

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