Violence and Restraint Within Antifa: a View from the United States by Nigel Copsey and Samuel Merrill
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Reactionary Postmodernism? Neoliberalism, Multiculturalism, the Internet, and the Ideology of the New Far Right in Germany
University of Vermont ScholarWorks @ UVM UVM Honors College Senior Theses Undergraduate Theses 2018 Reactionary Postmodernism? Neoliberalism, Multiculturalism, the Internet, and the Ideology of the New Far Right in Germany William Peter Fitz University of Vermont Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses Recommended Citation Fitz, William Peter, "Reactionary Postmodernism? Neoliberalism, Multiculturalism, the Internet, and the Ideology of the New Far Right in Germany" (2018). UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 275. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/275 This Honors College Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Undergraduate Theses at ScholarWorks @ UVM. It has been accepted for inclusion in UVM Honors College Senior Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UVM. For more information, please contact [email protected]. REACTIONARY POSTMODERNISM? NEOLIBERALISM, MULTICULTURALISM, THE INTERNET, AND THE IDEOLOGY OF THE NEW FAR RIGHT IN GERMANY A Thesis Presented by William Peter Fitz to The Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences of The University of Vermont In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts In European Studies with Honors December 2018 Defense Date: December 4th, 2018 Thesis Committee: Alan E. Steinweis, Ph.D., Advisor Susanna Schrafstetter, Ph.D., Chairperson Adriana Borra, M.A. Table of Contents Introduction 1 Chapter One: Neoliberalism and Xenophobia 17 Chapter Two: Multiculturalism and Cultural Identity 52 Chapter Three: The Philosophy of the New Right 84 Chapter Four: The Internet and Meme Warfare 116 Conclusion 149 Bibliography 166 1 “Perhaps one will view the rise of the Alternative for Germany in the foreseeable future as inevitable, as a portent for major changes, one that is as necessary as it was predictable. -
Libertarian Marxism Mao-Spontex Open Marxism Popular Assembly Sovereign Citizen Movement Spontaneism Sui Iuris
Autonomist Marxist Theory and Practice in the Current Crisis Brian Marks1 University of Arizona School of Geography and Development [email protected] Abstract Autonomist Marxism is a political tendency premised on the autonomy of the proletariat. Working class autonomy is manifested in the self-activity of the working class independent of formal organizations and representations, the multiplicity of forms that struggles take, and the role of class composition in shaping the overall balance of power in capitalist societies, not least in the relationship of class struggles to the character of capitalist crises. Class composition analysis is applied here to narrate the recent history of capitalism leading up to the current crisis, giving particular attention to China and the United States. A global wave of struggles in the mid-2000s was constituitive of the kinds of working class responses to the crisis that unfolded in 2008-10. The circulation of those struggles and resultant trends of recomposition and/or decomposition are argued to be important factors in the balance of political forces across the varied geography of the present crisis. The whirlwind of crises and the autonomist perspective The whirlwind of crises (Marks, 2010) that swept the world in 2008, financial panic upon food crisis upon energy shock upon inflationary spiral, receded temporarily only to surge forward again, leaving us in a turbulent world, full of possibility and peril. Is this the end of Neoliberalism or its retrenchment? A new 1 Published under the Creative Commons licence: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works Autonomist Marxist Theory and Practice in the Current Crisis 468 New Deal or a new Great Depression? The end of American hegemony or the rise of an “imperialism with Chinese characteristics?” Or all of those at once? This paper brings the political tendency known as autonomist Marxism (H. -
10 Points on the Black Bloc
10 Points on the Black Bloc Harsha Walia 2010 Contents 10 Points on the Black Bloc 4 1. Tactic ............................................ 5 2. Violence .......................................... 5 3. Masks ............................................ 6 4. Police Provocateurs .................................... 6 5. Community organizers vs. Insurrectionaries ...................... 6 6. Effectiveness ........................................ 6 7. Undermining peaceful protestors ............................ 8 8. Putting others at risk ................................... 8 9. Media smears ....................................... 8 10. Solidarity ......................................... 9 2 “It is true that the State is not a window, but neither is it just an abstract concept. Breaking windows is not a revolutionary act and neither is any other act if taken out of context and presented as an abstraction, ignoring the intentions and strategy of those who break the windows. The State or Capital or colonialism cannot beat- tacked as abstractions. They can only be attacked in their material forms, their social relations and their institutions. It is not possible to attack all forms and material com- ponents of oppression at once, so they must be attacked in pieces at different times and locations.” — Oshipeya, No action is sufficient in itself, black bloc or otherwise 3 10 Points on the Black Bloc The February 13th heart attack march successfully clogged the arteries of capitalism byhaving a riotous time through the streets of Vancouver during the convergence against the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. In the immediate aftermath, supposed allies of the social denounced the tactics and attempted to distance themselves from the more radical elements in this movement. In a strict breach of the statement of unity that the Olympic Resistance Network had articu- lated, social liberals who had little or no part in organizing any of the convergence took itupon themselves to denounce the violence of the protesters, not the violence of the police. -
Booksellers, the First Amendment, and Controversial Texts
January 2020 Tuesday Topic: Booksellers, The First Amendment, and Controversial Texts Welcome to Tuesday Topics, a monthly series covering topics with intellectual freedom implications for libraries of all types. Each message is prepared by a member of OLA's Intellectual Freedom Committee or a guest writer. Questions can be directed to the author of the topic or to the IFC Committee. Booksellers, the First Amendment, and Controversial Texts In the wake of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, at least two booksellers have either elected to remove titles related to white supremacist violence from sale, or been pressed to do so by concerned citizens. Amazon.com has removed The Turner Diaries from its store, along with merchandise associated with the group QAnon, citing violation of its terms of service. The Turner Diaries, which was published in 1978 by William Luther Pierce under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald, depicts a fictional coup in the US conducted by an underground group of white supremacists. It has been cited as a foundational text by modern racist and white nationalist groups, most famously in relation to the 1995 bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City. The availability of Andy Ngo’s forthcoming book, Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy, on the Powell’s Books website was the subject of protests in Portland during the week following the Capitol attack, as well. Powell’s has chosen to continue to sell the book through its online store, but will not carry physical copies of the books on its shelves. In an open letter published on the Powell’s website, President and owner Emily Powell cited the bookstore’s continued support of freedom of speech and public discourse in the decision to retain the title. -
Black Anarchism, Pedro Riberio
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................2 2. The Principles of Anarchism, Lucy Parsons....................................................................3 3. Anarchism and the Black Revolution, Lorenzo Komboa’Ervin......................................10 4. Beyond Nationalism, But not Without it, Ashanti Alston...............................................72 5. Anarchy Can’t Fight Alone, Kuwasi Balagoon...............................................................76 6. Anarchism’s Future in Africa, Sam Mbah......................................................................80 7. Domingo Passos: The Brazilian Bakunin.......................................................................86 8. Where Do We Go From Here, Michael Kimble..............................................................89 9. Senzala or Quilombo: Reflections on APOC and the fate of Black Anarchism, Pedro Riberio...........................................................................................................................91 10. Interview: Afro-Colombian Anarchist David López Rodríguez, Lisa Manzanilla & Bran- don King........................................................................................................................96 11. 1996: Ballot or the Bullet: The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Electoral Process in the U.S. and its relation to Black political power today, Greg Jackson......................100 12. The Incomprehensible -
How to Get the Daily Stormer Be Found on the Next Page
# # Publishing online In print because since 2013, offline Stormer the (((internet))) & Tor since 2017. is censorship! The most censored publication in history Vol. 97 Daily Stormer ☦ Sunday Edition 23–30 Jun 2019 What is the Stormer? No matter which browser you choose, please continue to use Daily Stormer is the largest news publication focused on it to visit the sites you normally do. By blocking ads and track- racism and anti-Semitism in human history. We are signifi- ers your everyday browsing experience will be better and you cantly larger by readership than many of the top 50 newspa- will be denying income to the various corporate entities that pers of the United States. The Tampa Tribune, Columbus Dis- have participated in the censorship campaign against the Daily patch, Oklahoman, Virginian-Pilot, and Arkansas Democrat- Stormer. Gazette are all smaller than this publication by current read- Also, by using the Tor-based browsers, you’ll prevent any- ership. All of these have dozens to hundreds of employees one from the government to antifa from using your browsing and buildings of their own. All of their employees make more habits to persecute you. This will become increasingly rele- than anyone at the Daily Stormer. We manage to deliver im- vant in the years to come. pact greater than anyone in this niche on a budget so small you How to support the Daily Stormer wouldn’t believe. The Daily Stormer is 100% reader-supported. We do what Despite censorship on a historically unique scale, and The we do because we are attempting to preserve Western Civiliza- Daily Stormer becoming the most censored publication in his- tion. -
Winter 2019 Contents
Winter 2019 Contents Page 1. Commercial – good faith Implied duty of good faith clarified (High Court) 4 Implied duty of good faith in relational agreements 6 2. Commercial – subject to contract No “curate’s egg” approach to terms in a subject to contract document (Court of Appeal) 9 3. Commercial – cryptoassets/smart contracts/electronic signatures Cryptoassets and smart contracts: UK Jurisdiction Taskforce publishes legal statement 11 Electronic signatures 13 4. IP Liverpool FC fail to register “LIVERPOOL” trade mark alone 15 5. Data protection Lawfulness of automated facial recognition 17 6. Data protection – data sharing ICO draft Data Sharing Code of Practice 20 7. Data protection - DSARs ICO revises guidance on timescales for responding to subject access requests 22 The purpose of these snapshots is to provide general information and current awareness about the relevant topics and they do not constitute legal advice. If you have any questions or need specific advice, please consult one of the lawyers referred to in the contacts section. 30318235 2 8. Data protection – class actions Landmark judgment in representative data protection action 24 9. Data protection – right to be forgotten CJEU rules on the territorial scope of the “right to be forgotten” 27 Striking the balance between the RTBF and substantial public interest 29 10. Data protection – cookies CJEU rules out opt-out consent for cookies 32 ICO guidance on the use of cookies and similar technologies 35 Major finance, retail and media companies targeted in Irish “cookie” sweep 37 11. Consumer New statutory redemption period for Irish gift vouchers 39 12. Confidentiality ASA seeks injunction for email sent to wrong recipient 41 13. -
Golden Dawn and the Deafening Silence of Europe
Analysis Golden Dawn and the deafening silence of Europe Jerome Roos, editor, ROAR online magazine With a neo-Nazi party on the rise in Greece, it seems that even a Weimar-like scenario might be tolerable for EU leaders insisting on further austerity. “For Peace, Freedom and Democracy. Never Again Fascism. Millions of Dead Remind Us.” Those are the words carved into a memorial stone underneath the Austrian house where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889. “Never Again.” This was the uniform slogan resounding across Europe after the full scale of Nazi atrocities became known in the wake of World War Two (WWII). The cosmopolitan project of European integration was founded upon this promise. Never again would fascists and warmongers be allowed to tear the Old Continent and its people apart. One day it may therefore be considered one of history’s greatest ironies that, as EU leaders were busy deciding who would collect its Nobel Prize for “the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights,” those same leaders remained woefully silent when a recent survey indicated that the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party now polls third [1] in Greece, at 14 percent. This is a showing comparable to that of Hitler’s National Socialist German Workers’ Party in 1930, three years before rising to power and setting the world on course for WWII. For clarity’s sake: the comparison made between National Socialism and Golden Dawn is by no means an exaggeration. Golden Dawn is an extreme-right organisation whose emblem [2] deliberately resembles a swastika; whose leader publicly gave the Nazi salute [3] upon his election to Parliament; whose magazine [4] regularly features articles and pictures of the Führer himself; whose spokesman recently assaulted [5] two female rivals on a live TV show; whose manifesto pledges to drive all immigrants [6] out of hospitals and all non-Greek children out of kindergartens; and whose MPs actively participate in racist pogroms [7] against Greece’s immigrant population. -
We're Not Nazis, But…
August 2014 American ideals. Universal values. Acknowledgements On human rights, the United States must be a beacon. This report was made possible by the generous Activists fighting for freedom around the globe continue to support of the David Berg Foundation and Arthur & look to us for inspiration and count on us for support. Toni Rembe Rock. Upholding human rights is not only a moral obligation; it’s Human Rights First has for many years worked to a vital national interest. America is strongest when our combat hate crimes, antisemitism and anti-Roma policies and actions match our values. discrimination in Europe. This report is the result of Human Rights First is an independent advocacy and trips by Sonni Efron and Tad Stahnke to Greece and action organization that challenges America to live up to Hungary in April, 2014, and to Greece in May, 2014, its ideals. We believe American leadership is essential in as well as interviews and consultations with a wide the struggle for human rights so we press the U.S. range of human rights activists, government officials, government and private companies to respect human national and international NGOs, multinational rights and the rule of law. When they don’t, we step in to bodies, scholars, attorneys, journalists, and victims. demand reform, accountability, and justice. Around the We salute their courage and dedication, and give world, we work where we can best harness American heartfelt thanks for their counsel and assistance. influence to secure core freedoms. We are also grateful to the following individuals for We know that it is not enough to expose and protest their work on this report: Tamas Bodoky, Maria injustice, so we create the political environment and Demertzian, Hanna Kereszturi, Peter Kreko, Paula policy solutions necessary to ensure consistent respect Garcia-Salazar, Hannah Davies, Erica Lin, Jannat for human rights. -
POLITICAL EXTREMISM in DENMARK - a Pre-Investigation for Mapping of Right-Wing and Left-Wing Extremism
Roskilde University Politisk ekstremisme i Danmark Larsen, Chris Holmsted Publication date: 2012 Document Version Også kaldet Forlagets PDF Citation for published version (APA): Larsen, C. H. (2012). Politisk ekstremisme i Danmark. Roskilde Universitet. http://sm.dk/nyheder/2012/nye- rapporter-om-ekstremisme-i-danmark-08-05-2012 General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain. • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal. Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 24. Sep. 2021 POLITICAL EXTREMISM IN DENMARK - A pre-investigation for mapping of right-wing and left-wing extremism By Chris Holmsted Larsen, M.Phil, PhD Fellow DepartmentSocial- og Integrationsministerietof Culture and Identity RoskildeHolmens University Kanal 22 1060 København K Tlf. 33 92 93 00 [email protected] www.sm.dk COLOPHON By Chris Holmsted Larsen, M.Phil, PhD Fellow Department of Culture and Identity, Roskilde University For the Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration April 2012 ISBN: 978-87-7546-404-3 By: Chris Holmsted Larsen, Roskilde University 1 CONTENTS BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................. -
COMPLAINT Page 1 of 27 Juan C. Chavez, OSB #136428 Franz Bruggemeier, OSB #163533 Alex Meggitt, OSB #174131 Oregon Justice Resou
Case 3:21-cv-00561-YY Document 1 Filed 04/14/21 Page 1 of 27 Juan C. Chavez, OSB #136428 Franz Bruggemeier, OSB #163533 Alex Meggitt, OSB #174131 Oregon Justice Resource Center PO Box 5248 Portland, OR 97208 Telephone: 503-944-2270 Facsimile: 971-275-1839 Of Attorneys for Plaintiff UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON PORTLAND DIVISION HANNAH AHERN, Case No. 3:21-cv-00561 Plaintiff, v. COMPLAINT ERIK KAMMERER, CITY OF PORTLAND; Civil Rights Action (42 U.S.C. § 1983); False and JOHN DOES 1-5. Arrest and Battery (State Tort) Defendants. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Ms. Hannah Ahern, Plaintiff, initiates this suit because Defendants unlawfully detained her at a counter-demonstration against white supremacist groups that were using the City of Portland as a staging ground for recruitment and later attacks on other cities. Detective Erik Kammerer, Defendant, fabricated evidence to effectuate an arrest of Ms. Ahern after she spat in the general direction of an approaching van of riot police. Video evidence shows that Defendant Kammerer knew that he did not have probable cause; he merely wanted to punish Ms. Ahern for showing contempt for the riot police. This is in keeping a pattern and practice of the City of Portland, COMPLAINT Page 1 of 27 Case 3:21-cv-00561-YY Document 1 Filed 04/14/21 Page 2 of 27 Defendant, of punishing groups that express sentiments in support of police accountability or against white supremacy, JURISDICTION 1. This court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this Complaint under 42 U.S.C. -
Rethinking Antifascism: History, Memory and Politics, 1922 to the Present Hugo Garcia, Mercedes Yusta, Xavier Tabet, Cristina Climaco
Rethinking Antifascism: History, Memory and Politics, 1922 to the Present Hugo Garcia, Mercedes Yusta, Xavier Tabet, Cristina Climaco To cite this version: Hugo Garcia, Mercedes Yusta, Xavier Tabet, Cristina Climaco. Rethinking Antifascism: History, Memory and Politics, 1922 to the Present. Hugo Garcia, Mercedes Yusta Xavier Tabet, Cristina Climaco. France. 2016, Rethinking Antifascism: History, Memory and Politics, 1922 to the Present, 978-1-78533-138-1. hal-01493484 HAL Id: hal-01493484 https://hal-univ-paris8.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01493484 Submitted on 21 Mar 2017 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. • Introduction BEYOND REVISIONISM Rethinking Antifascism in the Twenty-First Century Hugo García, Mercedes Yusta, Xavier Tabet and Cristina Clímaco This book is the outcome of a collective effort by eighteen historians of seven different nationalities, and arose from historiographical question- ings with evident political implications. It has its origins in the realisa- tion, which stems from our research into three Mediterranean countries where antifascism played a leading role in the interwar period (Spain, Italy and Portugal), that the history of this movement, transnational while at the same time located within specific national contexts, has to a great extent yet to be written.