This report is a roll-up of activity from revolutionary communist, radical anarchist, fascist, and other ‘alternative’ political groups that fulfill our intelligence requirements for both the Alt-Left and Alt-Right for Thursday, 11 January 2018. Activities included are from Twitter, Nashville, Nebraska, Charlottesville, Indiana, and Austin.
Alt-Left
Twitter: An Antifa activist tweeted a list called the “Early Warning Signs of Fascism” that was composed in 2003 by political scientist Lawrence W. Britt. The following are some of the early warning signs of fascism that were included in the list:
- powerful and continuing nationalism
- disdain for human rights
- identification of enemies as a unifying cause
- supremacy of the military
- rampant sexism
- controlled mass media
- obsession with national security
- religion and government intertwined
- corporate power protected
- labor power suppressed
- disdain for intellectuals and the arts
- obsession with crime and punishment
- rampant cronyism and corruption
- fraudulent elections. [Source: https://twitter.com/RealTrumpClone/status/]
Nashville: Antifa continues to help combat extreme cold weather conditions by providing hot meals for the homeless in Nashville, Tennessee. (Source: https://enoughisenough14.org/2018/01/05/)
Alt-Right
Website: A white supremacist website called Radical Agenda has been dumped by GoDaddy for an anti-Semitic rant posted by one its contributors that called for the slaughter of Jews: “If you don’t let us dissent peacefully, then our only option is to murder you. To kill your children. To kill your whole families. There is only one thing absent free speech [sic] that we can do to express our dissent and that’s to slaughter you like dogs, and you’re gonna have it coming and your children will deserve to die.” (Source: http://www.newsweek.com/crying-nazi-website-dropped-godaddy-following-rant-calling-slaughter-jewish-771352)
Nebraska: Taylor Michael Wilson, the white supremacist accused of the terror attack on the Amtrak train in Nebraska, reportedly attended the Alt-Right event “Unite the Right” in Charlottesville, Virginia last August. In a document released by the FBI it was revealed that Wilson had a National Socialist Movement (NSM) business card with him when he was arrested and that he had been traveling with the group last year. (Source: http://www.newsweek.com/white-supremacist-accused-amtrak-terror-attack-also-attended-alt-right-event-771495)
Charlottesville: Christopher Cantwell, who attended the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is suing Antifa for framing him at the rally. Cantwell is currently facing up to 20 years in prison for attacking protestors with mace at the rally. Cantwell, however, claims that Antifa sprayed themselves in an attempt to “maliciously punish, discredit, vex, and harass him.” Cantwell is seeking damages from the two defendants that totals over $400,000 each. (Source: https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/j5vg9x/the-crying-nazi-just-sued-antifa-for-allegedly-framing-him-in-charlottesville)
Website: Andrew Anglin, the founder of the Daily Stormer, has reportedly gone missing the last few months as numerous lawsuits are filed against him. Anglin’s lawyers claim that he is “not a citizen of any state” and has been rumored to have lived in a few foreign nations, despite evidence that he is an Ohio resident. (Source: https://blavity.com/founder-of-neo-nazi-site-the-daily-stormer-has-gone-missing-and-the-hunt-for-him-is-on)
Other Activities
Indiana: A new bill by Republican Rep. Mike Smith would force the Indianapolis Colts to offer ticket refunds to any fans who are offended by members of the team who kneel during the national anthem. Rep. Smith has stated that he wants to introduce this bill because “our government isn’t perfect, but it’s still the best country in the world and I think we need to be respectful of it.” (Source: https://thinkprogress.org/lawmaker-fine-nfl-team-protest-7ec5c64d2ba9/)
Austin: The Austin chapter of Black Lives Matter currently has a fundraiser with a goal of $20,000. So far, they have raised $9,480. The chapter claims that it “takes a holistic approach in addressing disparities in education, criminal justice, health, housing, transportation, and economics including unemployment and poverty. We perform both direct action and public policy, and have managed to do so self funded and on a limited budget stretching our resources to get things accomplished.”(Source: https://www.crowdrise.com/black-livesmatter-austin)
Events:
January 14th: Houston Street Medic Training for Protests
15 Jan: Florida prisoners to take non-violent action against prison slavery by initiating a work stoppage on MLK Day (Source: https://itsgoingdown.org/florida-gears-offer-solidarity-operationpush/)
DSA Fundraiser for Organizer Training (https://chuffed.org/project/secrets-of-a-successful-organizer-training)