KATU 2 (OR), “Pro, anti-Trump protesters clash at Oregon State Capitol; 1 arrested”
As tensions rose, police formed a line between the pro-Trump group and several anarchists who showed up. Continue Reading
OC Weekly, “Huntington Beach Pro-Trump March Turns Into Attack on Anti-Trump Protesters”
Right now, the world is hearing a tale from Huntington Beach of a pro-Donald Trump rally that erupted in violence after a masked anarchist pepper-sprayed one of the march organizers, Jennifer Sterling, without provocation. Trump supporters are crowing that they gave counter-protesters a taste of MAGA medicine, and are no doubt emboldened to go after […]
American Lens, “A No White-Wash Look at Black Bloc”
Modern Black Bloc ideology is based on a blending of Anarchism and Marxist-Leninist theories. Black Bloc, being rooted in a hybrid of anarchism and Marxist-Leninist , believe that all government is slavery. Freedom can only be achieved through anarchy. Continue Reading
Salon, “Anti-fascist radicals: Liberals don’t realize the serious danger of the alt-right”
To the anarchists and socialists who consider themselves part of the global “antifa” movement (an abbreviation for “anti-fascist”), the transition currently taking place on the right is all too familiar. The rise of the alt-right and white nationalism within the U.S. is something the mainstream left doesn’t take seriously enough, they say, even as many […]
Pacific Standard Magazine, “Tactical Lessons From the Civil Rights Movement”
Property destruction — anarchists sometimes jokingly call it “smashy smashy” — gets media attention and can shut down a fascist recruiting party, but broken glass and fire sometimes scare the wrong people too. Even though we all agree on stopping Trump, can the resistance work together if we can’t decide on how to resist? Continue Reading
Golden Gate Xpress, “Black bloc tactics become prevalent in Bay Area protests”
Antifa, a play on the word anti-fascist, is a mindset based in anti-racism and against extreme right-wing politics. Black bloc is a protest strategy, often associated with anarchism. The tactic is rooted in 1980s West Germany where it was used to combat the rise of police crackdowns. The tactics include direct confrontation, defense and vandalizing […]
San Francisco Chronicle, “Anarchists in Berkeley play into the hands of enemies”
Peaceful protest — and its powerful message — is being overshadowed by the violent behavior of the anarchists. Violence and bloodshed is what is remembered. It’s what conservatives pounce on. It’s what we’ve been conditioned to expect, and it’s why some people are showing up to protests to watch people smash buildings and, lately, each […]
Cosmopolitan, “Let the Hatemongers Speak”
When anarchist “black bloc” agitators showed up at Berkeley to protest Yiannopoulos, they set fires, hurled rocks at police, broke windows, and did $100,000 worth of damage. They did get Yiannopoulos’s speech canceled — but they also made headlines across the country, spreading Yiannopoulos’s ideas much further than they would have been disseminated had most […]
Westword (Denver), “Ugly Exchange of Insults Between Trump Supporters and Protesters at Rally”
Roughly sixty protesters dressed up in “black-bloc” fashion – wearing all black and covering their faces with masks and eyewear – marched in unison to confront the Trump rally. Some identified as anarchists or “antifa” (anti-fascist). Continue Reading
US Finance Post, “Trump supporters and protestors violently clash at rally in Berkeley”
The situation was further complicated when groups of self-described anarchists joined the crowd around 3 p.m., the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The anarchists were dressed in black and blocked traffic as they marched through downtown Berkeley, mingling with pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrators, according to the newspaper. Continue Reading