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I'm going to keep saying it, this is the moment where dangerous people get desperate and do increasingly desperate things, with the Philly vote count centers being a very obvious targets.
Mobilize, but be watchful and mindful. https://twitter.com/Calefati/status/1324799428079853569
Mobilize, but be watchful and mindful. https://twitter.com/Calefati/status/1324799428079853569
Realize that there are MAGA and especially QAnon folks who are seeing a Biden victory as apocalyptically bad, and I am not exaggerating.
QAnon people are sucked in *deep.*
We don't have much of a consensus reality as it is right now, but they're far gone from what's left.
QAnon people are sucked in *deep.*
We don't have much of a consensus reality as it is right now, but they're far gone from what's left.
There are also militia and boog types who understand that this situation is a powderkeg and are extremely hoping to find an excuse to light a match.
They may not feel much or any loyalty to the Trump, but many are absolutely hoping to use his loss to spark civil war.
They may not feel much or any loyalty to the Trump, but many are absolutely hoping to use his loss to spark civil war.
Deescalation is the watchword right now.
Drown them out, obscure their visuals, absolutely do everything you can to make them less visible and less interesting to press.
At the same time, be aware that there is a very real risk of violence here.
Drown them out, obscure their visuals, absolutely do everything you can to make them less visible and less interesting to press.
At the same time, be aware that there is a very real risk of violence here.
I believe in diversity of tactics, and I believe there are times where punching a nazi in the nose can be a wise and strategic move.
I just invite folks to think very carefully about what strategic purpose confrontation serves right now.
I just invite folks to think very carefully about what strategic purpose confrontation serves right now.
Think carefully about whether you're considering confrontation because it advances liberation, or because it feels good to yell at fascists.
Sometimes it's the former, sometimes it's both, but if it's all mostly the latter maybe this isn't the week to follow through.
Sometimes it's the former, sometimes it's both, but if it's all mostly the latter maybe this isn't the week to follow through.
Consider also what privilege you have, and who you may put at risk by pursuing confrontation.
When fash (very much including police) lash out, they usually target the visibly marginalized first, regardless of who actually authored the real or perceived provocation.
When fash (very much including police) lash out, they usually target the visibly marginalized first, regardless of who actually authored the real or perceived provocation.
