Andy @ andrewrgross @slrpnk.net

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Fair. If you've got better terms, let me know. My point is that I think it would be silly to worry that the guy who tried to assassinate a fascist is going to make peaceful, non-violent antifa activists look bad. Using violence to fight fascism is the name of the game, right?

To be clear, I'm not hating on antifa. It's a strategy, and I don't like to fight with allies over tactics. But I think it's silly to be engaged in violent struggle and worry about the bad press of being associated with violent struggle.

You know what? I guess that's fair.

I guess we'll likely see.

Was the shooter a crisis actor? Did he fake this because he's planning to rig the election?

With all due respect... Jesse what the fuck are you talking about

I'm saying that it's tautological.

If you try and kill a fascist because you're opposed to fascism, you're a black-bloc antifascist. I suppose it could come out that the shooter was purely delusional and was trying to kill Trump for fame or because of hallucinations, but it seems pretty obvious to me that this was political violence against fascism. That's what antifa means. Am I missing something?

Don't encourage these assholes. Have you considered how good this is for him?

If anyone else is thinking about doing this, please do not. With all due respect: you are a fucking idiot and you are not doing anyone a favor except the fascists.

It did hit someone behind him. The local medical examiner told the Washington Post that a member of the audience died.

I hate to say this, but ... the shooter IS antifa. That's what antifa means.

It's not an organization with member rolls. It's a term for people who are prepared to fight fascism by any means necessary, which I think it's clear this person thought they were doing.

It's a shitty situation to be in if you don't like fascism. But there's no use in getting semantic or trying to polish facts. This is where we're at.

Personally, I have been saying for YEARS now something that seems consistently unpopular but true: "punching Nazis" is strategically ineffective. Justified? Yeah. Gratifying? Surely. A good strategy if you don't want to live under fascism? Definitively not. It is choosing to embrace a playing field tilted wildly against us. Like it or not, we're now on that field.

If you're thinking of buying a gun right now, don't. Instead, make sure you know all your neighbors by name. Plant gardens and stock up on canned goods. Put your efforts into putting people in positions of local power who are prepared to defend against either state terrorism or militia terrorism.

We cannot win with violence. Violence may be necessary defensively, but as an offensive strategy it is a tactical mistake, and we all need to accept that.

I don't think it'll seal it, but I think the whole Democratic dream of doing nothing and hoping that he says unpopular things and Biden can win without going out in public is completely dead.

We need a healthy, vibrant candidate to run aggressively against him. He can be stopped at the ballot box, but that will need an active, dynamic effort. It won't happen on it's own, which was clearly Biden's campaign's plan A.

It's time for him to focus on being president and let Harris go out and make the case that she's the right person to manage the four years.

Are you really just going to go fully into "it was a false flag" within minutes of an attempted assassination?

Staged it as a political stunt? Him getting grazed by a bullet? While he's already AHEAD?

Jesus. We're in dark times. Please keep your wits about you. The project to avoid falling into fascism does not get easier by having more people break with reality.

This seems like wishcasting.

Everyone is welcome to their subjective opinion, but I don't think any of these are really suffering that hard.

This looks like a return to a different style that I've missed. I'm very ready for it.

Haaretz also reported this about three months ago. But I think there's benefit to seeing more coverage of this.

Damn that's dark.

It's just a mobility assistance device.

This meme is like laughing at the idea of wheelchair ramps because you think they're for people who are wrapped up around the legs like mummies.

Fascinating. I think he summarizes the expectations on Starmer in a pretty useful way.

Let's be clear, though: judicial review has no enforcement. Compliance is voluntarily, and it can't undo assassinations and coups.

And impeachment functionally doesn't exist. It's been demonstrated that senators will not impeach a president of their party, regardless of whether they agree with the charges.

Can we agree that he can definitely use his mouth to say "I endorse doing something"?

That's the whole theme song. I don't understand this meme.

That's great. I wish all this stuff was more accessible to watch.