Antifa is short for "anti-fascists," a position that all Americans should share.
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English Wikipedia:
"The Antifa movement in Germany is composed of multiple far-left, autonomous, militant groups and individuals who describe themselves as anti-fascist. The use of the epithet fascist against opponents and the understanding of capitalism as a form of fascism are central to the movement.
The Antifa movement has existed in different eras and incarnations. The original organisation called Antifa was the Antifaschistische Aktion (1932–1933), set up by the Stalinist Communist Party of Germany (KPD) during the late history of the Weimar Republic and which regarded all other parties than KPD as fascists.[1] In the Soviet occupation zone and East Germany, the remnants of the first movement were absorbed into the ruling communist party and became part of its official apparatus, ideology and language,[2][3][4] with "anti-fascism", understood primarily as an anti-capitalist and anti-imperalist ideology, elevated to "state doctrine" of East Germany.[5]"
"The KPD did not view "fascism" as a specific political movement, but primarily as the final stage of capitalism, and "anti-fascism" was therefore synonymous with anti-capitalism."
Do you believe the same shit like old communists?
We don't want/ need fascists, but also not communists.
We finally want decentralization and a free market economy!
We finally want decentralization and a free market economy!
Then you don't want anything even slightly resembling the current kleptocracy and corporate centralization regime the US pretends is capitalism.
Of course, pure free-market capitalism naturally devolves toward oligopoly and monopoly. That's how that works, unless there's a counter-veiling force to prevent is. Aka, a functioning government. We don't have that right now, of course; we have a government that has been wholly captured by corporate interests, which includes the interest in keeping the rest of us fighting each other on pointless ethnic grounds rather than fighting the real enemy, which is private centralization of wealth and power.
All that is tangential to the core point, though, which is that police brutality must end.
Of course, pure free-market capitalism naturally devolves toward oligopoly and monopoly.
I don't think so.
I believe in natural mechanisms like self-organisation, self-regulation, via decentralization.
Free markets tend to decentralize instead of centralize. You don't want and don't need central attack points if you want an anti-fragile system. Nature is the best example and it works perfectly - even when we "were apes"
People ask for a government monopoly to protect them from monopoly.
I hope you see the problem.
But free markets can solve every problem better, if you let it work and don't block the natural mechanisms.
There will be a time we have hard money and free markets (not only for goods or money, but also ideas) and then everyone will hopefully realise that everyone can create own wealth.
We don't need socialism to redistribute.
Monopolies will die naturally cuz of how they work and what they want.
Fighting against them will only stronger them - you have no time and aint productive and even your state is now helping these oligopols.
Response letter from my state senator, Laura Fine:
Thank you for contacting me about this important issue. We are suffering from two pandemics in our country: Racism and COVID-19. Both require our attention, and neither can wait. "I am my brother's keeper." We cannot stand by as our world crumbles. We must do all we can to repair it for future generations. Across the area, young people have been setting the tone for our future. This weekend they organized peacefully to bring thousands together in a show of strength and solidarity and I was proud to stand and march with them. Our future will be protected in their hands.
I stand in support of my colleagues in Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and the many crucial reforms that they have suggested.
Response letter from US Senator from Illinois Tammy Duckworth:
Thank you for contacting me about the horrific murder of George Floyd and the urgent need for comprehensive police reform. As an original cosponsor who helped Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California introduce the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, I appreciate you taking the time to make me aware of your concerns on this important matter.
On May 25, 2020, a Minneapolis police officer brutally killed George Floyd by pinning him face down on the asphalt as he forced his knee and weight into the back of Mr. Floyd's neck, despite Mr. Floyd repeatedly crying out that he could not breathe as he was pinned down for more than eight minutes. The City of Minneapolis swiftly fired all four officers involved in the deadly use of force that killed Mr. Floyd. However, there was understandable public outrage over the local Hennepin County Attorney's four day delay before charging Derek Chauvin, the officer who used the lethal restraint tactic and had a history of prior excessive use of force incidents, with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. There was also confusion, frustration and anger that it took an additional five days, and the involvement of the Minneapolis Attorney General, before the other three former Minneapolis police officers were arrested and charged with aiding and abetting murder, and the upgraded charge of second-degree murder was added in Mr. Chauvin's case.
Public data indicates that over the past five years, Minneapolis Police Department officers have used force against Black residents at a rate of at least seven times that of White residents. Specifically, out of 11,500 documented police uses of force, 6,650 acts of force were against Black Americans, even though White residents account for approximately 60 percent of the Minneapolis population. That is why I joined my Senate colleagues in requesting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division conduct a Federal investigation into the patterns and practices of racially discriminatory and violent policing in the Minneapolis Police Department. Although the DOJ has yet to answer this urgent request, please be assured that I will continue to push for the DOJ to leverage the full extent of law in investigating Mr. Floyd’s murder and the circumstances that led to it.
It is painful and heartbreaking to see this sort of senseless killing happen again and again—whether in Illinois, Kentucky or Minnesota or anywhere else. The communities and families impacted by this violence deserve accountability and justice. That is why I was proud to help Senators Booker and Harris introduce the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 as an original cosponsor. Our bill’s bold, comprehensive approach aims to better hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they are meant to protect and serve.
Our proposal would prohibit Federal, State and local law enforcement from using racial, religious and discriminatory profiling and mandate training on discriminatory profiling for all law enforcement. This legislation would ban the use of chokeholds and no-knock warrants at the Federal level, limit the transfer of military-grade equipment to State and local enforcement and require State and local law enforcement to use existing Federal funds to ensure the use of police body cameras. Our legislation would also establish public safety innovation grants for community-based organizations to create local commissions and task forces to help communities re-imagine and develop concrete, just and equitable public safety approaches.
To increase oversight of law enforcement, our legislation would establish a National Police Misconduct Registry to prevent problematic officers who are fired or leave an agency from moving to another jurisdiction without any accountability; require State and local law enforcement agencies to report use of force data; and improve the use of pattern and practice investigations at the Federal level by granting the DOJ Civil Rights Division subpoena power. Our bill would also establish a DOJ task force to coordinate the investigation, prosecution and enforcement efforts of Federal, State and local governments in cases related to law enforcement misconduct.
I was proud that provisions of my legislation, S. 1938, Police Training and Independent Review Act, were included in the Police Accountability Title of the Justice in Policing Act. These provisions seek to strengthen accountability and transparency over law enforcement use of lethal force by using financial incentives to push States to enact laws requiring independent reviews, criminal investigations and when necessary, prosecutions of police officers who commit violent crimes. As the Minneapolis case reminds us, the use of independent prosecutors eliminates the inherent conflict of interest that arises when local prosecutors are asked to investigate, and potentially prosecute, the same local police departments with whom they work so closely on a daily basis to build cases and secure convictions.
As your Senator, I am committed to guaranteeing every American equal protection under the law. We cannot let ourselves accept that Americans are still being publicly executed without judge or jury in tragic and preventable police-involved deaths. That is why I am a proud original cosponsor and strong supporter of the Justice in Policing Act. Please know that I will continue working to pass this critical legislation that would dramatically reform policing in Illinois and in communities across the Nation.
Thank you again for contacting me on this important issue. If you would like more information on my work in the Senate, please visit my website at www.duckworth.senate.gov. You can access my voting record and see what I am doing to address today’s most important issues. I hope that you will continue to share your views and opinions with me and let me know whenever I may be of assistance to you.
Response from my Congresswoman, Jan Schakowsky (9th District, Illinois):
Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns about police violence, brutality, and lack of accountability. I appreciate hearing from you, and I agree with you.
Our country is still grieving the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the thousands of other Americans killed by police. We must put a stop to this state sanctioned violence and restore the public’s trust and safety. To do this, I believe we must transform the way the police interact with communities and enhance police accountability and transparency.
For that reason, I am an original cosponsor of H.R. 7120, the Justice in Policing Act. This bill was introduced by the Congressional Black Caucus and House Judiciary Committee on June 8th and is a critical first step in holding police accountable and ending police brutality, racial profiling, and misconduct. This bill would prohibit law enforcement from racial, religious and discriminatory profiling; ban chokeholds, carotid holds, and no-knock warrants at the federal level; demilitarize state and local law enforcement; mandate dashboard cameras and body cameras for police officers; and create a National Police Misconduct Registry to prevent officers who abuse their power from moving to another jurisdiction.
The Justice in Policing Act also ends qualified immunity for law enforcement to make it easier for individuals to hold them accountable; reforms the federal use of force standard to ensure deadly force is only used as a last resort when all other options have been exhausted; and creates a program for community-based organizations to create local commissions to re-imagine and develop concrete, just, and equitable public safety approaches. Finally, it improves the use of pattern and practice investigations at the federal level by granting the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice subpoena power, and establishes a federal taskforce to coordinate the investigation, prosecution, and enforcement efforts of federal, state and local law enforcement misconduct cases. I will work with the bill’s sponsors to ensure it is passed as soon as possible.
I am also proud to cosponsor Rep. Pressley and Rep. Amash’s H.R. 7085, the Ending Qualified Immunity Act that removes the defense of qualified immunity for officers who violate the law. This will make it easier to individuals who have their civil rights violated by police to hold them accountable and get relief. Finally, I am an original cosponsor of Rep. Barbara Lee’s new resolution that would create a Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation. This Commission would examine the effects of slavery, institutional racism, and discrimination against people of color, and how our history impacts laws and policies today. It is well past time that we come together as a nation and fully acknowledge and understand how our history of inequality continues today, so that we can permanently eliminate persistent racial inequities.
While these bills are an important step, the work does not end there. I will continue to advocate for policies that will help end systemic racism and shift our approach to public safety away from exclusive investments in criminalization and policing toward investments in education, health care, economic opportunity, and other public benefits.
Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me on this very serious issue. Please do not hesitate to contact me again if I can be of further assistance in the future.
Response letter from US Senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin:
Thank you for contacting me about the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests. I appreciate hearing from you, and I share your concerns.
On May 24, 2020, while arresting Mr. Floyd, a Minneapolis Police Department officer placed his knee on Mr. Floyd's neck, pinning him to the ground for almost nine minutes, during which Mr. Floyd repeatedly indicated that he could not breathe. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Floyd was pronounced dead upon his arrival at Hennepin County Medical Center.
Time and time again, we have seen Black men, women, and even children killed by police officers, including Laquan McDonald, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Walter Scott, Michael Brown, Philando Castile, Atatiana Jefferson, Tamir Rice, and many, many more.
In the weeks before George Floyd's murder, we learned of the heinous, unprovoked attack on Ahmaud Arbery as he went for a jog in Georgia. The men charged with his murder were not arrested for seventy-four days, despite video footage clearly showing their role in his death.
And we learned of the death of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who was killed when police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, executed a "no-knock warrant" on the wrong house.
This needs to end.
How many more names of Black men, women, and children will be cried out in protest before America finally responds to the systemic racism plaguing our nation? We cannot call ourselves a land of justice until we address those fundamental issues of racial injustice.
In the days after George Floyd's death, we saw millions of Americans march in cities across our country in protest of police brutality and pervasive, systemic discrimination. The vast majority of these protests were peaceful.
Unfortunately, the response to protests raised questions about the militarization of our police. In this period of civil unrest, peaceful protesters far outnumbered the few destructive demonstrators as thousands of citizens of every race protested this injustice. Despite that fact, officers clad in military-grade riot gear used wholly unnecessary force against journalists and peaceful protesters alike.
We saw the arrest of a CNN correspondent in Minneapolis, a local news reporter in Kentucky shot with pepper balls, and international correspondents being targeted by police in both Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., all while publicly identifying themselves as journalists.
We saw images in our nation's capital of peaceful protesters being tear-gassed, journalists being attacked by police on live television, and military helicopters flying overhead in a show of force meant to intimidate American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
And on June 1, 2020, reportedly at the personal request of Attorney General William Barr, we saw federal law enforcement use brutal force against peaceful protesters across the street from the White House, so the President could stage a photo op.
The actions of President Trump and his administration violated the sanctity of our First Amendment freedoms, and they represent an abuse of his authority as Commander-in-Chief. On June 2, 2020, I joined my Democratic colleagues in introducing a resolution to condemn these actions, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to its passage.
The events of recent weeks have made it clear that it is time for long-overdue change. We need to have an honest, candid conversation with law enforcement officers about training, inherent bias, use of force, and the consequences for wrongdoing. We need to prohibit police misconduct that is discriminatory and deadly. We must recruit and train the next generation of law enforcement to protect and serve everyone in America. And we need to invest in social services, instead of expecting law enforcement to intervene in crisis situations that they’re not equipped to deal with.
Change will also require prosecutors and courts to commit to pursuing true accountability when injustice occurs. And it will require legislators, like myself and those in the House and state legislatures around this country, to continue to undo the damage of a criminal justice system fraught with racial disparities. Most importantly, it will require those of us with privilege and power to step back and amplify the voices of Black Americans seeking justice and equality.
We took a first step in Congress on June 8, 2020, when I joined Senator Booker and Senator Harris to introduce the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (S. 3912). This bill represents a bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement, and build trust between law enforcement and our communities. I have called on Leader McConnell to bring this bill to the Senate Floor as soon as possible.
It is time for our generation to say “enough” and address the pervasive, systemic racism in our nation. We owe it to George Floyd, to Breonna Taylor, to Ahmaud Arbery, and all of the Black and Brown lives we that we’ve lost in these brutal acts of racial injustice.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please feel free to keep in touch.
Interesting points. Rehived.
lol
English Wikipedia:
"The Antifa movement in Germany is composed of multiple far-left, autonomous, militant groups and individuals who describe themselves as anti-fascist. The use of the epithet fascist against opponents and the understanding of capitalism as a form of fascism are central to the movement.
The Antifa movement has existed in different eras and incarnations. The original organisation called Antifa was the Antifaschistische Aktion (1932–1933), set up by the Stalinist Communist Party of Germany (KPD) during the late history of the Weimar Republic and which regarded all other parties than KPD as fascists.[1] In the Soviet occupation zone and East Germany, the remnants of the first movement were absorbed into the ruling communist party and became part of its official apparatus, ideology and language,[2][3][4] with "anti-fascism", understood primarily as an anti-capitalist and anti-imperalist ideology, elevated to "state doctrine" of East Germany.[5]"
"The KPD did not view "fascism" as a specific political movement, but primarily as the final stage of capitalism, and "anti-fascism" was therefore synonymous with anti-capitalism."
Do you believe the same shit like old communists?
We don't want/ need fascists, but also not communists.
We finally want decentralization and a free market economy!
Then you don't want anything even slightly resembling the current kleptocracy and corporate centralization regime the US pretends is capitalism.
Of course, pure free-market capitalism naturally devolves toward oligopoly and monopoly. That's how that works, unless there's a counter-veiling force to prevent is. Aka, a functioning government. We don't have that right now, of course; we have a government that has been wholly captured by corporate interests, which includes the interest in keeping the rest of us fighting each other on pointless ethnic grounds rather than fighting the real enemy, which is private centralization of wealth and power.
All that is tangential to the core point, though, which is that police brutality must end.
I don't think so.
I believe in natural mechanisms like self-organisation, self-regulation, via decentralization.
Free markets tend to decentralize instead of centralize. You don't want and don't need central attack points if you want an anti-fragile system. Nature is the best example and it works perfectly - even when we "were apes"
People ask for a government monopoly to protect them from monopoly.
I hope you see the problem.
But free markets can solve every problem better, if you let it work and don't block the natural mechanisms.
There will be a time we have hard money and free markets (not only for goods or money, but also ideas) and then everyone will hopefully realise that everyone can create own wealth.
We don't need socialism to redistribute.
Monopolies will die naturally cuz of how they work and what they want.
Fighting against them will only stronger them - you have no time and aint productive and even your state is now helping these oligopols.
Response letter from my state senator, Laura Fine:
Response letter from US Senator from Illinois Tammy Duckworth:
Response from my Congresswoman, Jan Schakowsky (9th District, Illinois):
Response letter from US Senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin:
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