Matthew Remski: Antifascist Dad | Team Human
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Ep. 329 Matthew Remski, Host of Conspirituality and author of the forthcoming Antifascist Dad, helps us find a new kind of resistance to the atmosphere of violence in which we're living –  the sweet spot for a new movement of mutual support.

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But what is happening in Hong Kong is they come up with a slogan, which is translated as Do Not Split, which is, we know that some people are willing to be confrontational with riot police.

And when they are, that’s going to cost the state in terms of not only resources, but it’s going to cost the state in terms of political capital and support. And we know that there are some people who are not willing to do that. And we are going to abide by the protocol of Do Not Split, which means that we’re not going to criticize them openly, and they’re not going to criticize us openly.

If we’re the pacifists, we’re not going to have them criticize us for being sort of like, I don’t know, limpid or flaccid or not courageous or whatever. And we’re not going to criticize them for being more confrontational. And the thing is that the support is also tacit.

It’s not like they have to come out and tell the media, oh, we approve of our more sort of confrontational colleagues. They just keep quiet. They just keep quiet.

Understanding that a range of tactics is probably going to be necessary. Nobody really knows what’s going to work. But if everybody’s pushing back against a particularly violent state, then everybody’s really on the same side.

  • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    10·
    3 days ago

    Not to him. His viewpoint is that he wasn’t going to kill them, but there’s flexibility beyond that.

      • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        There are many versions of pacifism, just like there are many versions of leftism. Maybe step aside and have a broader view?

      • MotoAsh@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        3 days ago

        If you’re so upset as to be against pacifists who DO punch Nazis, you’re too immature and too much of a twat to help the left at all. Fucking grow up and stop being a useless cunt.

        • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
          12·
          3 days ago

          Pacifists who punch Nazis simply is self contradictory. It is like a virgin who had sexual relationships. It simply contradicts itself.

          Somebody who chose to punch Nazis instead of killing them is hesitant to killing people, but he isn’t a pacifist.

          Also it is problematic to say that Pacifism would entail anything but killing people, because that will mean anyone who does not call themselves pacifist would be easily equated to be a killer.