In 1930, the German state of Thuringia was the first in which the Nazi Party won the elections. This week, the fascist party Alternative für Deutschland won the highest number of votes in Thuringia. The resurgence of fascism in Germany is reflected in a wave of Nazi street violence around the country. Around the world, neoliberal regimes have brutally repressed anti-capitalist movements, creating a situation in which fascists can pretend to represent the only alternative. Fascism will continue to gain momentum until we create grassroots movements that can crush it while addressing the problems capitalism creates. Background:

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Germany: In the Streets against Fascism, Again

Anti-fascists explore the recent rise of fascist politics in Germany and the potential of the current street mobilizations against it.

In their coverage of the Democratic National Convention, the New York Times reports that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Kamala Harris represents the "working class." Actually, AOC said "middle class." Let's unpack this little error. When she entered Congress, AOC was a "democratic socialist." It only took a couple years for her to come around to using the same rhetoric as other politicians. This apparently took even the New York Times by surprise. One of the chief forces protecting capitalism in the United States is that so many workers identify as middle class despite having no prospect of owning their own homes or retiring comfortably. There is a vast gulf in standard of living between a doctor and a barista. Politicians and journalists do their best to obscure these differences. We're all supposed to think of ourselves as being somewhere in the middle. But if you consult the data, the majority of us are struggling while a small middle class and a very small ruling class make out at our expense. As long as we put our faith in politicians, however "democratic" or "socialist" they claim to be, we will always end up being betrayed. We have to build powerful grassroots movements against capitalism itself—understanding ourselves as the protagonists, not politicians. crimethinc.com/antiwork

Charlottesville Revisited—2017 to 2024 A review of the resistance to the "Unite the Right" rally, drawing on the recollections of some of those who were on the front lines.

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Charlottesville, Revisited—2017 to 2024

Seven years ago, anarchists and other anti-fascists converged in Charlottesville, Virginia to oppose the “Unite the Right” rally. A retrospective.

Seven years ago, anti-fascists converged in Charlottesville, Virginia to oppose the “Unite the Right” rally, which brought together Klansmen, neo-Nazis, far-right militias, and fascists from the so-called “alt-right” aiming to build a unified white supremacist movement. A few hundred brave people set out to stop them. The anti-fascists were outnumbered, underprepared, and terrified. It’s important to remember this today—first, because the Trump era still isn't over. As exhausting and demoralizing as it is, we still face the same threats and challenges we confronted seven years ago, and the outcome remains as uncertain today as it was then. Revisiting these events illuminates the stakes of the struggles before us now. At the same time, the outcome of the events in Charlottesville shows how much a small number of courageous people can accomplish by putting their lives on the line when it counts, even when victory seems impossible.