I just had a really great discussion with Evan Stern about what is going on in Minneapolis and the broader context in which to understand ICE and what an effective resistance strategy looks like.
We covered a lot of ground but the post that the discussion is based on is here
The fascist takeover is at least well documented
There’s a new kind of post that is all over the internet at the moment. With Trump’s huge increase in funding for ICE and his Justice Department’s brazen flaunting of any semblance of the separation between federal and state powers, ICE has been wreaking havoc on urban neighborhoods. They are now routinely documented on social med…
Another post that is relevant to the discussion of effective resistance is here
The Left needs to do more than protest
At the UN meeting last month, Winston Peters made the announcement that many feared was coming: New Zealand would not recognize Palestinian statehood. In a speech that was full of Zionist talking points, Peters stated that the NZ position had always been a question of if, not when, and that the timing just wasn’t right. For many who h…
Finally, I discuss how the US state was set up for the benefit of the wealthy. My analysis can be found in this post
The democratic state is a myth
People sure are talking a lot about democracy these days. In the US, it seems the liberal media has been talking about democracy on repeat ever since the first Trump administration. Democracy is in danger. Democracy is being eroded. Can the democratic guardrails hold? Was the election of Trump the end of democracy?
Please comment and discuss. Thanks to Evan for reaching out and for the discussion. I hope you find it useful.
