I Am Antifa

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"We all do better when we all do better." (Paul Wellstone) Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo. GenX geek, progressive, activist, AND PROUD ANTIFA. 🍉 Fuck Fascism. Fuck Trump. Fuck Nazis. Fuck ICE. Fuck Traitors.

What day is today? asked Pooh
It’s the day we burn this motherfucker to the ground, squeaked Piglet
My favorite day, said Pooh

Friend I have not spoken to since 2023 texts.
Asks how I am, what I've been doing.
Last we spoke, I suspected she was Libertarian Light.
I ask who she voted for.
"Noone. Didn't like either candidate."
OK, you're one of the 1/3 that didn't vote.
OK with the warnings. OK with Project 2025. OK with the threat of fascism. I'm disappointed, but you're not MAGA. I answer her question.
I tell her how I've been doing here in Minnesota.
Volunteering. Organizing. Resisting. Fighting.
I share video of tear gassing right after Pretti shooting.
"I was tear gassed in the past too, I'm sorry that happened to you. I don't want to talk politics. I'm sorry the country is divided."
I explain that "What would I have done in 1930S
Germany" is no longer a hypothetical question.
Choices have to be made. This is fascism against democracy. Noone is coming to save us. I am Antifa.
She says this isn't fascism. I share the Anne Frank
"Terrible Things are happening" quote. She gets upset. Doubles down. I explain: You contacted me.
You asked me how I was doing. I answered you.
I realize OPSEC is broken. I realize this it not an ally. I realize I have no desire to continue this. I delete video, texts, chat. She replies with...