Stand Against Communism

Well this is interesting. So a big stretch of anarchist and left-radical energy in America is along I-5 in the Pacific Northwest, SF/Oakland up through Eugene, Portland, Olympia, Seattle. Part of that’s influence of the ILWU, possibly the most radical union in America with a real hold on the docks. Part of it’s as one of the whiter quarters of America, civil rights and identity idioms less displaced labor radicalism on the left.

Big flare-up with the late ‘90s antiglobalization/altermondialist movements, above all the ‘99 WTO Battle in Seattle, that was probably first national exposure for black bloc. Sure it was good for local morale.

So there’ve been big May Day marches in Seattle, occasionally some of the more enthusiastic do some skirmishing with cops in a spirit I’m guessing not far off from Korea vets towing artillery pieces down Main Street and reservists on Humvees come Veterans Day - “Look! It’s that thing we do!”

But now:

Traditionally every year May 1st is a day that Communist and Antifa run wild through downtown Seattle trying to intimidate police and intimidate freedom loving Americans. This year they will find people who have a different point of view. There will be a group of us who will be showing our support for the Police, Trump, Freedom, and AMERICA. Brave souls are welcome to join us. Bring your blue line, American, and Trump flags. This is a peaceful march. This is not a call to violence, but we will have people ready to protect anyone that wants to march with us for your free speech.
There will be two groups of people.
#1 Those who just want to show their support and march
#2 Those who will protect the group from any harassment from Antifa

Remember that fear is the main tactic that Antifa uses to keep people at home and out of the streets.

The page is being broadcast as a sponsored message on Facebook at least as far away as Portland.

(cute resonance: “Rock Against Communism” was a ‘70s-born UK movement/musical subculture that was basically a front for the National Front to recruit youth to white nationalism. It was a response to the earlier and more prominent “Rock Against Racism”, a Socialist Workers Party entryist project to recruit youth to communism)