S1E30 No Nazis In Knox, Police Violence, and Mental Fortitude with Molly

Friendly Anarchism

anarchy (1)......... jesus CW: Graphic violence, police brutality, mention of sexual harassment ------- Note from Nov. 2020: It's hard to listen to how traumatized I am, but amazing to hear in real time the effects of experiencing police brutality first hand for the first time. I had had a number of bad experiences with cops in the past and had seen brutality at protests prior to this, but as (weirdly casually) mentioned, that day cops had tried to run over my friends, had assaulted clergy, and had clearly wanted to kill me in a way I had not personally experienced up to that point. Even for someone who was dedicated to nonviolence with ample mental and martial arts training, it was a lot to deal with. After much thought I left in moments of rage because people should hear what happens when cops act the way they do. ------- I spoke to Molly from Charlottesville DSA about the protest last weekend in Knoxville against Matthew Heimbach and the Tradworkers appearance on campus. We got into how much cops suck and why you should yell at them, what exactly it is that antifa do, keeping tabs on fascists (with shout outs to Chris Cantwell "The Crying Nazi", Jason Kessler, and others) diversity of tactics, and a lot more! Notes: -It's Traditionalist Worker Party, I obviously knew that, don't look at me. -There are a lot of different approaches to antifascism and I am not speaking for all antifascists, just from my own experience and how I understand the work. -A big shout out to my new patrons! Thank you so much for your support. You can donate to keep this show running at www.patreon.com/friendlyanarchism :) -I'm now part of the Critical Mediations podcast network! They have a great line up of leftist podcasts including RevLeftRadio, my friends at the Magnificast, Season Of The Bitch, and more! You can check them out at www.critmediations.com References: A full report back: https://enoughisenough14.org/2018/02/23/knoxville-report-back-counter-protests-against-fascist-traditionalist-workers-party/ Anti-Kettling http://anarchish.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-win-at-kettling-guide-for-non.html