From all over California, and even from far corners of the United States, people converged on the 26th to engage in the struggle against fascism. The Traditionalist Worker Party and their conspirators in the Golden State Skinhead gang were not able to hold their rally, and were quickly rebuffed each time any of them attempted to take the capitol. They were heavily outnumbered, and resorted to stabbing protestors as it became clear that they could not "win" by brute force.
Liberals and pacifists roundly condemn the violence that took place by blaming the anti-fascists. The token argument that using militant means to resist against fascism makes said resistors fascists themselves has been repeated in countless articles, conversations, and social media posts. This warped sense of history and ideology in what enables fascists to feel like they can take to the streets and sieg heil on the steps of the California Capitol. (yes, this actually happened.) The pacifist left would rather try to appease the Nazi threat and reason with them using carefully constructed arguments and essays. It should also be noted that the tens of millions who have died in World War Two and various other military and social conflicts in the fight against fascism are not, in fact, fascists for using violence to resist the reactionaries.
We stand for providing no platform for the dissemination of fascist material, speech, and thought. None of the rights guaranteed under the first amendment should apply to a bigoted and violent tendency that has historically, in all its forms, amounted to terror against poor and working people of all nations and backgrounds. The State is the only body responsible for upholding the constitution, we the people are not responsible for providing white supremacists and Neo-Nazis with a safe space to spread their hatred. We are not responsible for providing them with the means to communicate their toxic ideas and organize their rallies. We are not law enforcement.
To that end, what has happened on June 26th is a direct result of the rise in the number and aggression of right-wing groups. Just a few months ago, a pariah of the white nationalist movement left flyers across Sacramento directly calling for the murder of Muslim and Latinx peoples in our city, and for the "securing of body dump sites" by fellow white supremacists. Just weeks ago, a pastor in our city called for the execution of LGBTQAI+ peoples immediately following the massacre in Orlando. About four months ago, Klansmen stabbed 3 anti-fascists and received no charges. Over six months ago, a pair of white nationalists fired into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters engaged in a public occupation in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area in Minnesota. It is now a year since Dylan Roof murdered nine black people at a historic black church in South Carolina. The number of radical right hate groups has increased 14% in the past year, and California is number 2 on the SPLC's list of top five states for hate groups.
The Traditionalist Workers Party's attempt to rally at the capitol is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader movement of fascists emboldened by a political climate that looks the other way at best and sympathizes with them at worst. We must combat this climate in any way that we can. Together we must continue to organize and unify to ensure that the blood spilled on the 26th wasn't for nothing.
-Antifa Sacramento
Liberals and pacifists roundly condemn the violence that took place by blaming the anti-fascists. The token argument that using militant means to resist against fascism makes said resistors fascists themselves has been repeated in countless articles, conversations, and social media posts. This warped sense of history and ideology in what enables fascists to feel like they can take to the streets and sieg heil on the steps of the California Capitol. (yes, this actually happened.) The pacifist left would rather try to appease the Nazi threat and reason with them using carefully constructed arguments and essays. It should also be noted that the tens of millions who have died in World War Two and various other military and social conflicts in the fight against fascism are not, in fact, fascists for using violence to resist the reactionaries.
We stand for providing no platform for the dissemination of fascist material, speech, and thought. None of the rights guaranteed under the first amendment should apply to a bigoted and violent tendency that has historically, in all its forms, amounted to terror against poor and working people of all nations and backgrounds. The State is the only body responsible for upholding the constitution, we the people are not responsible for providing white supremacists and Neo-Nazis with a safe space to spread their hatred. We are not responsible for providing them with the means to communicate their toxic ideas and organize their rallies. We are not law enforcement.
To that end, what has happened on June 26th is a direct result of the rise in the number and aggression of right-wing groups. Just a few months ago, a pariah of the white nationalist movement left flyers across Sacramento directly calling for the murder of Muslim and Latinx peoples in our city, and for the "securing of body dump sites" by fellow white supremacists. Just weeks ago, a pastor in our city called for the execution of LGBTQAI+ peoples immediately following the massacre in Orlando. About four months ago, Klansmen stabbed 3 anti-fascists and received no charges. Over six months ago, a pair of white nationalists fired into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters engaged in a public occupation in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area in Minnesota. It is now a year since Dylan Roof murdered nine black people at a historic black church in South Carolina. The number of radical right hate groups has increased 14% in the past year, and California is number 2 on the SPLC's list of top five states for hate groups.
The Traditionalist Workers Party's attempt to rally at the capitol is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader movement of fascists emboldened by a political climate that looks the other way at best and sympathizes with them at worst. We must combat this climate in any way that we can. Together we must continue to organize and unify to ensure that the blood spilled on the 26th wasn't for nothing.
-Antifa Sacramento
