June 2019 – Page 3 – The Hungover Pundit

Why I’m Anti-Fascist

I had planned on getting this blog started slowly — a couple of weeks of “core concepts” posts just to get my feet under me, and then moving into the chunkier stuff, political theory, social critiques and current events.

Instead, current events got ahead of me: On Saturday, June 1st, “Yellow Vest” alt-right protesters in Hamilton attacked a smaller group of anti-fascist counter-protesters in full view of the Hamilton police. The police did nothing. A number of anti-fascists were injured and one woman was hospitalized. The press, either local or national, has not bothered to report on this incident.

Core Concepts #1 – Addressing Privilege

I’m going to start this blog off with a series of posts on certain core concepts in progressive politics. Some of these are going to be tough to write, some are going to be tough to read, and some might end up being controversial. Stick with it, though.

I want to start these posts with a caveat — I’m not an expert. I’m not a professional politician or philosopher or anti-oppression trainer or anything like that. What I am is a large white cis-gendered LGBTQ man who’s spent more than twenty years as an activist trying to negotiate very diverse spaces and relationships in a respectful manner.. and let me be clear: I have not always done so successfully, but I’ve been fortunate enough to be surrounded by people who have recognized that I’m making the effort and made allowances for my shortcomings… while simultaneously refusing to let me get away with them.

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