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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
=== One: <em>¡No Pasarán!</em>: Anti-Fascism Through 1945 === | === Chapter One: <em>¡No Pasarán!</em>: Anti-Fascism Through 1945 === | ||
=== Two: “Never Again”: The Development of Modern Antifa, 1945–2003 === | === Chapter Two: “Never Again”: The Development of Modern Antifa, 1945–2003 === | ||
Modern antifa movements began immediately after World War II, with the [[43 Group]] forming in the UK by former Jewish Soldiers in the UK Army. They infiltrated fascist groups led by Oswald Mosely and attacked their meetings throughout the 1940s, and disbanded in 1950 as the threat died off. | Modern antifa movements began immediately after World War II, with the [[43 Group]] forming in the UK by former Jewish Soldiers in the UK Army. They infiltrated fascist groups led by Oswald Mosely and attacked their meetings throughout the 1940s, and disbanded in 1950 as the threat died off. | ||
The next wave of anti-fascism in the UK began in the late 1950s among immigrants Caribbean and South Asia brought into the UK to stop the post-war labor shortage. They were often harassed and assaulted by a new generation of fascists, and with little to no support from the police, had to defend themselves. They would often carry machetes for defense and attack fascist hangouts with [[Molotov Cocktail|molotov cocktails]]. Although successful in defending immigrant communities, the new wave of UK fascism in the late 1950s and early 1960s (a response to the fall of the [[British Empire]] and decolonization of Africa) leading to the formation of the [[62 Group]]. | The next wave of anti-fascism in the UK began in the late 1950s among immigrants Caribbean and South Asia brought into the UK to stop the post-war labor shortage. They were often harassed and assaulted by a new generation of fascists, and with little to no support from the police, had to defend themselves. They would often carry machetes for defense and attack fascist hangouts with [[Molotov Cocktail|molotov cocktails]]. Although successful in defending immigrant communities, the new wave of UK fascism in the late 1950s and early 1960s (a response to the fall of the [[British Empire]] and decolonization of Africa) leading to the formation of the [[62 Group]]. | ||
=== Three: The Rise of “Pinstripe Nazis” and Anti-Fascism Today === | === Chapter Three: The Rise of “Pinstripe Nazis” and Anti-Fascism Today === | ||
=== Four: Five Historical Lessons for Anti-Fascists === | === Chapter Four: Five Historical Lessons for Anti-Fascists === | ||
This chapter draws on five key lessons that the anti-fascist movement must learn in order to become more effective. They are: | This chapter draws on five key lessons that the anti-fascist movement must learn in order to become more effective. They are: | ||
# Fascist revolutions have never succeeded. Fascists gained power legally | # Fascist revolutions have never succeeded. Fascists gained power legally. | ||
# To varying degrees, many interwar anti-fascist leaders and theorists assumed that fascism was simply a variant of traditional counterrevolution politics. They did not take it seriously enough until it was too late. | # To varying degrees, many interwar anti-fascist leaders and theorists assumed that fascism was simply a variant of traditional counterrevolution politics. They did not take it seriously enough until it was too late. | ||
# For ideological and organizational reasons, socialist and communist leadership was often slower to assess the threat of fascism, and slower to advocate militant anti-fascist responses, than their parties rank-and-file membership. | # For ideological and organizational reasons, socialist and communist leadership was often slower to assess the threat of fascism, and slower to advocate militant anti-fascist responses, than their parties rank-and-file membership. | ||
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# It doesn't take many fascists to make fascism. | # It doesn't take many fascists to make fascism. | ||
=== Five: “So Much for the Tolerant Left!”: “No Platform” and Free Speech === | === Chapter Five: “So Much for the Tolerant Left!”: “No Platform” and Free Speech === | ||
=== Six: Strategy, (Non)Violence, and Everyday Anti-Fascism === | === Chapter Six: Strategy, (Non)Violence, and Everyday Anti-Fascism === | ||
=== Conclusion: Good Night White Pride (or Whiteness Is Indefensible) === | === Conclusion: Good Night White Pride (or Whiteness Is Indefensible) === | ||
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</image> <label>Author</label> <label>Illustrator</label> <label>Published on</label> <label>Publisher</label> <group layout="horizontal"> <header>Publication order</header> <label>Previous</label> <label>Next</label> </group> </infobox>Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook is a 2017 book by Mark Bray that discusses the history and philosophy behind the anti-fascist movement.
Summary
Chapter One: ¡No Pasarán!: Anti-Fascism Through 1945
Chapter Two: “Never Again”: The Development of Modern Antifa, 1945–2003
Modern antifa movements began immediately after World War II, with the 43 Group forming in the UK by former Jewish Soldiers in the UK Army. They infiltrated fascist groups led by Oswald Mosely and attacked their meetings throughout the 1940s, and disbanded in 1950 as the threat died off.
The next wave of anti-fascism in the UK began in the late 1950s among immigrants Caribbean and South Asia brought into the UK to stop the post-war labor shortage. They were often harassed and assaulted by a new generation of fascists, and with little to no support from the police, had to defend themselves. They would often carry machetes for defense and attack fascist hangouts with molotov cocktails. Although successful in defending immigrant communities, the new wave of UK fascism in the late 1950s and early 1960s (a response to the fall of the British Empire and decolonization of Africa) leading to the formation of the 62 Group.
Chapter Three: The Rise of “Pinstripe Nazis” and Anti-Fascism Today
Chapter Four: Five Historical Lessons for Anti-Fascists
This chapter draws on five key lessons that the anti-fascist movement must learn in order to become more effective. They are:
- Fascist revolutions have never succeeded. Fascists gained power legally.
- To varying degrees, many interwar anti-fascist leaders and theorists assumed that fascism was simply a variant of traditional counterrevolution politics. They did not take it seriously enough until it was too late.
- For ideological and organizational reasons, socialist and communist leadership was often slower to assess the threat of fascism, and slower to advocate militant anti-fascist responses, than their parties rank-and-file membership.
- Fascism steals from left ideology, strategy, imagery and culture.
- It doesn't take many fascists to make fascism.