a ‘stop trump’ reading list

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smarmyanarchist:

batlordart:

batlordart:

I’ve seen one list going around but it consists mainly of books, which may be time-consuming or unavailable for some folks, and our ability to share them far and wide is limited. I compiled this list of online articles available for free plus archive.org links. Check on the notes if you save this link as I may occasionally reblog it to add articles that fit.

• “Ur-Fascism” by Umberto Eco [mirror link] – an essential description of what fascism looks like.
• “Autocracy: Rules for Survival” by Masha Gessen [mirror link] – avoiding complacency and deceit.
• “Forget ‘Why,’ It’s Time to Get to Work” by Anil Dash [mirror link] – activism and consistency
• “Don’t Let Anyone Tell You It’ll Be Okay” by Craig Martin [mirror link] – a very important debunking of all the rationalization going on around us.
• “A madman has been given the keys to the surveillance state” by Cory Doctorow [mirror link] – a good reminder of why, even if all you do is talk to your niece on Facebook, we need to protect our digital freedom.
• “No, We Won’t Calm Down” by Robothugs [mirror link] – how to avoid shutting out our marginalized allies, and how to recognize when someone is doing it to you
• “The White Flight of Derek Black” by Eli Saslow [mirror link] – a powerful read on what it takes for a person to leave white nationalism behind.
• “How to Help the Cause When You Need Help Yourself” by Carrie Cutforth [mirror link] – helpful reminders for activists with chronic illnesses or mental health issues. Read Spoon Theory, too, if you haven’t, for a helpful framework.
• “On Arguing with the Upper Class” by The Coquette [mirror link] – why arguing with your friends on Facebook isn’t activism and it isn’t like what happened to Derek Black.

• “A People’s History of the Third Reich” by Megan Carpentier [mirror link] –  on collective responsibility and commonplace evil. 
• This post on fascist tactics from @smarmyanarchist [mirror link] – how to identify white supremacist bullshit and engage with it effectively.

um this is tight as fuck everybody read it!!!

I skimmed through these (I’d read some of them before) so if you want a quick takeaway: 

• The White Flight of Derek Black is excellent reading if you feel like you need some hope. 
• Ur-Fascism provides a lot of historical context to modern fascism. 
• How to Help the Cause When You Need Help Yourself is a GREAT resource for people who feel like they can’t possibly do everything they want to, and who feel limited by disability, physical or neurological. 
• On Arguing with the Upper Class is a short, concise, useful single-punch if you feel like you can’t handle anything deep or long today.
• The post on fascist tactics is for if you really want to get mad and start some shit.