Antifa
Fascists and the far-right throughout the metropolis (aka "First
World") were tied to the colonial project. While some might object that
they were defined by anti-communist opposition to the Russian Revolution,
this anti-communism increasingly became "lived" as support for settler regimes
which were seen as bulwarks against allegedly communist indigenous peoples.
Further morphed through Nazi racist ideology, fascists increasingly identified
anti-communism with the "White Race".
Fascism proposed one set of solutions (extermination, slavery and
segregation) to the contradictions of colonialism that were increasingly
at odds with the needs of the metropolitan ruling class. Especially following
World War II, when inter-European strife forced colonial powers to mobilize
significant numbers of native subjects and stimulate industrial growth
in many former “backwaters”, the solutions of the far right were unfeasible
for most capitalists. The defeat of colonialism represented a crisis for
the far right. While the old far-right represented one set of solutions
to the contradictions of colonialism, the new far right represents divergent
solutions to the contradictions of neo-colonialism.
Whereas the colonial/anti-colonial contradiction set the stage for
the most significant developments on the far-right in the twentieth century,
similar authoritarian, irrational, right-wing movements spring forth when
other traditional bases of power and privilege are challenged. Clearly
there was a tie between the changes in women's position in Afghan society
and the rise of the Taliban, and as capitalist imperialism tries to use gender
to win support (or at least dampen opposition) throughout the world, fascistic
ultrapatriarchal nationalisms spring up to oppose it.
Further reading:
Confronting Fascism: discussion documents for a militant movement
My Enemy's Enemy: essays on globalization, fascism and the struggle against capitalism
The Coming of Black Genocide , by Bottomfish Blues
Reclaiming Zimbabwe: the Exhaustion of the Patriarchal Model of Liberation, by Horace Campbell
The Struggle for Algeria, by Joseph Kraft (just the chapter on the Settlers - the rest is well-written pablum)
Zohre & Manouchehr, a documentary film about sexuality in contemporary Iran by Mitra Farahani
New World, Hard Choices: Global Empire and the New Opposition, by Bromma
Three Into One: The Triple Oppression of Racism, Sexism and Class, by Klaus Viehmann
The Terrorism that Terrorism has Wrought, by David Gilbert
Antifa Playlist
Texts of Interest
Antifa (on site)
And from Sketchy Thoughts:
Anti-Fascism
Conspiracy Theories
Fascism
Neo-Nazis
Racism
