Friday, 25 August 2017 18:49
Antifa Has A New Cell In Philly, And They’re
Calling For Property Seizures, Violence On Police, And All-Out
Revolution
Written by Daily Caller |
An armed Antifa group is launching a new cell in Philadelphia, with
support from the “alt-left” alternative media.
The group currently hosts anti-police workshops called “Our Enemies in
Blue.” The group draws inspiration from convicted murderers and calls for
violence against the police, theft of goods, and armed insurrection.
Antifa websites like It’s Going Down, Sub.Media and Insurrection News
have been promoting the group, which calls itself the Revolutionary
Abolitionist Movement, calling on their readers to donate to a Fundrazr
account for the creation of the new cell.
The press release the group published in far-left media is filled with
hyperbolic claims about how “mosques are being ruthlessly bombed” and how
“LGBTQ are being battered.”
Taking pride in the “legacy” of “Philadelphia’s rich revolutionary
tradition,” RAM cites Mumia Abu Jamal, the Black Panther activist who shot and
killed Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981.
It also cites Russell Shoats, who shot a police officer in the back
five times in 1970. Similar to Antifa, the actions of the Black Panthers
have been described as having a “very undefined purpose of assaulting police
officers.”
Like other Antifa groups, RAM claims to oppose the usual -isms and
white supremacy, but a quick look at the organization’s “Political Foundation”
page, as highlighted by
Far Left Watch, notes the inclusion of several alarming points, including
the “Abolition of Gender,” and the “Expropriation and the Cooperative Economy.”
Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement (Screenshot: RAM website)
The latter calls on members to “expropriate” or “take away” goods,
lands, and tools to “begin the revolutionary process.” Expropriation is another
way of saying “seize” or “steal.”
The organization models itself after the so-called Rojava
Revolution, a leftist guerilla movement currently active in northern Syria. RAM
states that the communists offer a “foundation in communal and council based
political organization and militant defense.”
The organizations within the Rojava Revolution are currently
involved in combat against ISIS.
Far Left Watch notes that RAM has been hosting a variety of
anti-police workshops including a “Legal Training” workshop, a class on the
“Introduction to Anarchism,” and one called “Our Enemies in Blue,” which deals
with anti-police action–or how to handle police officers during violent clashes.
Despite active calls for violence against law enforcement and
revolution against the government, the liberal media has been surprisingly
lenient in its coverage of Antifa, depicting them as righteous crusaders against
the rise of white supremacy.
Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You
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