Hey guys,

I hope you're all doing well today! I got home a couple hours ago after the riots and here are some thoughts that I would love to share with you guys.

We (ANTIFA) as a unit were so uncoordinated. We got choked off and split in two in the streets. We tried making a push back but no one was willing to fight INCLUDING ME which will be explained in a little bit. We had no strategy, no coordination and no communication. Everyone was in a sense on their own out there even though we were all together. I had to take my leave when I got pepper sprayed in the face and smoked out. I was holding the big black banner that some people have come to see and it seemed like no one was willing to stand with me and my 3 other comades who were holding the banner. Everyone was off doing there own thing which was VERY anti productive. That being said we got a couple good shots in. Some alt-right scum tried to rush us but we quickly retaliated and ganged up on them. However when we went into the streets, that's where it started going downhill. We almost got pushed up against the wall. Our efforts to form a true black bloc were almost non existant and the out right agression from the fascists prevented us from getting anything meaningful done.

Now onto why I was scared to fight. This was my first protest/riot and I was terrified. I like to think that I'm a really peaceful person and I am against the idea of violence so whenever I see someone get beat up, I would charge in but then proceed to freeze up. I have a feeling that some others were like this and I think it would be awesome to have some kind of motivation other than the thought of "If you a see a Nazi, punch him." This is just my thinking though.

ideas on how to fix these issues would simply be organizing a meet up before the protest to get a basic understanding of possible roles we would have or simple tactics to prevent a repeat of what happened today. I have contacted the Facebook page offering help in any way that I can. Let's hope they respond.

They should have passed out fliers the last week in migrant and non white communities detailing the very real existential threat fascism poses to their communities. It seems like 90% of the protestors were white. Why?

The only thing that this shows is that fascism in America exists only as mindless violence and is completely politically impotent, there little more then street gang's.

I think it would be beneficial to tone down the rhetoric and the violence. Sometimes the better part of valor is being the one that doesn't fight. This is ultimately a battle of ideas, we need to be on the right side of history and winer hearts and minds, I think these sorts of battles leave us looking more reactionary and somewhat hypocritical. The how of where we end up is as important as the why.

Last time we listened to this rhetoric Mussolini took over.