Reagan had to tell israel off when they invaded Lebanon because it was so blatantly evil. I would say there has been a shift

Alternative to Roterfront, but yes.

As a reaction to the Harzburg Front and the »March of 100,000«, the Reichsbanner, SPD, General German Trade Union Confederation (ADGB), General Employees’ Association (Afa-Bund) and workers’ gymnastics and Sportbund (ATSB) formed the “Iron Front” on December 16, 1931. Her symbol was three from top right to arrows pointing to the lower left, each shattering a crown, a swastika, and a hammer and sickle. The Iron Front therefore also saw itself as an anti-communist organization.

There was no actual membership. Rather, the Iron Front represented an attempt to to initiate a movement of pro-republic forces. Today they would probably be more democratic as a concerted action identify organizations against extremism

During the first months of its existence, the Iron Front was popularized through large-scale events. There were so-called “preparation weeks” in which activists could write their names in “iron books.” Trade unionists formed “hammer groups” in order to be able to act militantly in an emergency. In their propaganda appeared the Iron Front as a decisive force to protect the republic. In fact, their activities focused on publicly effective self-portrayals.

Meanwhile, the Nazis were gaining ground. Hitler wanted on April 10, 1932 in the election to the Reich President against Paul von Hindenburg and Ernst Thälmann, but he was still stateless. The German The Braunschweig government procured him citizenship by appointing him to the government council on February 25, 1932 in Berlin - a post that Hitler, incidentally, never took up. However, the election to the Reich President was decided by supported by the SPD, German nationalist Paul von Hindenburg for himself.

The Iron Front predates Antifa, and Antifa was very much Communist led, it was an attempt at a united front. The SPD leadership and union leadership REFUSED to join. We cannot know for sure the membership makeup because Antifa insisted upon no membership cards, as this was practical self-defense, NOT a political militia or armed wing. Which probably saved a lot of lives in the short term.

As an example, Thälmann’s reply to whether the anti-fascist Action about a “communist party shop” is reproduced: “It is a non-partisan collecting tank for all workers who are willing to fight ruthlessly against fascism. It is not an organization, but a mass movement. She is the stream into which all the fighting forces flow which is really the struggle, the mass attack against the current government, which is the immediate erection of the fascist To operate a dictatorship, to want to implement it. The leadership of the special unity committees in the factories, in the streets the stamp points etc., must of course be in the hands of the workers themselves willing to fight. ”

Iron Front was utterly useless

During the first months of its existence, the Iron Front was popularized through large-scale events. There were so-called “preparation weeks” in which activists could write their names in “iron books.” Trade unionists formed “hammer groups” in order to be able to act militantly in an emergency. In their propaganda appeared the Iron Front as a decisive force to protect the republic. In fact, their activities focused on publicly effective self-portrayals.

I had to look up which show, but Hetalia which is already…a lot going on there, got cancelled in Korea for depicting their Korea personification as always doing SA and as copying Japan essentially implying Korea is just a mini-Japan wannabe. I remember seeing an otherwise decent anime youtuber complain about that and somehow not get why Korea cannot “get over it”

for sure. Remember when they booed him for making fun of his sons for game hunting. He was like “bit cowardly to hunt an elephant with a powerful gun from a mile away, you don’t need that for self-defense”

Walz worked so well tho. It moved a LOT of Berniecrats back to her side. They are all completely ok with the genocide even if 2 months ago they at least were unsure or shit-talking. Now so many people on the libleft are not even willing to mock Harris.

Watching the MLB playoffs and just got a long ad for Harris that LITERALLY is listing all the republican politicians, Bush admin members, and generals, and CIA DIRECTORS, endorsing her. God these rodents want to lose don’t they?

Kinda, but I mean if you did a story about say the Saint Patrick’s battalion it would follow similar beats in that sense. Taken in by a faction, told these people are your enemies, realize they are actually the victims, switch sides. It is a distinction, but not a big one

I hate to say it cause it is so mediocre but, Captain Marvel is exactly this idea

Great article but serious brainworms in the first part. Saying Stalin told Germans to back Hitler. JFC americans are such cranks on foreign policy and history. Someone will take a radical stance doubting the narratives you have been told by conservatives and liberals about Obama, and then regurgitate the stupidest, most falsifiable, lies about any topic outside our borders

As a good man said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCldL_qukLQ

Well there goes my inclination to even go to a polling place as a PA citizen. Fuck you DNC and fuck all who carry water for them

THANK YOU. I legit have been yelling that under my breath every time I see that fucking ad.

All I can think of is this Debs quote

If you go to the city of Washington, and you examine the pages of the Congressional Directory, you will find that almost all of those corporation lawyers and cowardly politicians, members of Congress, and misrepresentatives of the masses—you will find that almost all of them claim, in glowing terms, that they have risen from the ranks to places of eminence and distinction. I am very glad I cannot make that claim for myself. I would be ashamed to admit that I had risen from the ranks. When I rise it will be with the ranks, and not from the ranks.

And from UK media it is the same people who will call you a baby for calling it Derry. Even though in that case blood has legit been spilt over it and it stems from colonialism.

Exactly. There is a reason the KOL was crushed and the AFL was begrudgingly accepted as a recurring enemy. Though the KOL also has a huge influence of settlerism and racial components, waffling on matters like female workers, and integrated unions.

The sad thing is, the american populace far and away saw the actual reason the Entente was involved. Before, during, and after American involvement.

I agree, tho as others are pointing out, the social relation of settlerism is fundamental to this phenomenon in the US. No surprise that the big union at the end of the american frontier is like this consistently. I wouldn’t say it is indirectly connected to settler colonialism, just that like you said at the end, there is more at play here.

As some aholes on twitter are happily pointing out, a lot of the ILA members are African American. Not only does the gains of settlerism also impact them even as they are mistreated, but the social chauvinism inherent to this union and most craft unions would seal the deal even without that. I am essentially being a centrist on this because I think people should recognize the impact of what Sakai was talking about on this, as well as the shortcomings of unionism and that even in a third world country or among largely oppressed populations in the US, there is a material incentive beyond settlers that makes this kind of chauvinism prevalent

For sure. But like WW2 they could fool themselves that it was about fighting evil, WWI England could say it was about fighting for Belgium at that was at least true if not missing the entire context prior to that, Russia in WW1 could say it was about supporting their fellow Slavs which was something their success would have accomplished if things went well. There was nothing tangible for american troops. The most we got was the Zimmerman Telegram

ok gotta comment again, I read their statement and JESUS CHRIST THEY CITED SUPPORTING WW1 AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS.

ILA is fucking depraved. anyone who doesn’t shut up eternally over not opposing WW1 is stupid, but I cannot even fathom bringing it up as a positive. Their reasoning is that they also love america, like holy shit this goes beyond settler mindset, that was literally returning back to protect the old world the settlers fooled themselves into thinking they had broken off from for their own destiny. this shit just threw american boys into a meatgrinder against their will for NOTHING, and they are PROUD of it?

ILA is a craft union right? From just a cursory glance it seems that the ILWU is always way better. Or at least has a history of breaking with the AFL and labor aristocracy. Sadly this shit can and does happen even in the third world, it is why Sankara banned the existing unions after his coup reformed the nation.

Probably because the idea that those are inherent desires borders on biological determinism