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Antifaschistisches Infoblatt (AIB) No. 144: “Right-wing takeover: What to do?”
Editorial deadline: September 1, 2024
Number of characters 2-page: 8,500, number of characters 4-page: 18,000
When they kick at your front door. How you gonna come?* (the Clash, 1979)
Dear colleagues,
Living in non-fascist times is not a matter of course, but a hard-won privilege. The next focus of the fall
issue of the AIB will be on the possible effects of a takeover by right-wing parties. The option of an
(extreme) right-wing takeover can never be completely ruled out and the question of what happens
when parties of the extreme right come to power is a bitter reality in many other countries. There can be
no master plan for resistance, but it is advisable to consider your own options and the experiences of
others in similar situations before the political situation changes. There is no need to wait for the
(armed) Nazi putsch to storm the Reichstag when municipalities, districts and federal states could be
politically and socially shaped by an AfD majority in the future. In addition to the current situation in
Germany, we would also like to take a look at other countries in which right-wing/post-fascist
governments are/were in power in order to be able to identify counter-strategies and self- assertion
strategies.
The time to trade, to exchange ideas, to be prepared is now. Who are our allies, what
breaking points do we see, how can we assert ourselves, what can we stand and when is it time to go
(to the metropolises)? Anti-fascists and all those who are the enemy of the extreme right have already
had to ask themselves these questions elsewhere, because right-wing, reactionary and post-fascist
governments/participation in governments have existed in many countries since 1945, with Germany
actually being the exception rather than the rule. So let’s ask ourselves very specifically: what happens
if we are left to our own devices, do we still have each other? Are we prepared, can we use community
organizing and our own strength to defy hostile politics, administration and justice, and if so, for how
long? *With your hands on your head or the trigger of your gun?
We look forward to your suggestions, text ideas & submissions via mail@antifainfoblatt.de