“Since Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza began in October, tens of thousands of people in New York City have taken the streets in near-daily demonstrations against the US-Israel war machine, confronting the reactionary media and sometimes the batons of the NYPD. While some of the protests have become routinized marches to nowhere, groups of youth and students have been a consistent presence, attempting to push them in a more confrontational direction.”
“Aaron’s message is clear: Give your life to this cause. Unless you make personal sacrifice and dedicate yourself to the struggle, you will come out of this genocide and go back to your regular life, and the enemy will have won from that. The energy from the mass protest will vanish, like it always does, cyclicly, with every wave of mass protests. To really fight this, you can’t just be a protester. You have to be a revolutionary. You can’t just be a dissident voice at a dinner party. You gotta flip the fucking table.”
“We envision a resistance that is willing to break through the police barricades, both metaphorically and physically. We envision a resistance that holds open discussions and debates, brings anti-imperialism to the people and unites all who can be united against the war machine by disrupting business as usual. “
“And far too few people have been willing to state and act on that obvious fact, especially the people and organizations who were involved in supporting the campaign of Brandon Johnson. The ugly reality is that Brandon Johnson is running cover for US imperialism, and much of Chicago’s institutional left is running cover for Brandon Johnson.”
“. The Haitian people have to determine their own destiny. As an anti-imperialist organization, Behind Enemy Lines is committed to opposing this latest US intervention and standing with the people of Haiti. People in the US have an obligation not to fall for the lies of “humanitarian intervention”, but rather to oppose our own government and stand with the people of Haiti through protest and resistance to US imperialism. “
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