Politicon 2017 is July 29-30, and Boing Boing (me, Xeni Jardin) will be in the mix

oh, i meant literal antifa. people who identify as such.

it’s simply not as interesting. both sides are kind of like: i see your point, lets keep talking and working on it. :smiley_cat:

i think antifa has some perspectives that are worth considering.

first: what is violence? for instance, why does mainstream society consider something like the broken windows of a bank to be violence, while the eviction of homeowner due to predatory lending is just “business as usual.”

second: is it wise to engage in dialogue with – for lack of a better term – nazis? ( and proto-nazis. ) is there really a chance for “dialog” with the far-right, or is it better to ignore them, drown them out, and/or punch them in the face?

( i’m really not trying to be flip. i think these are important questions that people should deal with. )

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and probably some of the students, too. the professors and the students are ultimately the ones most affected. it does often seems like campus culture is treated as another thing to spar about without actually listening to those who are there.

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