An interesting analysis of the potential of riots and their relation to the ‘black radical tradition.’

https://illwilleditions.com/missed-insurrections/

also

Between Black Fugitivity and Revolutionary Intercommunalism: The Structured Vehicle of the Black Panther Party

Thursday, February 18, 5:30pm — 7:00pm EST

https://urbandemos.nyu.edu/event/between-black-fugitivity-and-revolutionary-intercommunalism-the-structured-vehicle-of-the-black-panther-party/

Nothing is really new about this though.

There’s a popular notion that if you spend time working out you must be dumb, if you are really smart and read a lot of books you must be a wimp, and so on. This assertion is incorrect. Of course spending time doing one thing limits time doing another, but putting consistent hours into a diversity of growth areas isn’t an impossible feat.

There are plenty of philosophical people who are also good with their hands. There’s plenty of learnèd people who are also in fighting trim. There are also plenty of people who neglect certain areas. The question is rarely picking between areas of focus but rather figuring out what your body/mind can do, what you want to do with that potential, and how you can accomplish what you want to do.

Sometimes there’s only a how. Sometimes the desired method is pure tactics. There’s no stagnant destination, only gestures. You may not know where you’re going, but you know how to get there. Who knows what you’ll find on the road.

Socially mediated counter insurgency in Minneapolis.

https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/02/26/amid-massive-security-presence-minneapolis-is-turning-to-grassroots-to-keep-the-peace/

(but also emergent strategy is a thing)

"Life During Wartime: Resisting Counterinsurgency"

#books #counterinsurgency

The truth is the US military doesn’t really care what you believe as long as you effectively comply with your orders and don’t disrupt operations or make them lose face. There’s a very real threat of people only joining the military to get training and bringing that experience back to their gang but that’s tangential to the above image.

"They want to stop the seasons. But today it's spring." 1977 Autonomia poster.

No police department has enough equipment or officers to effectively control the population of the area if enough of it’s population decide to rebel simply factoring in sheer numbers and will to act. But this is 10x as true for those that coordinates their efforts to stretch the police thin.

This is one of the many tactics being deployed in Myanmar as front-liners stretch police and military resources thin to take pressure off the smaller demos and overall decrease repressive capacity.

Seize opportunity yes. But be aware that some windows of potential are drawn out. And that patience that’s more in tune with the slower rhythms of the world rather than the bustle of the media landscape can pay off.

How academically interesting...

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20584526-srg_field_force_modules

More...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/20584525-srg_bike_squad_modules