{"id":3008,"date":"2017-05-17T09:16:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T16:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniondelbarrio.org\/main\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2018-09-19T15:56:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T22:56:46","slug":"the-self-defense-of-la-raza-is-now-one-of-the-front-lines-of-anti-fascist-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniondelbarrio.org\/main\/the-self-defense-of-la-raza-is-now-one-of-the-front-lines-of-anti-fascist-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Self-Defense of La Raza is Now One of the Front Lines of Anti-Fascist Struggle: Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"
Uni\u00f3n del Barrio Analysis On Trumpista Fascism & <\/span><\/h5>\n
The\u00a0Struggle For Raza Liberation<\/span><\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>The purpose of this four part analysis is to offer a summary of what Uni\u00f3n del Barrio has learned about liberation\u00a0struggle within the political borders of the United States. We feel it is essential to critically analyze our struggle over time in order to better inform our members and our communities about what needs to be done now in the context of 2017, at the beginning of the Trump administration, and what we should expect going forward. Of course, before we can prepare ourselves for what is coming, we must first be very clear about how we got here. This analysis represents the culmination of ongoing internal discussion within UdB that began in November of 2016, intended to offer clarity on what must be done to resist what we have identified as trumpista fascism<\/a>. We hope our collective analytical contribution, which is divided into four parts, will help bring about some of this urgently needed political clarity:<\/p>\n

– PART ONE<\/a>: We\u00a0Owe Nothing To The Democratic Party: Let The Dead Donkey Die<\/p>\n

– PART TWO<\/a>: Republicans Hate Everyone & Everything:\u00a0Beware The Walking Dead Elephant<\/p>\n

– PART THREE<\/a>: Our Struggles Transcend The Two Party System<\/p>\n

– PART FOUR<\/a>: Touch One, Touch All<\/p>\n

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We\u00a0Owe Nothing To The Democratic Party: <\/span><\/h5>\n
Let The Dead Donkey Die<\/span><\/h5>\n

Part One of Four<\/p>\n

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\"\"During the final days of the Obama presidency we saw an effort in the media to mythologize the outgoing administration. This Obama myth was made perfectly clear by Obama\u2019s January 10, 2017 farewell address<\/a> in Chicago. This was partially rooted in the increasing fear being generated in relation to the incoming Trump government, but it was also part of a campaign to confuse and conceal the true nature of the Obama presidency. As an organization we share the responsibility to push back against Obama mythology and Trumpista fear mongering, and instead present a clear account of Obama\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

To begin, we must bring closure to the argument that reforming the Democratic Party is a viable option going forward. The Democratic Party is not our friend, and it maintains only a veneer of being on the side of the poor, workers, LGBTQ, \u201cpeople of color,\u201d etc. Throughout his eight years in power, Barack Obama was a master of perceived political moderation and self-restraint. His administration amounted to a multicultural, pseudo-progressive shell game, where time and again, a sleight of hand would direct the public attention towards less consequential \u201creforms,\u201d while simultaneously drawing attention away from reactionary political economic activities. Evidence of this lack of progressive substance is immediately observable in the actual policies enacted by the Obama administration.\u00a0For example, in exchange for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the unfulfilled promises of Deferred Action for Parents (DAPA) and so-called \u201ccomprehensive immigration reform,\u201d Obama did what no Republican was able to do, rationalize and normalize nearly 3 million deportations, which not only amounted to\u00a0more deporations than any other president before him<\/a>, but more than all previous presidents combined.<\/p>\n