"Primarily coming out of those that were involved in the Cop City protest. These groups, individuals have grown rightfully frustrated with symbolic protests that do not disrupt the normal functioning of government and business. They call for more direct action and shutting down the military-industrial complex and preventing ICE from kidnapping members of their communities. Many insurrectionary anarchists are serving jail time, lost jobs and face expulsion from school."
"Without organization, how can anyone expect to overthrow the most bloodthirsty, profit-driven mad organization in the history of the world-that of the U.S. government,"
Texas State University terminated associate history professor Thomas Alter and ended his employment effective immediately after university leadership reviewed comments he made during a Zoom speech at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference and concluded the remarks amounted to serious professional and personal misconduct. A short clip circulated on X featuring a line about overthrowing the U.S. government was spliced; the full speech on YouTube includes analysis of tactics used by socialist and anarchist groups, including a discussion of insurrectionary anarchism, Cop City protesters, calls for more direct action, and the consequences faced by participants.
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