Red fascism

Behind the slogans, behind the basic themes, the authoritarian spirit always comes out. The umpteenth indescribable action of stalinist aggression on the part of the so-called "disobbedienti" has now struck a comrade of the Federation of Anarchist Communists, a member of the Circolo Zapata who has always been deeply involved in the area where he lives and works, alongside and within the migrants' associations. It happened during an initiative which was planned following the squadrista-like attack by the forces of order in Pordenone a few days ago.

The attack on our comrade, too, bore the hallmarks of fascism, however "red" it may be. In an attempt to take advantage of a serious local situation, the attackers think they can ideologically conquer any territory they wish, ignoring in the meanwhile those comrades who are already politically active in the area, through methods which have already been experimented elsewhere. Criticism and contestation are not comfortable ground for the "disobbedienti", who believe, keeping one foot on each side of the fence, that they can present themselves anywhere as part of the movement and as the future leader class of a united and pro-active left. It is easy for them to blame other parts of the movement for being violent and thereby damage their legitimacy, when they themselves believe they can count on a climate of impunity so much so that they can react violently to a bit of whistling.

We are by now used to the distortion whereby the media act as accomplices of these people, immortalizing pretended events of contestation which are stage-managed down to the last dot. Those who consider themselves the stars of the movement end up like Pezzotta, launching accusations of terrorism and even physically striking out against anyone who dares question them, even verbally. These actions, far from being episodic, serve to remind us really who these people are. They are light years from antiauthoritarian, self-managing practice though they show off libertarian credentials and slogans both outside and inside the movement, trusting that unspeakable acts like this one will go mostly unheard.

The Federation of Anarchist Communists expresses its maximum solidarity with the comrades of the Zapata, who are all victims of this attack and who, we are sure, will not allow themselves to be intimidated by such violent, stalinist methods.



Federazione dei Comunisti Anarchici
Segreteria Nazionale

6th July 2003