• runswithjedi@lemmy.world
      31·
      9 months ago

      I googled the name from the bottom and read some about them. They encourage peaceful nonviolent resistance, voting, volunteering as an Election Officer, knowledge of firearms, physical training, and basic first aid knowledge.

      I had never even considered volunteering for an election, which I would love to do. I submitted an application with my local Board of Elections to volunteer as an Election Officer. If anyone else is up for it, I encourage you to volunteer too!

      Also, register to vote if you haven’t already. Your state might also be allowing requesting absentee ballots so you can vote early. The DNC probably isn’t holding a primary in your state, but if you register as unaffiliated you can pick a different party to vote for in the primaries. This is a way to express your support for candidates you’d prefer to be elected, even if they aren’t from a party you’d typically vote for. This might vary from state to state, so check out your state’s BOE website.

      • PugJesus@kbin.social
        81·
        9 months ago

        I’ve volunteered for election work before. It’s actually quite easy in terms of labor required (triggered my social anxiety something fierce, but so does any ‘front desk’ work), and it’s nice to know you’re doing your civic duty. In my area, they’re always in need of more volunteers. We also got paid.

      • jordanlund@lemmy.world
        6·
        9 months ago

        My wife is a Precinct Committee Person and one of the things we do is monitor ballot drop boxes to make sure nobody is engaging in intimidation. I say “we” because there’s no way I’m letting her go out there on her own…

    • Venator@lemmy.nz
      2·
      9 months ago

      Hmm, but the Social Democratic Party of Germany lost to the Nazis in 1932… 🤔

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
    902·
    9 months ago

    I think part of the problem is people are still treating maga people like they just have a difference of opinion. The Republican party is not okay.

    If you ever wondered what you would have done in the 1930s when the Nazis were coming to power, now you know.

    • be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social
      9·
      9 months ago

      Never heard of them before myself. If we assume for the moment that they have accurately portrayed themselves on their website:

      The American Iron Front is a network of Americans participating in direct action to counter the fascist and anti-democracy agenda perpetuated by groups and individuals in the United States. This agenda is being perpetuated by mainstream parties and fringe groups alike through misinformation, pseudo-patriotism, and weaponization of the law to disenfranchise voters, women, minorities, and those that oppose their bigoted agenda. They are actively recruiting in the cities and towns of America and radicalizing recruits online.

      Our goal is to stand as a direct counterpoint to the nationalism of the alt-right and its corruption of American values by building solidarity, unity, and common defense of the Constitution.

      https://www.ironfrontusa.org/about-us

      Edit: Based on imagery alone (see wikipedia page), I would guess the organization is inspired by this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Front

      The Iron Front (German: Eiserne Front) was a German paramilitary organization in the Weimar Republic which consisted of social democrats, trade unionists, and democratic socialists. Its main goal was to defend democratic socialism and liberal democracy against totalitarian ideologies on the far-right and far-left. The Iron Front chiefly opposed the Sturmabteilung (SA) wing of the Nazi Party and the Antifaschistische Aktion wing of the Communist Party of Germany.[1] Formally independent, it was intimately associated with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The Three Arrows, originally designed for the Iron Front, became a well-known social democratic symbol representing resistance against monarchism, Nazism, and Marxism-Leninism during the parliamentary elections in November 1932. The Three Arrows were later adopted by the SPD itself.[2]

      • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
        183·
        9 months ago

        You mean Communism or communism? Everyone should be anti Communism. However communism and those that follow it are pretty rational, generally agreeable allies.

        It’s just a shame that Communism ruined communism. Because these days people have no idea what communism is. Only Communism. Due to the propaganda from all over. You first have to explain that there’s a difference between the two. Before you can ever havea chance at an intelligent conversation.

      • BeautifulMind ♾️@lemmy.worldEnglish
        71·
        9 months ago

        Three arrows mostly gets it right.

        fwiw, if your argument looks even a bit like [x is /this label/ and therefore it means y], it’s a huge red flag to anyone that’s tired of being told bullshit things using that formula. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard well universal health care is socialism and the russians were socialist so if we get health care like the Danes do we will get russian outcomes (never mind the Danes don’t) I could probably retire at this point