Communists from the âRed Guards Austinâ were arrested after violently attacking Trump supporters during an anti-Trump rally at the Capitol on Sunday night, as reported at a local CBS affiliate.
Trevor Loudon is well aware of the violent and âsecretiveâ Red Guards Austin, who he describes as âextreme Maoist.â This communist group, Loudon explains, is âaligned with the Red Guards Los Angeles and the Kansas City Missouri-based Progressive Youth Organization, both of which were heavily involved in anti-Trump protests before the election.â
Referring to the arrests, the Red Guards Austin posted the following on Facebook using the code name âPukaâ for one of those arrested:
A brief perusal of Red Guards Austin Facebook page reveals that this anti-capitalist group is not interested in peace. Advertising an anti-Trump rally last Thursday, they wrote:
âCalling all militants. Fâ the police. Show up if your pissed at this system and lets shut sâ down.â
The communist group shared an event for students from the âRevolutionary Student Frontâ (which describes itself as a ârevolutionary anti-capitalist student movementâ ) scheduled for this Friday night called ââNot My Presidentâ to âNo More Presidents!’â which seeks to build âa movement that can create a revolution to end capitalism will burn the oppressive roots from which fascism grows:â
âWith Donald Trump as president-elect, a lot of us are wondering how we got here and what we can do about it. The Democratic Party wonât save us; even âprogressivesâ like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have said theyâll work together with President Trump. Peaceful protest wonât save us; as Stokely Carmichael said, âNonviolence only works if your opponent has a conscience. The United States has none.â
The only thing that has stopped fascism historically is an organized anti-fascist fighting force; Hitler was only stopped by the Red Army. The rising wave of fascist movements emboldened by Trumpâs presidency can only be countered by an even more bold mass movement of anti-capitalist resistance. Now more than ever, the steps necessary for building this type of mass revolutionary movement need to be made. And only a movement that can create a revolution to end capitalism will burn the oppressive roots from which fascism grows.
Join the Revolutionary Student Front at Jester A203A (tentative) on 6:30 on Thursday, to talk about the concrete steps necessary in building power on campus as working-class students to create a better world and defend each other from the threat of fascism.â
The Revolutionary Student Front supports the Red Guards Austin, according to this post:
The Red Guard Austinâs cover photo on Facebook:
The Revolutionarfy Student Front gives tips to protesters who are ânew to protests that are more on the disruptive and confrontational side,â such as writing the phone number of the National Lawyers Guild on the protesterâs arm before the protest. Not surprisingly, the communist agitators do not discourage violence.
Watch a local CBS affiliate report (mildly) on the arrest:
The same communist organization attacked Alex Jones during a pro-life rally in May, 2015.
Watch the video here:
It is highly unusual for a local news report to identify âactivistsâ as members of communist groups, although the majority (if not all) of the recent anti-Trump protests are indeed organized by communists.Â