Resisting Fascism

How can our society resist fascism and become more equitable?

Last updated 2023 March 18

Sub-questions

• What should we expect from fascists? What are the common approaches and arguments they use?
• How have people resisted fascism in the past?
• How can I help others safely?
• How can women be treated as equal members of society?
• How can I defend against Christian nationalism?

Bookshelf

Related books I’ve read since 2021. Links go to my book review.

We Hereby Refuse
by Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura, Matt Sasaki +
Ross Ishikawa
(graphic non-fiction, history)
Japanese-American authors
2023-01-02

Rest is Resistance
by Tricia Hersey
(non-fiction, memoir)
Black, queer author
2022-12-15

On Tyranny: Graphic Edition 👍👍
by Timothy Snyder
+ Nora Krug
(non-fiction, history)
2022-06-09

Good Trouble 👍
by Christopher Noxon
(graphic novel, non-fiction)
2022-02-28

Run: Book One
by John Lewis, A. Aydin, L. Fury + N. Powell
(graphic novel, non-fiction)
2021-09-22

Never Say You Can’t Survive 👍
by Charlie Jane Anders
(non-fiction, writing)
trans author
2021-09-03

Year of the Rabbit
by Tian Veasna
(graphic novel, memoir)
Cambodian-French author
2021-07-14

They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, J. Eisenger, S. Scott + H. Becker
(graphic novel, memoir)
Japanese-American + gay author
2021-06-15

Banned Book Club
by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada + Ko Hyung-Ju
(graphic novel, history)
Korean author + illustrator + rep
2021-05-23

Be My Guest
by Priya Basil
(non-fiction, essay)
Asian author, atheist author
2021-02-16

Webinars + videos

• Romance and Apocalypse
• Politicized Design: escaping oppressive systems with participatory movements
• Went to The History of Exclusion on the Eastside
• Watched Don’t Talk to the Police
• Flights of Foundry: Imagining Accessible Worlds in SFF

Articles

Articles or longer responses I’ve written.

Defending against abuse, violence, and viewpoints of hatred

What happens to activism after Twitter?

Nuance and ambiguity

Do men think about whether they want kids every day?

Public spending needs context

Notes

Bookmarks and quotes from articles I’ve read.

Supporting others

• How to support trans people
• Sponsorship vs Mentorship
• Allow room for allies to make mistakes — because we all make them

Advocacy

• An interactive advocacy website about police
• Organizing vs. Mobilizing
• Banksy’s Hotel in Palestine
• Seizing the Narrative on Violent Crime

Truth + language

• Democracy requires truth; lies grow insurrection
• What does life look like?
• Overrepresented majority
• A right contingent on political whims is not a right
• Inherent Value

Resistance

• Embracing authoritarianism to keep power and quash change
• Asserting the right to exist in public online spaces
• Our Rage is Not Hysterical
• Rest is resistance
• Maintenance supports change
• Cancel Culture

Psychology

• The news is a drag
• Article pairing: stop reading the news
• The duty of hope
• Power Over vs. Power With
• Why others get upset when you mask
• The shifting baseline of normal

History + not-history

• Background on Ukraine and Russia
• Child Labor is Alive in America
• Capitalism vs. children

Resources

• Tax justice
• Guide to intervening as a bystander
• Republican divisions