William C.
@williamcson.bsky.social
“Everybody has to die Firdaus. I will die and you will die. The important thing is how to live until you die.”— Nawal El Saadawi
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My website 🔗: williamcanderson.info
My book 📖: https://www.akpress.org/nationonnomap.html
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Another way out: How denying reality aids fascism
Fascism doesn’t just thrive on hate—it also feeds on denial. As institutions crumble and history is rewritten, the refusal to confront reality becomes one of the most dangerous political acts of all
prismreports.org
Denial is a troublesome problem. Fascism isn't really a surprise; it's helped shape what US society is today. For @prismreports.org, I wrote about how refusing to accept the reality of how we got here aids fascist growth. We have to confront many contradictions.
prismreports.org/2025/10/20/a...
prismreports.org/2025/10/20/a...
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Some people thought that genocide should be a red line for a party's politics. If both parties think that it isn't, why is anything else not on the table? Why wouldn't they collude on anything else horrible?
Calling the Democrats “cowards” suggests that they're scared to do what's right when they show no fervent interest in being an opposition. They're largely colluders, not cowards. Many want their base to think they're cowards to maintain investment in the idea that they can be pushed to do better.
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Some people thought that genocide should be a red line for a party's politics. If both parties think that it isn't, why is anything else not on the table? Why wouldn't they collude on anything else horrible?
How many times does the same thing have to happen before reality sinks in?
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
How many times does the same thing have to happen before reality sinks in?
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Anyone waiting on the Democrats to be an opposition shouldn't expect much. Don't be surprised if or when the Democrats (starting with the high-level establishment) start joining the Republicans outright and pushing this society toward a more openly one-party state.
February 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Anyone waiting on the Democrats to be an opposition shouldn't expect much. Don't be surprised if or when the Democrats (starting with the high-level establishment) start joining the Republicans outright and pushing this society toward a more openly one-party state.
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No one has to do the Democrats' job for them and tell them about the tools at their disposal. Do you think the Republicans are the only ones who know how the system works? 'If they wanted to, they would' applies to US party politics too. They've been like this and only gotten worse for years.
February 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
No one has to do the Democrats' job for them and tell them about the tools at their disposal. Do you think the Republicans are the only ones who know how the system works? 'If they wanted to, they would' applies to US party politics too. They've been like this and only gotten worse for years.
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Calling the Democrats “cowards” suggests that they're scared to do what's right when they show no fervent interest in being an opposition. They're largely colluders, not cowards. Many want their base to think they're cowards to maintain investment in the idea that they can be pushed to do better.
February 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Calling the Democrats “cowards” suggests that they're scared to do what's right when they show no fervent interest in being an opposition. They're largely colluders, not cowards. Many want their base to think they're cowards to maintain investment in the idea that they can be pushed to do better.
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"Some socialists wanted to work through government, political parties, and the state to seize power. Other socialists saw this as a corruptible reformist effort. Instead, they argued for building socialism from below through direct action, federations, and expropriation of the means of production."
Debates about anarchism versus socialism reveal that many people are unaware of the history of the socialist movement. At Offshoot, we made a zine explaining how this nonsensical binary shows a need for more political education on these terms people misrepresent. offshootjournal.org/anarchism-or...
Anarchism or Socialism (A Nonsensical Question)
<p>Offshoot Journal presents Anarchism or Socialism (A Nonsensical Question). Though plenty of educational materials address the history recounted in this short zine, it felt necessary to create. Many...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"Some socialists wanted to work through government, political parties, and the state to seize power. Other socialists saw this as a corruptible reformist effort. Instead, they argued for building socialism from below through direct action, federations, and expropriation of the means of production."
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10 Years (!!!) of @lucyparsonslabs.com. Our newest newsletter does a very brief moment of reflection, we hope you'll read it.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
10 Years (!!!) of @lucyparsonslabs.com. Our newest newsletter does a very brief moment of reflection, we hope you'll read it.
www.canva.com/design/DAG28...
www.canva.com/design/DAG28...
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Learning from movement elders like JoNina and Lorenzo is critical, not just to retain history, but as an act of historical memory—extracting lessons that are still applicable today.
Thanks to all who made this speaking tour possible!
Thanks to all who made this speaking tour possible!
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Learning from movement elders like JoNina and Lorenzo is critical, not just to retain history, but as an act of historical memory—extracting lessons that are still applicable today.
Thanks to all who made this speaking tour possible!
Thanks to all who made this speaking tour possible!
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New on our site:
Claiming Freedom in Revolution and in War: an Introduction to the Anarchist Group in Sudan
Claiming Freedom in Revolution and in War: an Introduction to the Anarchist Group in Sudan
Claiming Freedom in Revolution and in War: an Introduction to the Anarchist Group in Sudan
In 2024, Black Rose/Rosa Negra’s International Relations Committee began working closely with anarchist revolutionaries in Sudan. This relationship has involved the exchange of ideas, practical advice...
www.blackrosefed.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New on our site:
Claiming Freedom in Revolution and in War: an Introduction to the Anarchist Group in Sudan
Claiming Freedom in Revolution and in War: an Introduction to the Anarchist Group in Sudan
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Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.
Trump Administration Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Exactly It’s Killing in Boat Strikes
Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.
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New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
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You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
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The point isn't to *match* what fascists are doing, it's to *stop* what the fascists are doing...
A quintessential example of liberalism in today’s USA is people responding to Trump’s third-term talk with the idea of Obama running again. Instead of working to stop something unimaginably bad at all costs, there are those who already imagine extending it to everyone's detriment.
October 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The point isn't to *match* what fascists are doing, it's to *stop* what the fascists are doing...
A quintessential example of liberalism in today’s USA is people responding to Trump’s third-term talk with the idea of Obama running again. Instead of working to stop something unimaginably bad at all costs, there are those who already imagine extending it to everyone's detriment.
October 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A quintessential example of liberalism in today’s USA is people responding to Trump’s third-term talk with the idea of Obama running again. Instead of working to stop something unimaginably bad at all costs, there are those who already imagine extending it to everyone's detriment.
Absolutely no one should be contributing. This is the bare minimum.
Over 300 writers, scholars, and public intellectuals have pledged to not contribute to the New York Times’ Opinion section until it takes “accountability for its biased coverage and commits to truthfully and ethically reporting on the U.S.-Israeli war on Gaza.”
300+ pledge to boycott the New York Times’ op-ed page over their anti-Palestinian bias.
Over 300 writers, scholars, and public intellectuals have pledged to not contribute to the New York Times’ Opinion section until three demands have been met. The demands address the anti-Palestinia…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Absolutely no one should be contributing. This is the bare minimum.
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About 13% of Mississippians, or around 384,800 people, receive food stamps, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities data shows.
Of those who receive SNAP benefits, 67% are families with children, 41% are families who are older adults or disabled, and 26% are working families.
Of those who receive SNAP benefits, 67% are families with children, 41% are families who are older adults or disabled, and 26% are working families.
Mississippi to Halt SNAP Food Assistance on Nov. 1 Amid Shutdown
Mississippi residents who rely on food stamps will not be able to access SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
About 13% of Mississippians, or around 384,800 people, receive food stamps, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities data shows.
Of those who receive SNAP benefits, 67% are families with children, 41% are families who are older adults or disabled, and 26% are working families.
Of those who receive SNAP benefits, 67% are families with children, 41% are families who are older adults or disabled, and 26% are working families.
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Hawai‘i residents challenge US military over leases on sacred lands, ray levy uyeda reports. The coalition of Native Hawaiians & local residents organizing against the government’s operations has only grown since 2021, when a bunker spilled jet fuel into an aquifer, poisoning thousands of families.
Hawai‘i residents challenge military over leases on sacred lands
Organizing by Native Hawaiians and local residents against the government’s operations has only grown since 2021, when a military-owned bunker spilled jet fuel into an aquifer
prismreports.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hawai‘i residents challenge US military over leases on sacred lands, ray levy uyeda reports. The coalition of Native Hawaiians & local residents organizing against the government’s operations has only grown since 2021, when a bunker spilled jet fuel into an aquifer, poisoning thousands of families.
From Preston's ‘Aliens and Dissenters’:
“The Department of Commerce and Labor and the local inspectors operated almost without check and largely without public notice...The aliens rounded up had failed to make the protests that might have advertised the procedure and forced its reconsideration.”
“The Department of Commerce and Labor and the local inspectors operated almost without check and largely without public notice...The aliens rounded up had failed to make the protests that might have advertised the procedure and forced its reconsideration.”
October 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
From Preston's ‘Aliens and Dissenters’:
“The Department of Commerce and Labor and the local inspectors operated almost without check and largely without public notice...The aliens rounded up had failed to make the protests that might have advertised the procedure and forced its reconsideration.”
“The Department of Commerce and Labor and the local inspectors operated almost without check and largely without public notice...The aliens rounded up had failed to make the protests that might have advertised the procedure and forced its reconsideration.”
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"Refusing to face reality when part of the population wants you confined or killed is a deadly game."
@williamcson.bsky.social
via @prismreports.org
@williamcson.bsky.social
via @prismreports.org
Another way out: How denying reality aids fascism
Fascism doesn’t just thrive on hate—it also feeds on denial. As institutions crumble and history is rewritten, the refusal to confront reality becomes one of the most dangerous political acts of all
prismreports.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Refusing to face reality when part of the population wants you confined or killed is a deadly game."
@williamcson.bsky.social
via @prismreports.org
@williamcson.bsky.social
via @prismreports.org
This was a great conversation and I appreciate @deathpanel.bsky.social for giving me the space to say a lot of what I’m feeling at this moment. Check it out if can!
Now unlocked: we speak with William C. Anderson about taking action now and not being led to despair or resignation by the churn of the electoral cycle, and his recent essay, “Another way out: Fighting back against inaction”
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Another Way Out w/ William C. Anderson (Unlocked)
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October 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This was a great conversation and I appreciate @deathpanel.bsky.social for giving me the space to say a lot of what I’m feeling at this moment. Check it out if can!
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Now unlocked: we speak with William C. Anderson about taking action now and not being led to despair or resignation by the churn of the electoral cycle, and his recent essay, “Another way out: Fighting back against inaction”
on.soundcloud.com/Dvx4pAxbaeDi...
on.soundcloud.com/Dvx4pAxbaeDi...
Another Way Out w/ William C. Anderson (Unlocked)
This episode was originally released June 23rd for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patro
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October 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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This was a great episode and a wonderful salve if you're feeling run down by certain aspects of the recent discourse. Very happy to see it in the main feed so I can recommend it to folks.
Now unlocked: we speak with William C. Anderson about taking action now and not being led to despair or resignation by the churn of the electoral cycle, and his recent essay, “Another way out: Fighting back against inaction”
on.soundcloud.com/Dvx4pAxbaeDi...
on.soundcloud.com/Dvx4pAxbaeDi...
Another Way Out w/ William C. Anderson (Unlocked)
This episode was originally released June 23rd for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patro
on.soundcloud.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This was a great episode and a wonderful salve if you're feeling run down by certain aspects of the recent discourse. Very happy to see it in the main feed so I can recommend it to folks.
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A liberal relationship with history creates a false romance with a happy ending that doesn’t exist. Fascism feeds on denial, argues @williamcson.bsky.social in his “Another way out” column. We must reject any response to fascism that falls short of calls for unrestrained resistance.
Another way out: How denying reality aids fascism
Fascism doesn’t just thrive on hate—it also feeds on denial. As institutions crumble and history is rewritten, the refusal to confront reality becomes one of the most dangerous political acts of all
prismreports.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A liberal relationship with history creates a false romance with a happy ending that doesn’t exist. Fascism feeds on denial, argues @williamcson.bsky.social in his “Another way out” column. We must reject any response to fascism that falls short of calls for unrestrained resistance.
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Their situation has not changed, but Sahar + Odai have not received any donations. The only thing that has changed has been the perception of folks with money to give. They need $400 to cover Odai's medical expenses and care. Please treat him as you would want a child in your care to be treated
Donate to Urgent Aid for Sahar’s Family – Food, Shelter & Medicine, organized by Mahmoud Shehada
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Please read this as if I'm a member … Mahmoud Shehada needs your support for Urgent Aid for Sahar’s Family – Food, Shelter & Medicine
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October 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Their situation has not changed, but Sahar + Odai have not received any donations. The only thing that has changed has been the perception of folks with money to give. They need $400 to cover Odai's medical expenses and care. Please treat him as you would want a child in your care to be treated
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Must read:
"Now, the same liberals who validated the absurd myth of “cancel culture” so that the right could openly talk about exterminating and imprisoning their enemies will be targeted by that which they helped facilitate"
"Now, the same liberals who validated the absurd myth of “cancel culture” so that the right could openly talk about exterminating and imprisoning their enemies will be targeted by that which they helped facilitate"
Denial is a troublesome problem. Fascism isn't really a surprise; it's helped shape what US society is today. For @prismreports.org, I wrote about how refusing to accept the reality of how we got here aids fascist growth. We have to confront many contradictions.
prismreports.org/2025/10/20/a...
prismreports.org/2025/10/20/a...
Another way out: How denying reality aids fascism
Fascism doesn’t just thrive on hate—it also feeds on denial. As institutions crumble and history is rewritten, the refusal to confront reality becomes one of the most dangerous political acts of all
prismreports.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Must read:
"Now, the same liberals who validated the absurd myth of “cancel culture” so that the right could openly talk about exterminating and imprisoning their enemies will be targeted by that which they helped facilitate"
"Now, the same liberals who validated the absurd myth of “cancel culture” so that the right could openly talk about exterminating and imprisoning their enemies will be targeted by that which they helped facilitate"