Respect is earned (Gonzo Notes 12)
Time and again, one of the resounding criticisms of activist movements from the right and from the center-left is our lack of decorum. While we sometimes acknowledge that acts of resistance can be effective, we’ve sanded all the rough edges off of our memories of these moments.
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Back issues
- (December 1 2016) Gonzo Notes 01: Life Under President Trump (Translation: German / Deutsch)
- (December 8 2016) Gonzo Notes 02: Celebrate Every Victory
- (December 23 2016) Gonzo Notes 03: How to break rules in 2017
- (January 16, 2017) Gonzo Notes 04: Don’t let unity erase your struggle
- (February 10, 2017) Gonzo Notes 05: How to survive Hurricane Donald
- (February 28, 2017) Gonzo Notes 06: Stay and fight fascism where you are
- (April 10, 2017) Gonzo Notes 07: Fascism and the harsh lessons of failure
- (April 29, 2017) Gonzo Notes 08: Life on the precipice
- (May 15, 2017) Gonzo Notes 09: Laughing ourselves to hell
- (June 19, 2017) Gonzo Notes 10: You’re never ‘just’ a journalist
- (July 10, 2017) Gonzo Notes 11: Embracing diversity of tactics
- (July 31, 2017) Gonzo Notes 12: Respect is earned
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