Feds: Anarchist Zines, Always the Gravest Threat
Prairieland ICE, a federal task force, is allegedly pushing to classify protest literature as 'terrorist propaganda,' arguing that sharing articles, essays, and even artwork could constitute 'material support' for criminal activity. This isn't just about 'anarchist zines'; it's about chilling free speech, plain and simple. Remember when the FBI surveilled Martin Luther King Jr. and categorized
civil rights organizing as a threat? Or COINTELPRO targeting Black Panthers and anti-war groups? The playbook is just getting dusted off for new targets. One might wonder why the state is so terrified of pamphlets, while the architects of actual domestic economic violence or those pushing for endless foreign wars are lauded. Perhaps it's easier to silence inconvenient truths than to address the
systemic failures zines so inconveniently highlight.