We'd like to introduce you to The Internet Anti-Fascst, a semi-weekly e-zine that is approaching its fifth year of publication. The journal defines itself in several way. The first is that the journal contains information of interest to anti-fascists, not material that is anti-fascist in itself. Editorially, we define "fascism" in the narrow sense, reflecting groups like the KKK, the German Nazi Party, and the Italian Fascist Party. We do not extend the meaning to include general issues of police brutality, generic injustice, or to extreme conservatives like Barry Goldwater or Ayn Rand. Second, "anti-fascist" is broadly defined. We do not use a excessively subjective definition as in all people "of good faith." Rather we broadly define it as it unfolded as a historical process, particularly as exemplified by opposition to the National Socialist German Labor Party and the KKK. One might trace the forerunners of contemporary anti-fascism in the humanist struggle against the theocratic domination of European societies by the Catholic Church. Certainly much of the early political opposition to the Hiterites developed from the turn-of-the-century French and German anti-militarism. Third, the journal tries to present a wide variety of information in which various anti-fascists might be interested. Regular features include book and movie reviews, web sites of interest, obituaries of noted individuals, news showing that it is the far right that seeks the "politically correct" domination of society, and a telling quote from one of the fascists that especially shows what they do and believe today. Fourth, the journal and related documents are meant as a research archive. All of the back issues are archived at <http://www.anti-fascism.org> as are other documents of interest. The web site also archives a wide variety of semi-internal documents by the fascists themselves on their tactics and strategies for the internet. We're especially proud of our collection of intercepted fascist documents outlining their tactics and strategy for organizing, especially on the net. We believe it the best in the world. There has been one problem widely distributing the journal. Some net-based lists have a "no rightwing propaganda" rule. This rule is properly established to avoid giving in to rightwing propaganda that we must "debate" fascists and do so on lists that we organize. The journal routinely distributes various documents intercepted from fascists or reflecting current fascistic modes of thinking. These are presented as an intelligence source for anti-fascists, not as the basis for civil discussion with the authors. Similarly, the archives at the web site are meant as a research tool for anti-fascists, not as an endorsement of any particular anti-fascist current. We hope you will look over the archives and make suggestions on how we can improve them With anti-fascist greetings, -- tallpaul (Paul Kneisel) Editor: The Internet Anti-Fascist <http://www.anti-fascism.org>
