READ: Left-wing Radicals Post Online Guide to ‘Disrupting’ the Country if Election is Close

Breitbart ^ | 12 Oct 2020 | JOEL B. POLLAK

[E. Pluribus Unum]

An organization of radical left-wing activists has posted an online guide to “disruption” that outlines a plan to shut down the country and force President Donald Trump from power in the event that the 2020 election is too close to call.

The guide, “Stopping the Coup,” available as a Google doc, is being circulated by a group called ShutDownDC. It casts its plan for disruption as a response to an imagined “coup” by the president in the case of a close election.

In an email promoting the guide, ShutDownDC declares: “Preventing Donald Trump from stealing the election and remaining in office is likely to take mass, sustained disruptive movements all over the country.” The guide is a manual to that “disruption.”

Parts of the guide are committed to ensuring a “fair election.” Parts of it, however, read like a manual for staging a coup rather than a guide to preventing one:

In the context of a coup or highly contested election we need to be clear that our actions must directly affect the structures and pillars of power. Our largest asset in this regard utilizes the ideas of non-compliance through massive, broad based direct action. Where we can, we need to be in the streets, on the highways, or at the sites of power and power holders. In our jobs and lives we must refuse to allow those taking control the legitimacy of the power they seek through strikes, slowdowns, and boycotts, and public refusal to accept an illegitimate ruling party.

Another section urges activists to stop American life from continuing if the election does not go their way (original emphasis):

In order to really win we will need to force some pillars of power (business, military, media, or other major institutions) to decide to side with the people, or...

[SunkenCiv]

It's a.k.a. the DNC 2020 platform, and the Manual of Journalistic Ethics.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Like fascists calling themselves anti-fascists.

[LouieFisk]

“Talk is so damn easy on a keyboard.”
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Since none of us hold the highest office in the land, talk is all we can do when it comes to prosecuting and imprisoning those who openly plot the violent overthrow of the government.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

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[Fedora]

The document links to a "resources" document recommending other groups which are allied with Shut Down DC: --- Legal Support Building a Community Legal Support Team •Jail Support Training Primer Video - 45min •Tool Kits and Tip Sheets -- Law4 Black Lives •Best Practices for Jail Support -- Mutant Legal •Building a Jail support team -- Midnight Special •Jail Support Form -Rosehip Medic Collective •List of Bail Funds for Protestors across the Country Resources for Resisting Federal Repression •Know Your Right During Covid -- NLG Resisting Grand Jury Info •What you should know about Grand Juries -- Indybay •Grand Jury Resistance Project -- (No longer active, but good info) Resources for Undocumented Protestors •Safety Tips for Undocumented Protesters -- United We Dream General Legal Thoughts •What Have You Done For Justice Today? -- Midnight Special Law Collective •Protests & Public Safety:A Guide for Cities & Citizens -- Constitutional Protest Guide •A Conversation on Political Violence, Extremism and American Democracy -- Webinar •Trump has been prosecuting protesters since the day he took office -- Washington Post Federal Defense Hotline Legal Groups •Voting Rights Project •Civil Liberties Defense Center •Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights -- hotline to call for problems at the polls. •ProtectDemocracy.org Organizing/Campaign Support AntiOppression/Bias Awareness/Intersectional Cultural Support •The Elements of Creating Collective Space -- Southerners On New Ground (SONG) •Undoing Oppressions Resources -- Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) •Skin in the Game -- Eric Ward's piece •Talking White Supremacy Flyer -- SHowing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) •Being An Ally -- SONG •Creating a culture that helps white people take strategic and effective anti-racist action as a part of multiracial movements -- Catalyst People Power - Political Defiance - Nonviolent Direct Action Planning + Support •The Path of Most Resistance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Nonviolent Campaigns Ivan Marovic •Action Street Smarts and Safety Checklists/Handouts ◦Pre-During-Post Action Check List -- Beautiful Trouble ◦Assertive Intervention/De-escalation Tips -- Beautiful Trouble ◦Action Street Smarts & Personal Prep -- Beautiful Trouble •CHOOSING TACTICS Strategically •Protest and Police Intervention Tips in the U.S. -- CPT Tactical Resources •The Disruption Project -- detailed advice and case studies about organizing direct action. •Ruckus Tiny Blockade Booklet •Action Resources -- Collection on Organizing for Power •The Action Strategy Guide -- Ruckus •Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching •BeautifulTrouble.org •BeautifulRising.org •Arts Organizing -- 350.org ◦Artivist Guide: How to Organize an Art Build -- 350.org Action Support Specifics •COMMS (More link forthcoming) •MEDIC ◦Safety Tips ◦Where There Is No Doctor's First Aid Handbook. •MEDIA (More links forthcoming) •Mutual Aid ◦How to Build a Network in Your Neighborhood ◦ Mutual aid National Slack Coordination/ Communication •BirdDogging ◦Birddog Nation! ◦How to Resources for Specific Constituencies Religious/Spiritual •Online Nonviolence Training -- CPT •Votewell -- CTZN Well Unions (More links forthcoming) Media (More links forthcoming) Students •Alliance for Youth Action -- engaging the youth vote in key states •7 Ways to Get Involved in the 2020 Election If You’re Under 18 -- Teen Vogue •How to be a Poll Worker -- Poll Hero Federal Workers •Activism Resources for Federal Employees Links to Groups/Work Already Happening •Protect the Results - Fighting to Protect the Results of the 2020 Election •Frontline -- Movement for Black Lives, Working Family Party, United We Dream •ShutDownDC -- DC Based Action Council •Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition •TheDisruptionProject.org -- Resources on Direct Action and Disruption •Choosedemocracy.us •866-Our-Vote -- coalition providing solid voter education in the face of mis- and disinformation. •Black Voices Change Lives -- NAACP organized effort to help get black people to the polls •VoteSave America -- good resources, especially about poll workers. •Fair Fight -- tracks voter intimidation, ensures ballot access, voter counting, and registration. •Alliance for Youth Action -- engaging the (all important) youth vote in key states. •Power to the Polls -- focuses on poll worker recruitment and amplification of the recruiting effort. • Vote Climate- Greenpeace •Junkipedia : centralized collection of problematic content •How do I vote in My State? Groups Offering Trainings •Frontline •BlackOUT Collective •ShutDownDC •ChooseDemocracy.us •Christian Peacemakers Team •Beautiful Trouble •Climate Disobedience Center •Center for Popular Democracy

[VeniVidiVici]

Eric Stoner is a co-founder and editor of Waging Nonviolence, and an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s College.”

And yet this "professor" refuses to admit to the numerous instances of mail-in ballot "difficulties" happening around the country already.

Is Trump just supposed to stand-down and not acknowledge the BS the Democrats are going to throw his way?

[Fedora]

This item from that list links them to BLM’s umbrella, the Movement for Black Lives:

“Frontline — Movement for Black Lives, Working Family Party, United We Dream”

[fieldmarshaldj]

Didn’t he play that fat fag on “Modern Family” ?

[CMSMC]

Always center mass.

[DBrow]

“Is Trump just supposed to stand-down and not acknowledge the BS the Democrats are going to throw his way? “

I think the goal is to mob the streets by Friday of election week because “Trump has not left the White House”.

I doubt the author wants calm in the period from election day to December 8.

If Trump decides to challenge any skeevy election results, the mob will come out in mostly nonviolent attempts to lock the US down and distract the people.

[TheConservativeTejano]

Lock ‘n load, guys and gals... Marxist season opens soon. No bag limit. ;o)

Partner, we are all locked and loaded right now with the DemonRat party.

I just hope the Communist/DemonRat party goes down and hopefully we can get rid of this ballot harvesting.

[Secret Agent Man]

Yup

[griswold3]

Heeding Harris’ call to continue the riots.

[BenLurkin]

The Democrat Party has been disrupting the nation since losing in 2016.

That’s just the plain fact of the matter.

[Dr.Deth]

The Color Revolution playbook.

[BlackAdderess]

You know, while everyone is all exercised over trying to keep the other half of the country from functioning, nothing gets done, particularly on the issues where voters on the left and right agree. If the left and right are too busy resenting each other to be able to act in concert where they agree, the system will stay broken and the 99% will continued to be screwed. The people profiting on this sad situation will laugh all the way to the bank as this “nothing gets done” increases inequality.

[JungleGoat77]

Here’s their calendar of training and movement: https://www.shutdowndc.org/calendar

[Right Wing Assault]

Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition

TheDisruptionProject.org — Resources on Direct Action and Disruption

Choosedemocracy.us

866-Our-Vote — coalition providing solid voter education in the face of mis- and disinformation.

Black Voices Change Lives — NAACP organized effort to help get black people to the polls

VoteSave America — good resources, especially about poll workers.

Fair Fight — tracks voter intimidation, ensures ballot access, voter counting, and registration.

Alliance for Youth Action — engaging the (all important) youth vote in key states.

Power to the Polls — focuses on poll worker recruitment and amplification of the recruiting effort.

Vote Climate- Greenpeace

Junkipedia : centralized collection of problematic content

How do I vote in My State? Groups Offering Trainings

Frontline

BlackOUT Collective

ShutDownDC

ChooseDemocracy.us

Christian Peacemakers Team

Beautiful Trouble

Climate Disobedience Center

Center for Popular Democracy

[job]

It’s made of people.

[lightman]

Long past time for RICO, criminal conspiracy, and insurrection charges.