IndyMedia - Vrij Media Centrum Nederland

I'm in full agreement with what you propose practically, however i feel the need to respond to
"Clearly, the rise of such groups is a consequence of contemporary developments on a much broader level: the State trying to impose fear of uncontrollable “floods of refugees” in its citizens, Fortress Europe erecting walls to “protect” its precious Empire, the media vomiting news items which groups like Pegida can fester and spread their fascist and racist bullshit. "

This political reductionism ignores the economic component in the rise of fascism, both historically as well as currently. It also tends to be circular: the cause of right-wing extremism on the streets is right-wing extremism in parliament - then where does right-wing extremism in parliament come from? The media panders to groups like pegida perhaps, but it also does so because this news sells and enough people seem to buy into it to a large enough extent (while at the same time remain highly critical of other things they hear on the news!)

Please do not forget the last economic crisis and the way the left utterly failed to do anything useful with it (including the extra parliamentary and the anarchists who refuse the leftist label), whereas the right managed to capitalize on it (literally as well as figuratively, economically as well as politically). Part of the way it did was of course with xenophobia etc. This however just begs the question why people were susceptible to such tactics. Also do not forget the disintegration of the anti-globalization movement following the attacks of 9/11. Also do not forget the start of the neoliberal reaction in the early eighties and the failure of both the 'new' as well as the 'old' left in the decade prior. Also do not forget how the rise of fascism in the 20's and 30's of the last century was preceded by the failure of the german and italian (and finally also spanish) revolutions as well as the 'self-destruction' of the russian revolution (although 'self-destruction' is somewhat of a misnomer).

In short, do not forget your history and do not fall victim to circular reason. Because as you rightly imply, you can successfully confront 'the fascists' on one day yet still not stop the rise of fascism itself. And stopping 'the fascists' some days is the only thing you will be able to do if you consider fascism the cause of fascism.