Sure I could put down more words down about the January 6th attack on the Capitol, but there's not much that needs to be said that hasn't been said by dozens of others. I would rather focus on the pet project I've been working on, which is reading and learning about strike zines
Lately I've been more focused on anti-war zines circulated during the Vietnam War. These Zines were published in the back of coffee houses (which you can read more about from David Parsons) specifically created to give the drafted GIs a place to get away from the Army and have open and frank discussions about the war, racism in the ranks, and how the military was doing everything in it's power to silence anyone speaking against the Vietnam war.
Many GIs ended up in stockades or sent to federal prison for refusing the draft, one notable case being Richard Chase who refused to attend Riot Control training. Even at home the troops were being used to enact violence on their fellow Americans and Chase was having none of it.
