Oregon — The assassination of Charlie Kirk has drawn the attention of the nation and elicited responses around the world. Over the past week vigils have been held around Oregon to honor Kirk and mourn his loss. One such vigil took place in Eugene and included a march to the University of Oregon campus. The UO Ducks recently honored Kirk by leaving a designated empty seat in his memory.
Following the Eugene vigil the Corvallis ANTIFA cell published an after action report discussing the event, its attendees, the political environment and concluded with some considerations for political strategy going forward.
They describe the event as “far tamer than we expected it to be, but it isn’t completely innocuous” and express concern that “numerous far-right figures who haven’t been active in Oregon for several years” were in attendance at the event.
Andy Ngo reported on this after action report in a post on X:
The post goes on to consider the optics of countering gatherings such as the vigils stating “simply put, black-bloc counters of what appear to be normie worship events with children in attendance is a decidedly bad look and contributes to the American conservative persecution narrative, galvanizing otherwise politically inactive conservatives.” The post then turns to considerations regarding opposition tactics to counter this conservative movement.
“Antifascists must work to find more creative ways to counter this political moment. One option may be working to drive wedges between different segments of the right. “
“One possibly useful wedge issue in this context is Israel. Conspiracy theorists have already jumped to blame Kirk’s assassination on Mossad, claiming the lifelong zionist was on the verge of becoming j-pilled.”
The term “j-pilled” connects to what has been called the “Jewish Question” in the past, and refers to developing a supposed awareness to how Jews obtain and hold power and exercise control over important elements of societies.
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