What's the Best Bird to Fight Fascism With?
We need your help.
Today, Bird of the Week is asking a simple question: which bird is best equipped to fight fascism?
We ask for two reasons. Reason One: As you may have noticed, fascism’s kind of a big thing right now. (Just today, the FBI arrested a judge for daring to demand that ICE produce a warrant before it detained someone. Bad!) Reason Two: We think birds have a vital role to play in all aspects of society, and that includes helping the antifascist cause.
And here’s where you come in. There are so many birds out there, all of them bringing unique skills to the table. But which birds are the ones we can rely on above all others in the battle against the evil people currently running the government? We don’t know—but we suspect you might have some ideas.
This doesn’t need to be about, like, which birds can peck eyes out the quickest or attack people like the bald eagle is doing to Donald Trump in this picture.
It can be about that, but there are other considerations too. Is there a bird that’s good at rallying other birds to its side? Is there a bird that does mutual aid or shelters other birds from harm? Is there a bird that displays natural leadership skills? Is there a bird that could help with legal cases?
Let us know in the comments, or email us with your thoughts. We’ll feature your suggestions in a future post. Solidarity forever, down with the Nazis, up with birds!!!!
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This gave me cause to revisit Caitlin’s excellent interview on leftist birds. While I want to go with the antifa bird, Brazilian Tanager, I’ll say crows for sake of variety since they can formulate plans, communicate over long distances and amongst different murders, and hold grudges and vengeances. Plus they’re smart af!
https://www.discourseblog.com/p/what-are-the-most-socialist-birds
It must be the Irish Republican Phoenix. Introduced by the Phoenix National and Literary Society in 1856, "the word Phoenix signifying that the Irish cause was again to rise from the ashes of our martyred nationality". The group's aim was to bring intellectuals into the Irish republican movement and encourage a revival of Gaelic customs and culture, ultimately leading to the overthrow of the English occupation. They were suppressed for sedition in 1859 and rounded up, but they directly influenced the Uprising in 1916 and the phoenix was later resurrected and taken up again by the IRA during the Troubles. Éire Abú!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_Badge.svg