The anarchist group that recently claimed responsibility for vandalizing the Chi Psi fraternity house is disturbing for both its misguided affiliation as a political group and its members’ careless generalization of fraternities.
The group took credit for the incident, which occurred on Jan. 14, in a post published on the anarchist blog War on Society.
The group’s members discredit themselves and their cause through their criminal actions. They appear to be nothing more than a violent anarchist group.
It is a shame that a group would feel the need to resort to such tactics as vandalism of a “random” fraternity house in order to make some kind of statement.
Open dialogue and peaceful awareness campaigns are a much better option for a group aiming to rectify injustices. They could send their message without unjustly hurting innocent parties.
The group’s website states the group seeks “solidarity with all those imprisoned or facing imprisonment for defending themselves against homophobic or transphobic violence.”
But the group’s website provides no instances backing up its claims that, “all fraternities are sites of conscious self-organization for patriarchal power and the homophobia that supports it.”
These kinds of sweeping generalizations are dangerous. And it is unconscionable for any group to make such discriminatory remarks against a community and then use those claims as justification for violence.
In essence, War on Society’s members seem to be dishing out exactly what they themselves are railing against. They would benefit from re-evaluating these tactics.
