This song is about direct action. Extremists want to harm people for characteristics that are either social constructs or immutable, and we must all stand up to protect anyone they target. In the U.S. there’s a lot of hemming and hawing from the ‘left’ (true Liberals in the global sense of the word) about whether or not the use of violence to prevent greater violence is morally justifiable. Was the Battle of Cable Street morally justifiable? Was the Allied response to Nazi Germany justifiable? The only redeeming feature of fascism is that it is not an intrinsic trait. At any point, you can choose to stop being a fascist. Unfortunately, they get support-by-default in many Liberal democracies. This brings to mind the old adage: “If there is a table with nine people listening to a Nazi, then there are ten Nazis at the table.”

This was recorded with the Zoom recorder. My mandolin makes an appearance, but I think it needs some setup work because it was buzzing a bit. The microphones are not clipping and I didn’t add distortin in post; it just has some loose components that were rattling.

Lyrics

My baby is an antifascist who punches Nazis in the face
‘Cause we know in this modern world white power has no place
They betrayed the entire world, with their hatred and their lies
So my baby is an antifascist who punches Nazis in the face

My baby won’t negotiate ‘cause there is no middle ground
Between exterminating entire groups or letting them stay around
There truly is no common thread and no way to compromise
So my baby won’t negotiate ‘cause there is no middle ground

My baby doesn’t have the time for folks who equivocate
Or think that a person’s basic rights are subject to debate
What common good could be fulfilled by letting them spread their hate?
My baby doesn’t have the time for folks who equivocate

My baby is an antifascist who punches Nazis in the face
Knowing that there’s never time to move at a Liberal’s pace
Systems are weak to fascist thugs, history shows they react too late
So everyone should be antifascists who punch Nazis in the face
Yes, everyone should be antifascists who punch Nazis in the face