1. The first pillar is the refutation of the fascist slogans and propaganda, the battle for the mind and heart of the people, who in times of crisis are alienated by the system, but not automatically directed to the Left.

2. The second pillar is the massive mobilization: the battle against Golden Dawn must mobilize all available mass organizations, from the trade unions and local authorities, to scientific and parent associations.

3. The third pillar is the necessary control of the streets. There is no historical example in which the Left defeated fascism without organizing to conquer – against fascists and forces of repression – the public space. Nazis must be persecuted off the streets, and this is not done with prayers, but with militant organization. All those who imagine that fascism is dealt with activities of cultural snobbery or sermons of non-violence should remember how much their perceptions formerly helped the rise of Hitler and Mousolini, and how decisively they – unfortunately – contributed to the outbreak of the Second World War. The ideal exponent of this was Chamberlain, the chump British prime minister who promoted the policy of ‘appeasement’.