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applegrove

(118,006 posts)
Sun May 31, 2020, 04:40 PM May 2020

Trump To Name ANTIFA, Which Doesn't Exist, A Terrorist Organization

BY JASON EASLEY at politicususa

Trump To Name ANTIFA, Which Doesn’t Exist, A Terrorist Organization

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/05/31/trump-antifa-terrorist-organization-2.html

"SNIP.....

Trump said on Sunday that he would designate ANTIFA a terrorist organization, but there is no such thing as an ANTIFA organization.

Trump tweeted:

Donald J. Trump

✔@realDonaldTrump

The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.

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According to the Anti-Defamation League, Antifa is not an organization, “While most counter-protestors tend to be peaceful, there have been several instances where encounters between Antifa and the far-right have turned violent. These violent counter-protesters are often part of “Antifa” (short for “antifascist”), a loose collection of groups, networks and individuals who believe in active, aggressive opposition to far right-wing movements.”

Trump gets all of his information from Fox News and conservative media, so of course, he thinks that there is an Antifa organization.

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Trump To Name ANTIFA, Which Doesn't Exist, A Terrorist Organization (Original Post) applegrove May 2020 OP
tRump and his minions, white supremacist/ nationalist pals... FarPoint May 2020 #1
In Less Than Four Years, Trump Reveals Himself as a Fascist TomCADem May 2020 #4
Yeap.... FarPoint May 2020 #5
There are many fine people, on one side. Mc Mike May 2020 #2
Sarah Kendzior: "It is extremely common for authoritarian states ..." CousinIT May 2020 #3
+1 applegrove May 2020 #6

FarPoint

(12,206 posts)
1. tRump and his minions, white supremacist/ nationalist pals...
Sun May 31, 2020, 04:54 PM
May 2020

Damn! They are fast to jump on twisting the blame to Democrats....I'm really nervous about this attack...It is becoming clearer now...they have waited for such a moment....well organized!... Smooth, stealth-like national sweep.

We really need to find out exactly who these thugs are...May be almost impossible since law enforcement and our judiciary system is fully infiltrated with them too..

CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
3. Sarah Kendzior: "It is extremely common for authoritarian states ..."
Sun May 31, 2020, 05:21 PM
May 2020


It is extremely common for authoritarian states to broadly expand the definition of an activist group so that anyone they oppose can be accused of being a member, and thus be arrested and surveiled according to their invented pretext. That is what they will try to do with antifa.
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