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jmg257

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17. Would your father be a member of Antifa? My pop was USMC - dont think he would be.
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 08:21 AM
Jun 2020
One of the first groups in the United States to use the name was Rose City Antifa, which says it was founded in 2007 in Portland, Ore. It has a large following on social media, where it shares news articles and sometimes seeks to dox, or reveal the identities and personal information of, figures on the right.

The antifa movement gained more visibility in 2017 after a series of events that put a spotlight on anti-fascist protesters, including the punching of a prominent alt-right member; the cancellation of an event by a right-wing writer at the University of California, Berkeley; and their confrontation of white nationalist protesters in Charlottesville who turned violent.

What distinguishes antifa from other protest groups?
Mr. Bray said antifa groups often use tactics similar to anarchist groups, such as dressing in all black and wearing masks. The groups also have overlapping ideologies, as both often criticize capitalism and seek to dismantle structures of authority, including police forces.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-antifa-trump.html


Fighting against the Nazis, or imperial Japan, in WW2 is not quite the same thing as "the dismantle of police forces" or squashing 1st amendment rights.

Sorry.

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this Shiv Jun 2020 #15
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So, looking back at Charlottesville : Mike Niendorff May 2020 #2
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geez (nt) Shiv Jun 2020 #16
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Anti authoritarian I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #9
If ANTIFA stands for BillyBobBrilliant Jun 2020 #13
I am anti-fascist - Fuck Trump Stainless Jun 2020 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author jmg257 Jun 2020 #18
My dad was based in Italy also. Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #27
Would your father be a member of Antifa? My pop was USMC - dont think he would be. jmg257 Jun 2020 #17
My dad would be against the Fascist in the white house. Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #28
Well there ya go! jmg257 Jun 2020 #29
Liberals are intrinsically anti-fascist. There is literally no such thing Hortensis Jun 2020 #19
Liberal is derived from the word LIBERTY. roamer65 Jun 2020 #35
:) Yes. Related but also older and far more profound. Hortensis Jun 2020 #36
Good read, thx! roamer65 Jun 2020 #37
K&R! (nt) Shiv Jun 2020 #20
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American Nazi Terrorist Insurance Fraud Agressors n/t Mopar151 Jun 2020 #23
Let's see what the manual says... jmg257 Jun 2020 #24
My father was anti-fascist Generic Other Jun 2020 #26
same here nt yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #32
mine slugged through deep snow in the worst winter in 40 years yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #31
Century Division Generic Other Jun 2020 #33
My Sister, the Fox News watcher dem in texas Jun 2020 #34
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