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The Magistrate

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2. It Couldn't Hurt, Ma'am
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 06:31 PM
Jun 2020

Not as many as we might think respond with much understanding to 'fascist' either nowadays, of course, the term has been drained of meaning by use as a general epithet. To the degree it is a coherent body, my understanding is that they turn out to engage ku klux and neo-nazi demonstrators, and do so with a willingness to brawl that we could do with more of on the left here.


"Every normal man must at times be tempted to hoist the black flag, spit on his hands, and begin cutting throats."


Yes, definitely!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2020 #1
Thank you! (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2020 #11
It Couldn't Hurt, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2020 #2
Thank you. "It couldn't hurt" is what I think as well. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #7
Or they could just stop naming something that isn't an actual thing. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #3
It's not about us, it's about how the news media discusses rightwing conspiracy theories re: antifa. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #8
My suggestion is that the news media stop using the word. Period. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #12
Except, there ARE actually people who refer to themselves as antifa - and they have definitely scarletwoman Jun 2020 #14
As far as I know that is an extremely small group of people, Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #15
Yes, it's a small, disconnected group. Trump & the other rw'ers are full of shit when they use the scarletwoman Jun 2020 #16
My position is they should not use the word. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #17
I don't disagree. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #18
Oh how I wish they would do this! Anti-fascist makes sense, but people don't know that is ANTIFA lettucebe Jun 2020 #4
Thank you! That's exactly what I'm talking about. (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2020 #9
Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2020 #5
Appreciated! scarletwoman Jun 2020 #10
Agree 100%. Maybe we should refer to republicans as "Fascistas" while we're at it. diva77 Jun 2020 #6
Thank you. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #13
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