Trump's Orders Targeting Antifascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition

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5. Dems need to strongly condemn "Antifa"

I'm not a big fan of the cosplayers who show up wherever there are cameras in ninja outfits. You can't seriously oppose fascism with people who've been watching too many cartoons. And, contrary to popular belief, indulging people in their fantasy life at young ages is not good for them, and it doesn't qualify as empathy or respect.

I think we do a little political judo. We offer to help the Republicans find all the antifa boogey men they've been detecting under their beds. Be against the under-the-bed monsters! Offer the Republicans a blankie and to leave the light on for an extra half hour.

But seriously, it will help us reclaim a lot of the Obama voters we lost last election if they see that we are "policing" lost radicals who claim to be on the left. There aren't even very many people who would self-describe as antifa, I would argue. For every one of their votes we lose (to the extent they vote all), we gain fifty based person votes. Hopefully, we also discourage the antifa-portraying people themselves enough that they re-moor to planet grown-up.