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In reply to the discussion: Opinions on "Antifa"? [View all]IndieRick
(53 posts)by its own actions one might surmise. During the Occupy movement we saw these elements, while in no way connected to Occupy, associated with that worthy movement casting negativity on it because they chose vandalism and destruction of property instead of demonstrating as a way of educating the public.
More recently, in Charlottesville, had these children ( and they are exactly that as well as politically naive) shunned violent responses to those churlish and unacceptable basically anti American Supremacists the story coming out of that demonstration would be markedly different.
Instead of providing our would be dictator in the White House with a means to castigate the Left, instead of reports in the media of violence on both sides, all the approbation would have been towards the protesters who chose peaceful protest and all the negativity would have been heaped upon these "deplorables".