To The Atlantic, Media and Others Who Get Antifa Twisted

[ancianita]

91. That's it? Welp, not one person on this thread, or in DU, has expressed anything to the contrary.

Everyone in DU is a liberal, in case you haven't noticed. I see myself as one of the die-hardiest of liberals that I know. That doesn't mean that we keep right on doing what we're doing.

But it's a free country. Do what you think best. Keep on being the liberal you are. All hands work toward the good.

Events are moving fast. Old liberalism is too tired to cope with these events.
Right now we in the US are faced with over 900 hate groups, armed, spreading fear/hate poison across the country under cover of their rights. They've been at it since the 1930's. We've debated, exposed and left them alone long enough for them to form their own subculture. What do we have to do -- wait until they shoot liberals to believe them?

While I support 1A free expression, I will work against white supremacist groups yelling "fire" in public spaces about their fears of a non-white planet. In the past, liberal ideas have beaten them, but these days? No. Action is called for when they own big media, government, and their president militarizes local police into pseudo-gestapo, soon to become real gestapo.

I will support all causes that slow down, sue, stop or otherwise end neoNazi activity in this country.

If we all kept to "strengthening the liberal side," which we've already been doing, we've found, regardless, that it's tough enough just addressing the science-denying stupidity of the right, without adding the current neoNazi and police racial barbarity to that mix.

Antifa -- or the U.S. DEFENDERS, as I now like to call them -- think like I do: better to be wrong pessimists than a wrong optimists. They've learned from history that the longer they wait for things to "go away," the worse the situation becomes. DEFENDERS think it's time for prevention.

We've seen this movie. We have to rewrite the script.