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95. How many deaths are attributed to Antifa?

Wed Aug 30, 2017, 06:49 PM

Aug 2017

How many people have they driven their cars into? How many bombings have they conducted?

Oh... they've broken windows and vandalized...

Yeah, they're right up there with the KKK and Nazis.

You can barely tell the difference.

Spare me with this BULLSHIT Nancy.

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Nancy Pelosi Releases a Statement Condemning Antifa Violence in Berkeley [View all] DonViejo Aug 2017 OP

Antifa is going to get mad Not Ruth Aug 2017 #1

who cares? Loki Liesmith Aug 2017 #7

Both sides......many sides. vi5 Aug 2017 #2

If you want ANY credibility leftynyc Aug 2017 #3

It gives credibility to the false equivalency..... vi5 Aug 2017 #4

Do you not understand leftynyc Aug 2017 #5

We are in this current shit state due to "both sides-ism" vi5 Aug 2017 #9

You're absolutely right maxrandb Aug 2017 #64

We are in this current shit state due to "both sides-ism" LenaBaby61 Aug 2017 #102

Legitimizing violence as a political tactic Loki Liesmith Aug 2017 #8

It's not legitimizing anything.... vi5 Aug 2017 #10

Not so fast in demonizing Pelosi. The Bernie Sanders' backed Berkeley mayor wants R B Garr Aug 2017 #18

I don't give a shit who Bernie Sanders backed... vi5 Aug 2017 #19

Punching down? Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2017 #105

'Bernie Sanders backed Berkeley mayor' melman Aug 2017 #61

lol Google lol R B Garr Aug 2017 #69

Not the point obviously melman Aug 2017 #99

Sure it was. I see you don't mind that Pelosi is gratuitously and entirely R B Garr Aug 2017 #103

commenting on them does nothing but legitimize the notion that they are connected to "our side" melman Aug 2017 #100

This such garbage. tymorial Aug 2017 #28

So a few weeks ago we were aghast at Trump... vi5 Aug 2017 #30

She also, carefully, said, "those CALLING themselves Antifa". LisaM Aug 2017 #63

Antifa are thugs, not hippies nt geek tragedy Aug 2017 #36

So you agree with Trump.... vi5 Aug 2017 #38

No, antifa thugs are not as bad as Nazi thugs. But they are still thugs. geek tragedy Aug 2017 #40

You've clearly never been protected or saved from one of these "thugs". vi5 Aug 2017 #43

How do you feel about the antifa types who just beat the shit out of unarmed alt-righters, or who geek tragedy Aug 2017 #52

The same way I feel about.... vi5 Aug 2017 #85

Are the mob beatings of alt-righters and the occasional journalist (a) the work of a few bad apples geek tragedy Aug 2017 #87

Hmmmm...wow you are right. vi5 Aug 2017 #89

It is analytically incorrect to say one can't criticize both without recognizing geek tragedy Aug 2017 #93

Why would you think antifa is beating the shit out of alt-righters? Jazzgirl Aug 2017 #107

We? AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #6

Exactly. It's not about actions it's about power and influence. vi5 Aug 2017 #11

then I'd put antifa and neo nazi AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #20

Explain how antifa and neo nazis are the same? vi5 Aug 2017 #21

There are anti-democratic, totalitarian elements within the broad antifa movement which are... Marengo Aug 2017 #76

"elements within the broad" vi5 Aug 2017 #82

That's exactly what the racist right wants you to do. Jazzgirl Aug 2017 #109

Sorry. I call bullshit. Jazzgirl Aug 2017 #108

Sorry Nancy, but I don't make nice with Nazis. Coventina Aug 2017 #12

Do you consider the military and police to be fascists? Not Ruth Aug 2017 #13

What an odd question. No, if they are doing their sworn duty and not abusing their power. Coventina Aug 2017 #14

How does one know if they are part of the fascist state? Not Ruth Aug 2017 #15

Fascist states are proudly so, it's not hard to identify them. Coventina Aug 2017 #16

Can I get a list? Not Ruth Aug 2017 #17

Um....google is your friend, but you can start here: Coventina Aug 2017 #22

Based on that list, Kenya is the only fascist state Not Ruth Aug 2017 #23

I have no idea what your point is. Coventina Aug 2017 #24

You said that fascist states are easy to identify, but you are unable to identify any Not Ruth Aug 2017 #25

What on earth are you talking about? Coventina Aug 2017 #26

Finally WhoWoodaKnew Aug 2017 #27

Those "antifa" wryter2000 Aug 2017 #29

I won't hold my breath waiting for the day that pelosi attends a The_Casual_Observer Aug 2017 #31

The false equivalency reeks. LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #32

Thank you. I've had it up to here with the "whataboutism" and false equivalencies Coventina Aug 2017 #33

Antifa aren't brave soldiers, they're thugs hiding behind masks who punch geek tragedy Aug 2017 #35

My WW2 Veteran Grandfather disagrees. n/t Coventina Aug 2017 #37

My WW2 grandfather never hid behind a mask when he killed people in Okinawa. geek tragedy Aug 2017 #39

"Young white men"? Uh, you might want to check that stereotype with the antifa members Coventina Aug 2017 #42

Might want to check it with the arrest records of antifa members nt geek tragedy Aug 2017 #50

Yes, well, we all know the police don't profile at all.... Coventina Aug 2017 #51

how does one profile people wearing masks? geek tragedy Aug 2017 #53

We clearly have an unbridgeable difference of opinion so I'll just say this: Coventina Aug 2017 #56

A small number probably are there just for that LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #44

Thank you...... vi5 Aug 2017 #45

No kidding. Sometimes I think this site should be called "Democratic Garden and Tea Party" Coventina Aug 2017 #46

And again.... vi5 Aug 2017 #48

It seems weird that people want to get rid of this idea of antifa but not suggest some sort of... ck4829 Aug 2017 #77

We have a host of Neville Chamberlains on this board, apparently. Coventina Aug 2017 #79

Street battles make fascism more likely, not less. geek tragedy Aug 2017 #49

So we tolerate Nazis becauase one is in the White House? Coventina Aug 2017 #54

There is a vast amount of space between "tolerate" and "beat the shit out of." geek tragedy Aug 2017 #55

Hahahaha! If Nazis could be eradicated through politics we wouldn't even be having this discussion. Coventina Aug 2017 #57

Political views are never "eradicated" but they can be marginalized and defeated. geek tragedy Aug 2017 #58

Is being a non-Nazi white racist not as bad? Coventina Aug 2017 #59

Almost all white people in the USA are some kind of racist. geek tragedy Aug 2017 #60

Who said anything about a war against white people? Coventina Aug 2017 #62

you said there was no distinction between run of the mill white racists and Nazi exterminationists geek tragedy Aug 2017 #65

So now you're defending white nationalists? Coventina Aug 2017 #66

no, I said there's a wide and vast spectrum of racist beliefs geek tragedy Aug 2017 #68

Racism in the home, while horrible and evil is not my issue. Coventina Aug 2017 #70

a lot of people seem to ignore the "necessary" part of the "any means necessary" geek tragedy Aug 2017 #71

You have your opinion and I have mine. Coventina Aug 2017 #72

Lots of people who engage in preemptive violence claim it's necessary geek tragedy Aug 2017 #73

Antifa does not engage in preemptive violence. Coventina Aug 2017 #74

So we're down to the No True Scotsman defense? geek tragedy Aug 2017 #75

Like I said, you have your opinion and I have mine. Coventina Aug 2017 #78

What part of that video was ambiguous? geek tragedy Aug 2017 #81

I can't watch the video right now. I just read the article. Coventina Aug 2017 #83

Be careful not to stare into the abyss, lest it stare into you. nt geek tragedy Aug 2017 #84

We've seen the abyss before....and it came from Nazis and their ilk. Coventina Aug 2017 #88

What if that alt-righter's behavior is peaceful, should he/she still be physically assaulted? Marengo Aug 2017 #91

Hahahaha! Peaceful alt-righter! Hahahahaha! Coventina Aug 2017 #94

I file Antifa along with PETA... Dave Starsky Aug 2017 #47

Good. Thugs should always be condemned nt geek tragedy Aug 2017 #34

If by "antifa" she means Retrograde Aug 2017 #41

We have to make a choice. truthisfreedom Aug 2017 #67

How many were hurt? -nt Bradical79 Aug 2017 #80

Bloods, Crips, Antifa, note that this is the exact same stuff they did to the Juggalos Not Ruth Aug 2017 #86

I can't believe they considered ICP fans a gang JonLP24 Aug 2017 #92

This has nothing to do with Antifa, but posted just to show the variety of political beliefs Not Ruth Aug 2017 #90

How many deaths are attributed to Antifa? tenderfoot Aug 2017 #95

thankyou LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #96

Your standards are a bit low for civilized behavior Not Ruth Aug 2017 #97

Of course, we might have had some trouble... regnaD kciN Aug 2017 #101

Yes, exactly! nt Raine Aug 2017 #98

The link in the very first sentence contradicts the "peaceful Trump supporters" assertion maxsolomon Aug 2017 #104

Can't very well get in the way of Dems getting them "bipartisan" bonafides... vi5 Aug 2017 #106