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I spent the winter writing songs about getting better
BRTD
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« on: September 01, 2017, 08:14:06 PM »

My position on Antifa is that the tankie and anarchist ones are HP, but the liberal and social democratic ones are FF. I guess I'll grant FF status to the ones slightly to the left of that/DSA types, as long as they are not of the "Stand with Maduro and the Bolivarian Revolution against US imperialism/Support Russia's struggle against NATO imperialism in Ukraine!" types.
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I spent the winter writing songs about getting better
BRTD
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Posts: 113,394
Ukraine


Political Matrix
E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2017, 03:41:30 PM »

Antifa are basically radical fringe-left thugs.  The real thing to note here is that most on the mainstream left want nothing to do with these whackos.  What I like is how Antifa tweets things like "Those on the left who call us patriots, step the f*** away" (accompanied by a picture of an American flag burning) even as they rail against the very concept of freedom of speech.  Nutjobs with no sense of irony are always fun.  

I wonder how many of those rushing to their defense are aware that the group's ideological and strategic bible refers to the first amendment as "a secondary concern" and argues that concepts such as freedom of speech and freedom of the press should be selectively applied depending upon a group or individual's political beliefs and more specifically whether or not said beliefs align with those of Antifa.  In other words, even if you're a diehard Berniecrat (or hell, even think Sanders was too conservative) who believes we need to become a truly Socialist economy with largely nationalized industries...but publicly state that you oppose political violence against those you disagree with, Antifa's ideology would dictate that you be denied freedom of speech and attacked just as violently as someone like Richard Spencer.  

If these guys weren't just incompetent clowns who are largely all talk and no action types, I'd say it was only a matter of time until they ended up killing someone.

Why don't antifa ever attack or disrupt liberal speakers or rallies then?
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I spent the winter writing songs about getting better
BRTD
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Posts: 113,394
Ukraine


Political Matrix
E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2017, 08:58:17 PM »

Greece has had issues with far left terrorists ever since the junta. They often engage in relatively minor attacks and use all sorts of cover names. Greece actually has more documented terrorist groups than any other country, although the majority of those just have one attack attributed to them, and believed to just be cover names for the same groups instead of separate ones. The "Fighting People's Revolutionary Powers" is likely just another cover name, not a branch of Greek antifa.
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I spent the winter writing songs about getting better
BRTD
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Posts: 113,394
Ukraine


Political Matrix
E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2017, 04:13:03 PM »

A lot of Antifa aren't violent at all and only focus on doxing.
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I spent the winter writing songs about getting better
BRTD
Atlas Prophet
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Posts: 113,394
Ukraine


Political Matrix
E: -6.50, S: -6.67

P P
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2017, 06:40:07 PM »

A lot of neo-Nazis have never punched a Jew and only focus on the cool uniforms.

But they still hate Jews and non-whites. Non-violent Antifa hate Nazis.

Gee, which is worse...
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