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I was about to flag your comment but decided not to. Instead, let me ask you this: why give a single-sided view of things? What about the far-right protests in

I was about to flag your comment but decided not to. Instead, let me ask you this: why give a single-sided view of things? What about the far-right protests in Charlottesville or the “tiki marches” on Virginia Tech campus?

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Why would you even consider flagging a reasonable comment containing information you apparently don't dispute? According to Politico: "Federal authorities have been warning state and local officials since early 2016 that leftist extremists known as “antifa” had become increasingly confrontational and dangerous, so much so that the Department of Homeland Security formally classified their activities as “domestic terrorist violence" https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/antifa-charlottesville-violence-fbi-242235 https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/antifa-charlottesv... As you say, I'd like to see both sides of the story, so I would love to hear any evidence you've heard of right-wing groups attacking left-wing demonstrations. I haven't heard any yet. > What about the far-right protests in Charlottesville Evidence for the very point you were disputing. By all accounts, "Unite the Right" was billed as a march to protest the removal of a statue. As far as I know, no one has proven how the violence began, but it is clear that Antifa was there, making this another example of Antifa's presence at someone else's political rally ending in violence. > the “tiki marches” on Virginia Tech campus I'm not familiar with the details of this one and can't find it. The Charlottesville march (at UVA) dominates the search results. Was there violence at Virginia Tech? Were Antifa or similar groups involved? I'm not defending neo-nazi's here - I think their beliefs are both despicable and factually incorrect - but they've been marching in America for years without violence, until Antifa.
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Why would you even consider flagging a reasonable comment containing information you apparently don't dispute? According to Politico: "Federal authorities have been warning state and local officials since early 2016 that leftist extremists known as “antifa” had become increasingly confrontational and dangerous, so much so that the Department of Homeland Security formally classified their activities as “domestic terrorist violence" https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/antifa-charlottesville-violence-fbi-242235 https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/antifa-charlottesv... As you say, I'd like to see both sides of the story, so I would love to hear any evidence you've heard of right-wing groups attacking left-wing demonstrations. I haven't heard any yet. > What about the far-right protests in Charlottesville Evidence for the very point you were disputing. By all accounts, "Unite the Right" was billed as a march to protest the removal of a statue. As far as I know, no one has proven how the violence began, but it is clear that Antifa was there, making this another example of Antifa's presence at someone else's political rally ending in violence. > the “tiki marches” on Virginia Tech campus I'm not familiar with the details of this one and can't find it. The Charlottesville march (at UVA) dominates the search results. Was there violence at Virginia Tech? Were Antifa or similar groups involved? I'm not defending neo-nazi's here - I think their beliefs are both despicable and factually incorrect - but they've been marching in America for years without violence, until Antifa.

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