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I think you're minimizing the impact of antifa psychos. And I'm no moderate. Antifa is explicitly about violence, racism, and is associated with the Dayton Ohio

I think you're minimizing the impact of antifa psychos. And I'm no moderate. Antifa is explicitly about violence, racism, and is associated with the Dayton Ohio shooter as well as the recent attacks on the ICE facilities.

objectivetruth 7y ago
>And I'm no moderate. I agree with you 100% that you are no moderate. Evidence point #1: You tried to perpetuate the widely-debunked myth that the Dayton nutbag was some sort of leftist terrorist instead of a troubled spree killer who killed his trans sibling and several bystanders. (For other readers: that was an unfortunately common false attempt to lump in "a killer who incidentally liked Tweets on Twitter" with "the numerous recent killers who DID leave white supremacist manifestos before going on their rampages.") Evidence point #2: You said "Antifa is explicitly about violence, racism" in the preceding clause. A moderate would have correctly expanded that clause to "Anti-fascists are explicitly about violence against fascists and the racism that white supremacist fascists espouse." So I can confirm your assertion that you are not a "moderate." I just think it's a bummer you folks have to call yourselves "anti-anti-fascists" because that's SIX whole syllables.
letmeinhere 7y ago
Antifa is literally about opposing fascism, which in America is a violent white supremacist and misogynist movement. When you say that they are "associated with the Dayton Ohio shooter" you mean that alt-right propagandists have found tweets from him that express negative sentiment toward fascists. I am now seeing that an armed man actually associated with a local antifa group recently got himself killed after he "tossed lit objects at vehicles and buildings, causing one car fire, and unsuccessfully tried to ignite a propane tank," so yes, you're absolutely right, they've escalated from milkshakes to mild property damage. Definitely an equal threat to the specific rightwing movement responsible for the vast majority of domestic terrorism in this century.

objectivetruth 7y ago

>And I'm no moderate. I agree with you 100% that you are no moderate. Evidence point #1: You tried to perpetuate the widely-debunked myth that the Dayton nutbag was some sort of leftist terrorist instead of a troubled spree killer who killed his trans sibling and several bystanders. (For other readers: that was an unfortunately common false attempt to lump in "a killer who incidentally liked Tweets on Twitter" with "the numerous recent killers who DID leave white supremacist manifestos before going on their rampages.") Evidence point #2: You said "Antifa is explicitly about violence, racism" in the preceding clause. A moderate would have correctly expanded that clause to "Anti-fascists are explicitly about violence against fascists and the racism that white supremacist fascists espouse." So I can confirm your assertion that you are not a "moderate." I just think it's a bummer you folks have to call yourselves "anti-anti-fascists" because that's SIX whole syllables.

letmeinhere 7y ago

Antifa is literally about opposing fascism, which in America is a violent white supremacist and misogynist movement. When you say that they are "associated with the Dayton Ohio shooter" you mean that alt-right propagandists have found tweets from him that express negative sentiment toward fascists. I am now seeing that an armed man actually associated with a local antifa group recently got himself killed after he "tossed lit objects at vehicles and buildings, causing one car fire, and unsuccessfully tried to ignite a propane tank," so yes, you're absolutely right, they've escalated from milkshakes to mild property damage. Definitely an equal threat to the specific rightwing movement responsible for the vast majority of domestic terrorism in this century.