08-24-2017, 05:38 AM
(08-24-2017, 05:29 AM)shagg Wrote:(08-24-2017, 05:14 AM)grue Wrote: Also, they have the support of a certain political influence on the right. These are the people calling for the freedom of speech of nazis - even in this case, you will see them make the points of "well yeah the death is wrong and I'm definitely not a nazi you guys, but nazis should have a right to organize regardless; not the antifa though, the antifa are terrorists!" They fan the extremist flames because the chinless morons will tke the fall for these people, who thrive.
but it was the ACLU (liberal) that sued Charlottesville for the right to assemble.
antifa has been militant-like for months now & i'd argue the civilian militias of the right you saw at charlottesville are the reactionary side to antifa.
i think we should protest white nationalists/nazis in open space at their own events but i'm not sure if the situation would have turned violent without the influence & presence of antifa. all over social media since Richard Spencer was punched was "yeah you should hit nazis, you should use violence against those who oppress you, micro aggressions are oppression". the people at charlottesville were anticipating violence.
NOTE that i think the timeline here is important. the VICE piece on militant antifa was out months before any images of a violent alt-right. as far as i know, antifa/alt-left moved to violence first & now we are in a reactionary cluster fuck.
... are you saying that leftists became violent before neo nazis and the KKK because i have some news for you and it isn't good

