re: Left is so mad at Trump calling out the alt left

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Can you link me to antifa's website

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i can link you to an affiliate that helps organize most of their rallies

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Today, an understanding of structural racism and how white supremacy is woven into the fabric of the U.S. is essentially a requirement to do this work. If a person with these simplistic views wanted to get involved in antifa circles, we would help them develop a deeper critique before we could closely work with them. Similarly, we can’t think of anyone currently in our circles who does not oppose capitalism. In the recent past there has been the occasional person with sympathies for capitalism who has participated; generally they don’t hang around for long.

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If the author had more closely read NYC Antifa’s webpage, they would see a constant stress on opposition to capitalism and the nation-state.

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No, he certainly did invalidate it by saying both sides are the same.

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why can't we blame both?

what is logically inconsistent with blaming violent groups on both sides of the aisle?

i blame both. i disavow both. i condemn both.

it's not difficult to do so

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I am sure some of them are actual communists. But there are a lot of anarchists that won't state what the end state should be.

The far left all hates each other, and they quibble constantly. It isn't a real opposition by any means.

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the only thing that is consistent in their current form is the belief in intersectional oppression, namely racism

why? that's the boogeyman they've created for an extremist right wing that is not nearly as powerful as it actually exists in reality. their movement means nothing if they promote accurate statements and in order to gain traction and meaning, they rely on anti-fascist narratives that are based in intersectionality

they're cultural Marxists who pretty much exclusively attack capitalism

they use violence to silence speech and are clearly authoritarians, which is the exact opposite of "anarchist"

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one side drove a car into a crowd killing a young woman.

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no. one person did that

if you want to play group association, BLM is worse than Nazis. does that make you feel better? it shouldn't

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Only one side killed someone

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you're reaching BamaAtl levels here. seriously think about what you're saying

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But frick, I blame the neonazi who drove his car into the crowd for the death.

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i do too. you can blame him for the death without condemning those who were not violent

same as you can condemn the pieces of shite who killed in the name of BLM without condemning BLM

or condemning ANTIFA-type organizations who engage in violence without blaming the actually peaceful leftist groups

By your own argument that means all muslims are evil too right?

Or maybe just maybe some people have their own view of the world. Its ok to have your own beliefs in this country.

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Can you link me to antifa's website where it outlines their positions? A policy document? Or just a general sketch of their beliefs.

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I mean, you presented the assertion that they are "anarchists". Can you link to specific evidence of their belief in and practice of "anarchy" in their daily lives?

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Dude, their name is "antifascists" shortened.

They are anti fascists. you might not like their techniques but that is there stated goal.

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Well if they call themselves anti fascists!

Seriously you have to have an IQ south of 75.

Yeah I'm sorry, but one psycho alt-righter driving his car into a crowd doesn't magically make Antifa anything different than what they've been all along, which is violent, Marxist radicals. But the media effort is a full on blitz to paint the radical leftists as something less than reprehensible by playing up this one incident.