Antifa

"But for all of antifa’s supposed anti-authoritarianism, there’s something fundamentally authoritarian about its claim that its activists—who no one elected—can decide whose views are too odious to be publicly expressed."

^^ From article linked in post above
 
acesfull86 said:
"But for all of antifa’s supposed anti-authoritarianism, there’s something fundamentally authoritarian about its claim that its activists—who no one elected—can decide whose views are too odious to be publicly expressed."

^^ From article linked in post above
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yup...the article is well worth reading...i have some familiarity with the violent left from my time in berkeley and oakland...i even know a couple of them personally
 
sturg33 said:
Unsurprisingly, you have no idea what the free market is, if that's what you think
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Combined statement from Bucs, Rays and Lightning on pitching in to remove Confederate monument from downtown Tampa.
 
First it's the slave owners. Eventually they will come for things honoring a person who was against abortion or gay marriage. Just a matter of time before some Asian sjw claims something honoring FDR is oppressing them because of Japanese internment. Slippery slope.
 
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I really don't see how anyone who is against all symbols of the confederacy could also support any monument to FDR...

but you know... double standards and all
 
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sturg33 said:
I really don't see how anyone who is against all symbols of the confederacy could also support any monument to FDR...

but you know... double standards and all
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Yale University put together a commission to study the issue of the renaming of campus buildings, etc. If you were to read their findings, you might find that it illuminates some of the pricklier issues that you apparently find too difficult to wrangle with.
 
Julio3000 said:
Yale University put together a commission to study the issue of the renaming of campus buildings, etc. If you were to read their findings, you might find that it illuminates some of the pricklier issues that you apparently find too difficult to wrangle with.
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Not sure what you mean. I'm not one crying for monument removal.

But if you are, let's be consistent for once
 
Is "the left" mockable snowflakes that need safe places or antifa ?

The only language Farkus understood was Ralphie bloodying his nose
Witness the whining about how the opponents of the bigots fought back
Is it safe to assume :the left: has learned candlelight vigil's run by clergy get no respect from Nazi's ? And non violent protest os a relic of a bygone era

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What a difference 6 months make
 
Comment NYT this morning

H. Clark Long Island, NY 1 hour ago

Allowing Nazi sympathizers and White Supremacists to march unopposed is anathema to many. So is countering violence with violence. Therein lies the angst of our current national conundrum: Either way, it breeds contempt and feels like a lose-lose situation. This is where compassionate leadership needs to take a prominent role. Unfortunately, it is in short supply in America today.

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Perhaps antifa has grown in a vacuum?
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On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson notifies Alabama's Governor George Wallace that he will use federal authority to call up the Alabama National Guard in order to supervise a planned civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery.

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The fact that 57 et al doesn't condemn antifa is just as disturbing as the supposed people on the right "defending nazis" (with not a single example of that happening, by the way)
 
except antifa is not calling for the extermination of Jews,Blacks ,Catholics etc/
Just want to tear down some erections of some lost cause or other
You can't or won't make that distinction

I don't like the fact they get violent however I don't like the idea of Cornell West getting his head bashed in either.
The goal of Dylan Roof was and he said this, to start the race war.
Please read above where yes MLK lead a non violent movement -- but also read when things got dicey - the National Guard was called in to protect those non violent protesters.
Do you think for one moment Trump would have mobilized the NG had things gotten more out of hand last week ?

You know that and keep typing nonsense for the sake of arguing.
I hope the credit I just gave you isn't for naught
 
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