Clueless Antifa violence confuses the left

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A man named Ken Farr provided me with an interesting analogy regarding what appears to be taking place in the U.S.A. 

He compared the nation's hatred of President Trump, the rioting that we see with the ideology-less Antifa and other intolerant leftist mobs, and the general malaise of our country, to a forest fire.

In order to have growth in the forest, fire must destroy the trees, which, in Farr's analogy, are symbols of the past. Once the trees are destroyed, they are eventually replaced with seedlings that slowly sprout and grow stronger trees and a more verdant forest.

Therefore, using this line of thinking, our country will grow stronger and freer  only after we suffer the 'slings and arrows' imposed upon us by the hatred we witness today, to wit, Antifa violence.

An example of Antifa's mindless violence happened in Berkeley, Calif. Approximately 100 black-clad terrorists (called 'activists' by the leftist media) carrying homemade shields and clubs descended on the town over the weekend and attacked a small group of protesters. 

Antifa often attacks smaller groups or women because they fight like baby kangaroos.

The left-wing terrorists kicked and punched demonstrators who had fallen in the street. They swung batons at others still standing and threatened to destroy cameras of anyone documenting their violence.

Antifa, short for Anti-fascist, have increasingly made their violent presence known at counter-protests and progressive demonstrations. They have attacked alt-right groups and violated the First Amendment of other speakers and appear to have no actual ideology other than the idea that if they don't approve of what you're saying, they will attack you.

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The irony, of course, is that such behavior is fascism. And now the left is questioning whether Antifa is causing more harm than good, which begs the question: name one good thing Antifa has done.

The violence of Antifa plays into the hands of white supremacist groups such as the neo-Nazis and the KKK.

In spite of Antifa tracing its roots back to militant anti-fascists in Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the current members are mostly comprised of radical anarchists who focus more on physically fighting far-right ideology than pushing forth pro-left policies. 

Again, the ideology of Antifa is non-existent other than to fight anyone whose ideas they don't approve of. 

The left was generally mute over Antifa violence, as witnessed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in which they only criticized the alt-right white nationalists, neo-Nazis and KKK, then went after Trump for being too slow to criticize the alt-right. 

Instead, President Trump rightly criticized both sides, although he should have immediately gone after the white supremacists and singled them out along with Antifa.

Since Trump's election, Antifa has become more active. They were quite possibly to blame for most of the destruction in Washington D.C. on Inauguration Day.

The anarchist group also clashed with police and right-wing activists in cities across the country, and even went to the G-20 summit site in Hamburg this year. 

In February this year, about 150 masked and black-clad Antifa anarchists rampaged through Berkeley and caused $100,000 worth of damage and forced the University of California to cancel a speech by Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right scumcrumpet.

The forest is burning and the seedlings have appeared: in addition to conservative lawmakers and far-right activists, who are targeted by Antifa, some mainstream politicians and even some editorial boards of large leftist newspapers, are beginning to harshly criticize Antifa for promoting violence. Some politicians are even calling for the group to be labeled a 'terrorist organization'.

Normally a poster girl for senile dementia, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement on Tuesday that Antifa's violent attacks in Berkeley "deserve unequivocal condemnation, and the perpetrators should be arrested and prosecuted."

The Los Angeles Times editorial board called Antifa "traitors to the thousands of peaceful demonstrators who gathered in Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Park to counter a 'No to Marxism in America' rally" and they even called the group's actions "thuggery, not activism."

So on a bright note, Antifa is causing the left to be honest.

Regarding Pelosi's statement, Antifa posted a response saying that the congresswoman has a lower approval than Trump and added that they don't care what she thinks.

In spite of the condemnation of the movement in the wake of Sunday's violence, the anarchists still have numerous anarchist cheerleaders in academia.

Mark Bray, a visiting professor at Dartmouth University, defended Antifa's use of violence during many TV interviews. 

"I think that a lot of people recognize that, when pushed, self-defense is a legitimate response to white supremacy and neo-Nazi violence." Bray is the author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook." 

He has not suffered property loss or physical assault for his ideas by anyone on the right.

Cornel West, a Communist and Harvard University professor claimed that "If it hadn't been for the antifascists protecting us from the neo-fascists, we would have been crushed like cockroaches."

But there is no evidence the neo-Nazis or KKK actually initiated the violence--there are some witnesses who say that Antifa started it. And Cornel West hates America.




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