Immersiveunreality said:
JRPGfan said:
Antifa isnt the boogyman Trump wants you to think it is. And no it really isnt a "mountain" but actually a molehill (ei. its impact on all this is probably minor).
"if this was a more right wing protest, then I might have agreed" - Immersiveunreality
Huh? you think, Antifa would be less active, or more peacefull if this was for a "right wing" cause (that goes against Antifa (anti fascism))? ---------------------------------- 1) Wouldn't you want someone to try and protest the US from a change towards fascim if that was takeing place? ----------------------------------------- 2) Antifa cause's align with BLM in this case, they arnt trying to cause trouble or have the messageing turn to crap. They want it to go along peacefully and get real results, they arn't out to destroy america or something. Basically your not thinking these things through imo.
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Why do you even response with this,so many assumptions about character.
First bolded: What does Trump have to do with Antifa or with what i think?
Second bolded: I did not type anything like that,i say that in comparison you would have more white supremacists.
Third bolded: Yes but surely not a group like them,you can compare it with PETA members that inflict animal suffering out of pure ignorant textbook fantasy followup,most of the protest they're on they either use forms of fascism themselves to shut down free speech or leave a trail of destruction and you just keep sweettalking them because they have a cool name.
Fourth: I hope they stay far away from BLM, imo it wont help the cause.
So yes we both fundamentally think differently about that group,i have seen them in person and i have watched interviews with leading members while also have seen what they caused over the years especially in European cities so my opinion on them is not highly atm.
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First) "What does Trump have to do with Antifa or with what i think?"
He names them as the reason things escaleted. "The rioting and looting, is because of the radical left and antifa." (me paraphraseing him)
You just happend to be spouteing the same line of non-sense in this thread, a day after trump does so on tv? suuuure.
"I did not type anything like that,i say that in comparison you would have more white supremacists."
You didnt blame Antifa for the looting and rioting? I guess I miss understood though then.
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Immersiveunreality said:
SpokenTruth said:
1). What radical leftist organization in the US is more well funded and better organized than the KKK, QAnon, NRA, Kock Brothers, the police themselves, Oath Keepers, etc...
2). Thanks for noting that the white supremacists are the bad guys.
3). Occam's Razor.
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Antifa seems to be semiorganised to well organised depending on area,those are radical leftists/anarchists.
That seems a tiny bit more reasonable to think instead of thinking about white supremacist groups.
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This was a conversation about actors, rilling up groups right?
SpokenTruth is saying its much more likely that its a Far-right group.
You just happend to bring up Antifa, and "that seems a tiny bit more reasonable to think of" (as opposed to supremacist groups).
Did I miss understand this?
Your not blameing Antifa?
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"Third bolded: Yes but surely not a group like them,you can compare it with PETA members that inflict animal suffering out of pure ignorant textbook fantasy followup,most of the protest they're on they either use forms of fascism themselves to shut down free speech or leave a trail of destruction and you just keep sweettalking them because they have a cool name."
Im not aware of any of that, however I wont take your word for it, that sounds like made up bullcrap.
Why would a group of anti facists promote facists ways? "to shut down free speech" ? what does a facist way of doing that even look like? do they go around beating up people until they cant speak out against facism? forceing people to be quiet? common now. "or leave a trail of destruction" what the point of such a vage comment? in what sense? Everytime Antifa shows up, theres destruction? do you have proof? and can you prove there isnt such when other groups show up at rallies?
Yes I keep sweetalking them because they have a cool name.
Its such a lose idealogy its basically "we dont support facism".
If there was a anti-murder group, whos entire funktion was to promote "non killing", I'd support them too on the "sweettalking of their name".
Facism is a dictatorship that uses violence to suppress people.
Obviously thats a bad thing, and as long as antifa dont "suppress" people with violence themselves (something their apparently against) I think its fine they go to rallies or protests. Which I assume they only do in cases were theres cause for it (ei. others being suppressed, and threats of violence).
Also its hard to protest against violence, if your meet with violence.
You seem just as quick to lable antifa as something horrible, as I am to assume their "the good guys".
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Fourth: "I hope they stay far away from BLM, imo it wont help the cause."
Says who?
This is litteraly what the group stands for.
Why would it hurt any? unless the people on the right side of the fence, make them out to be bad guys, and then place blame at BLM for it.
But again why would they do that?
"i have seen them in person and i have watched interviews with leading members while also have seen what they caused over the years especially in European cities so my opinion on them is not highly atm."
I thought it was a american movement. Antifa we re talking about atleast is in america.
"watched interviews with leading members"
Again isn't this a non interconnected or unifed organisation? ei. there is no leadership. They have no hierachical structure. Its a group of likeminded individuals.
From wikipedia:
"According to Dartmouth College historian Mark Bray, an expert on the movement, "The vast majority of anti-fascist organizing is nonviolent. But their willingness to physically defend themselves and others from white supremacist violence and preemptively shut down fascist organizing efforts before they turn deadly distinguishes them from liberal anti-racists.""
They basically only get violent, if the far right and white power groups do as well.
They show up to counter protest, when white power groups gather.
Last edited by JRPGfan - on 02 June 2020