02-02-2021, 02:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-02-2021, 02:10 AM by Eric the Green.)
(02-01-2021, 06:59 PM)mamabug Wrote:(02-01-2021, 02:04 PM)David Horn Wrote: I think she was looking at violence, and I can't see that from the left either.
Really not sure how many times I have to repeat that I live in the heart of antifa country.
Well, maybe a bit to the North. More like the antifa commuter suburbs.
Whether they are a legitimate threat? Not sure. DNC politicians have given them far too much cover and allowed them to build up an infrastructure which they export to other areas of the country. On the whole, I think the establishment treats them as a rabid Rottweiler they can let off the leash every so often as a tool against the GOP but then expects to put them quietly back in their cage for another 4 years. I don't yet know if they are strong enough to resist going back.
OTOH, if there is one thing I've learned in the last couple weeks it is just how thoroughly the establishment can use police forces to crush a group once it sets its mind to it.
Police were much more suppressive, brutal and violence toward black lives matter protesters than they were to the Capitol invaders. Some police even let the latter in. Thank goodness the authorities are doing better now at getting them caught. White supremacy and reactionary terrorism is 10 times more common and deadly than the left wing or foreign kind. The Capitol rioters included some marines and police, perhaps now retired. All antifa does is confront fascists when they march. Fights between them may result. Most rioters supporting or provoking left-wing concerns do little more than break windows and set fires, and most of this by African Americans is spontaneous reaction over a day or two to the horrific injustice they have to endure every day. The Establishment does not hold any leashes on antifa or BLM. That conspiracy theory might get Trump more votes, but it is utterly useless for any other purpose.