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2 US Senators bring forth a resolution to call ANTIFA 'domestic terrorists '

Mr. X

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GOP trying to protect their own.
Two U.S. senators have introduced a resolution calling for antifa activists to be designated as domestic terrorists, singling out violent protests in Portland and a local branch of the anti-fascist movement in particular.
The resolution, sponsored by Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, comes on the heels of a recent clash between competing demonstrators in downtown Portland that made national headlines.
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There is no such resolution against Neo Nazis or Alt Right.

White Supremacist have infiltrated law enforcement, Congress, Presidency, etc and are openly passing laws to protect themselves and their rhetoric.
 
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Mr. X

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Press release of said resolution


"Antifa are terrorists, violent masked bullies who 'fight fascism' with actual fascism, protected by Liberal privilege," said Dr. Cassidy. "Bullies get their way until someone says no. Elected officials must have courage, not cowardice, to prevent terror."

"Antifa is a terrorist organization composed of hateful, intolerant radicals who pursue their extreme agenda through aggressive violence," said Senator Cruz. "Time and time again their actions have demonstrated that their central purpose is to inflict harm on those who oppose their views. Like any terrorist organization they choose to pursue their political ends through violence, fear and intimidation. They must be stopped. I am proud to introduce this resolution with Senator Cassidy to properly identify what Antifa are: domestic terrorists."
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Good. Fuck Antifa.
 
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I'm pretty sure they've been considered terrorists in multiple other countries for a long time, so regardless of whether or not I agree with them this is not exactly new ground.
 
Xaszatm

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Ah I see. The alt-right terrorist group that routinely kills innocents: Not a terrorist

An admittedly violent organization that nonetheless has killed zero people: Terrorists who must be stopped.

It's pathetic and obvious what these Nazi's are doing and the fact that their propaganda is so effective even the left assumes its right is scary.
 

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Xaszatm said:
Ah I see. The alt-right terrorist group that routinely kills innocents: Not a terrorist

An admittedly violent organization that nonetheless has killed zero people: Terrorists who must be stopped.

It's pathetic and obvious what these Nazi's are doing and the fact that their propaganda is so effective even the left assumes its right is scary.
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Antifa isnt a violent organization. Almost all of the literature on them describe them as majorly non violent.
 
Veliladon

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Antifa isn't an organization, it's a political philosophy. There's no hierarchy. It's just groups that are against fascists in solidarity. It'd be like trying to declare democracy a terrorist organization.
 
Elegant Weapon

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Remember when trump took the FBI off the main domestic terrorism threat in America and the FBI created "black identity extremists" to target instead?

I'm getting a really sick of these evil people getting away with all this crazy shit while everyone else is supposed to be respectfully debate these monsters while moderates sit by complicit.
 
Nishastra

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Veliladon said:
Antifa isn't an organization, it's a political philosophy. There's no hierarchy. It's just groups that are against fascists in solidarity. It'd be like trying to declare democracy a terrorist organization.
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Funnily enough, you could almost describe what they're doing here as this anyway. This is another step towards trying to criminalize dissent.

The fact that it's nonsense doesn't even really matter.
 

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Elegant Weapon said:
Remember when trump took the FBI off the main domestic terrorism threat in America and the FBI created "black identity extremists" to target instead?

I'm getting a really sick of these evil people getting away with all this crazy shit while everyone else is supposed to be respectfully debate these monsters while moderates sit by complicit.
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That was the first thing he did as president- he rewarded his own.
 

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Veliladon said:
Antifa isn't an organization, it's a political philosophy. There's no hierarchy. It's just groups that are against fascists in solidarity. It'd be like trying to declare democracy a terrorist organization.
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That's not how it works. You can describe any decentralized organization in such a way, it doesn't change that they are all flying under the same banner and title.

Being anti-fascist isn't a political philosophy either.

I am anti-fascist, but I am definitely not part of ANTIFA. ANTIFA is a specific group of far left wing people and militant left wingers.
 
19thCenturyFox

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Antifa is a necessary counterpart to the alt right movements across the world right now. It was good having them around in the nineties when neo nazis set fire to refugee shelters all over Germany and it's good having them around now. I'm even fine with the more radical elements since they are targeting the scum of this earth.
 
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Here's my flawless counterpoint.

"but there's Nazis"

SEND ME TO THE WHITE HOUSE FELLAS! I'LL HAVE THIS CLEARED UP IN A JIFF! :D
 
Ichthyosaurus

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Elegant Weapon said:
Remember when trump took the FBI off the main domestic terrorism threat in America and the FBI created "black identity extremists" to target instead?

I'm getting a really sick of these evil people getting away with all this crazy shit while everyone else is supposed to be respectfully debate these monsters while moderates sit by complicit.
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They're not being complicit (well, not all of them), it's that their forte is operating in the government. If you want somebody to do things outside the system you're not going to find it in any political party or a group therein, like the Justice Democrats. This isn't a debate, this is about the law.
 

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19thCenturyFox said:
Antifa is a necessary counterpart to the alt right movements across the world right now. It was good having them around in the nineties when neo nazis set fire to refugee shelters all over Germany and it's good having them around now. I'm even fine with the more radical elements since they are targeting the scum of this earth.
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Yea, basically. I have no interest in furthering their political ideology, but they are useful in combating alt-right/white supremacy in public.
 

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Fucking pathetic.

They'd sooner call the people fighting back against Nazi fascist ****s domestic terrorists than the actual fucking Nazi fascists??? What?

Murdering American citizens? Not terrorism.

MILSHAKES???!?! Terrorism!
 
Gobias-Ind

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Everybody who is pretending to be concerned about a few black eyes is directly complicit in all the recent white supremacist terrorism and all the white supremacist terrorism to come.

Absolutely pathetic people. I almost prefer the open Nazis, tbh.

Directly. Complicit.
 
HStallion

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You also know "Antifa" will be like socialism and it will pertain to any group that protests against conservative interests. Citizens concerned over climate change? Antifa!
 
Whompa

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"They are terrorists rotected by liberal privilege"

Excuse me what the fuck? What fucking planet do these idiots live on? I imagine a very pale white one?
 
Gobias-Ind

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Anybody with any reservations about antifa today is just trying to foster a culture in which political protesters can be slaughtered en masse. That's the goal.

Like the one in the thread here. That's the goal.
 
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