Trump's crazy designation of Antifa as terrorist organization

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Should Antifa be designated a terrorist organization

  1. Yes - the blood of many innocents is on the hands of ANTIFA

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  2. No - I can't recall too many deaths of innocents by ANTIFA

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  1. apexofpurple

    apexofpurple Well-Known Member

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    ANTIFA is a domestic terrorist group regardless of if the President is successful in slapping the official label on them. But even if the government cant act that doesn't mean we don't have options. We can start unmasking ANTIFA thugs, taking their photos, and plastering it all over the web. We can harass their employers to get them fired and their schools to get them booted out. We can maintain a civilian database on ANTIFA terrorist membership and activities as a permanent record for all to see.

    Consider the scene from Inglorious Bastards when the heroes carved swastikas into the foreheads of nazi soldiers ensuring that even when they took the uniform off that people would still know. We effectively do this to ANTIFA. Rob them of their masks and metaphorically mark them so that everyone will know what they are.
     
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    Our govt is looking
     
  3. dairyair

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    Your proof is some picture. Or whatever that is you posted?
     
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    So, they don't know?
    There's an organization, that they don't know who they are, who the leader is, where they meet, but they want to declare it a terrorist organization.
    How will they stop what they don't even know anything about?
     
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    dairyair Well-Known Member

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    There's only 2 options? For or against?
    How about who are they? Who is organizing? Who are the members?
     
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    ANTIFA, the domestic terrorist group, is against anything and anyone that doesn't follow their socialist and far left agenda. They are today's Nazi Party.

    They are now being hunted down and arrested.
     
  7. Texas Republican

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    Are the Democrats proud of their past support for Antifa?
     
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    I will be surprised if many are arrested, and very surprised if many are punished.
     
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    There is no shortage of criminal statutes available to deal with organized political violence.
     
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    Well...hopefully having knowledge about who they are, what their agenda is, who is organizing, and what is their motivations will help you decide if you are with them or not.
     
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    Giftedone Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I think you are missing the point of the OP. The question on the table is what the definition of label "Terrorism" should be. I gave one possible definition - numerous others have been given.

    By my definition - I would not claim that the ww2 bombing was terrorism - It was a world war - the threat was as big as it gets (sans aliens attacking).

    I would claim that Al Qaeda is terrorism - as I think there are significant distinctions between the two - one primary one being that which you mention - one being the good fight .and the other evil.

    Some are claiming "Antifa" is in this league - I say that is ridiculous - huge differences.

    This is not about being on the side of Al Qaeda or Antifa - it is about clarifying if there is a difference.
     
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    Giftedone Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Antifa has some legitimate complaints.
     
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    Giftedone Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Reminds me of "Run Like Hell" from the movie "The Wall"

     
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    They’re the militant wing of the American left. Like the IRA in Ireland 50 years ago.
     
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    Its crazy to not think antifa is a terrorist group.
     
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    Giftedone Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    IRA likely had some legitimate complaints as well - but I don't see much similarity between the two.. Antifa has not done too many bombings.
     
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    Trump is making a mountain out of a molehill. Antifa is nothing but a bunch of spoiled weakling white kids, who play dress up with their fellow sexual ambiguous ninja buddies. They make great punching bags, or speed bumps, but they’re definitely not worth classifying as domestic terrorist.
     
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    Yea, think of how much faster the system can work when the terrorist label is applied.
     
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    Giftedone Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Exactly ! and exactly why we need to restrain the use of the "Terrorist" label - Unless one is a raging liberal and has no shame increasing Gov't power.

    The idea that this "This" was all "Antifa" - is simply nonsense in any case. What good is labeling them "a terrorist movement" - tomorrow "They" will have a new name - but make no mistake - there are some pissed off folks out there.
     
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    No, but they did run over some cops in Buffalo tonight! So we're waiting for these bastards to acquire lethal weapons, is that it?
     
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    In a lot of other countries they would be lined up against the nearest wall and shot. However we are in the U.S. and there will be a lot of jobs building SuperMax Prison's to hold all the antifa's.
     
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    Has this been proven that this was "Antifa" ?
     
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    The idea that this was all "Antifa" is preposterous nonsense on steroids .. first off

    The video footage of the vandalism and looting is extensive - I am sure they will be rounding up a few folks - likely not shooting them though.

    What do you suggest doing about the rancid state of our system such that this thing happened. How about changing some bad law - first one perhaps rescinding diplomatic immunity for the police. Too much power - and too much corruption.
     
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    And why are you blind on your right eye ... or do you really believe that all these righty extremists are better?
    You know these scum of "White Aryans", Nazis, KKK and others who have same in mind against US government and society ...

    Very interesting that Trump finds some warm words for this scum in Charlottesville once and tried to relativate their actions and make some diversity of some are good and others not ... but here he doesn't a long time ...
     
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    Correct!

    And above all there is the fact that the term terrorist has been completely irrelevant and unimportant for a long time. Why?
    Well ... it has become fashionable on all sides to demonize his opponent with this term ... because who wants to be on the side of alleged terrorists?

    And Trump is trying the same thing here ... which is ridiculous. Yes there are acts of violence and there are shameful looting etc. ... but if Trump reacts violently to yesterday's peaceful protests on his doorstep and then freezes coldly from the fact that the perpetrators abused the peaceful protest ... sorry, Trump does it to the shameful joke!

    The fact is that there is a lot of racism in the United States and that is also the case with the police.
     
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