ARE THE ANTIFA TERRORISTS? FEDS HAVE REPORTEDLY CLASSIFIED THEIR ACTIVITIES AS ‘DOMESTIC TERRORIST

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally classified the activities of anti-fascist groups (antifa) as “domestic terrorist violence” since early 2016, according to confidential law enforcement documents obtained by Politico and interviews.

Federal authorities have reportedly warned state and local officials the antifa has become “increasingly confrontational” in efforts to thwart white supremacist groups.

Newly disclosed documents show authorities believed “anarchist extremists” were the main cause of violence at a number of public rallies. A confidential 2016 joint intelligence assessment by DHS and the FBI blamed the antifa for attacks on a range of targets, including police, government institutions and symbols of “the capitalist system.”

According to Politico, interviews showed federal authorities really became cognizant of the antifa amid the rise of Donald Trump, and law enforcement officials have claimed Trump’s rhetoric and policies helped catalyze left-wing extremism in the U.S.

One senior law enforcement official reportedly stated, “It was in that period [as the Trump campaign emerged] that we really became aware of them. These antifa guys were showing up with weapons, shields and bike helmets and just beating the **** out of people.... They’re using Molotov cocktails, they’re starting fires, they’re throwing bombs and smashing windows."

Law enforcement officials have apparently been taken aback by the swift rise of the antifa, about which they still have much to learn, and have struggled to come up with an organized response.

The dynamics of the antifa are complex. It claims to have no leaders or hierarchy, but officials believe members coordinate through a decentralized network of cells, Politico reports.

http://www.newsweek.com/are-antifa-terrorists-658396

Antifa is one of the militant arms of the democrat party, like a weaponized Occupy Wall Street group.

I think the democrat party is distancing themselves from Antifa because of the classification as a terror group.

The Trump administration should not be kind to these terrorists.

 

No, there is no terrorist designation for American groups but they will point out terrorist like activity.

 

I think somebody already posted this - shouldn't you give credit to the author, or at least link the original chain email?

 

Terrorist tactics.

I believe they have an extensive online presence-should be easy enough to get cases against these guys.

 

Link to the thread please, I didn't see it.

 

About a week ago. Can't remember the exact date. Sorry.

 

The op article was published 3 days ago.

 

You should still give the original author credit - I believe it was Ben Shapiro - not sure. I believe the werewolf guy posted it.

 

Naw, someone else made this same thread, I remember it.

But it was a different source I think.

Either way its important to keep this issue up because the government, no matter how they classify these guys, see them as a threat.

 

The Klu Klux Klan, Unite The Right, Neo-Nazi's, Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, the White Aryan Resistance and Volksfront are one of the militant arms of the republican party and I believe the republican party is distancing themselves from them due to the classification as a terror group!

 

Would you mind linking it?

 

It was the same as this one basically.

Wasn't any different information in it.

 

LOL, an army of posers against left wing violent Antifa. The democrat party lost the KKK as their militant wing after everyone denounced them. Now they have Antifa to take their place.

There is no terrorist classification for Americans.

 

Thanks I missed it, glad someone else mentioned it!

 

That's okay, the Klu Klux Klan has endorsed Trump who has literally by his actions or lack thereof accepted their endorsement.

 

OWS was brutally taken down.

I can't recall which admin was responsible for that.

Any clues?

 

You mean like denouncing them all the way back to 1999? I swear y'all just make this hate talk up as you go along.

Betcha the same 'KKK' voted for Bubba.

 

Normalising violent, right wing nazis by promoting the idea they're posing.

Who would do that?

 

LOL, the left and the left wing media are normalizing violence by dismissing left wing violence.

 

First you complained that there is already a thread about this (but you can't link to it)
Now you want me to jump through your own arbitrary hoops by crediting Ben Shapiro.

Its almost like you don't want this topic brought up.



Im posting a newsweek piece, don't worry about Ben Shapiro.

I've met him and he's a good guy btw.

 

David Duke would beg to differ with you.

 

Whats all this then?


Anywho, I think the feds are right to classify ANTIFA as domestic terrorists.

They clearly commit violence for political purposes (communism).

 

He's dead and out of the picture; last time I checked, David Duke was still alive praising Trump. What say you?

 

Get back to me when Trump and leading Republicans attend his funeral, after Duke serves for decades as a Republican.

Do you consider ANTIFA to be using terror tactics? Democrats seem to.

 

Well you seem to be the only one that hangs onto whatever Duke says.