Congressional hearing today on non-existent Antifa

archives said:
The "real point" of the hearing was to promote right wing political talking points in order to appease Trump and sell him as the law and order solution
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Of course it was. And the thread creator decided to double down on that. This is Hayseed Graham's committee. The same guy that claimed he would subpoena Biden. There are no depths to which he won't go to kiss Trump's ass.
 
Nordberg said:
They are not all peaceful. Many go there with that in mind, but getting beat up and tear-gassed takes away some of that resolve. You attend with the idea of protesting peacefully, but the Trump army changes things. I wish the Trump troops would be peaceful. Then it would all change. Why is it OK for Trump troops to tear gas and club protesters? Some people take getting shot by "rubber bullets" personally. it is not acceptable.
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you idiot.
cops have found pre-positioned piles of bricks
Gas cans
They bring lasers to shoot at cops eyes, and hand tools

HOW IN THE FUCK is that going there with "peaceful intent??
 
Sailor said:
I can see this whole Antifa thing is way over your head. Hence the denial they exist.
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they have to be deluded -else the whole violent radical left gets attached to Biden and Dems
Dems cant even bring themselves to condemn ANTIFA
 
Nordberg said:
Antifa barely exists. It has power because rightys gave it to them by making them boogiemen. They have almost no membership. They have no numbers. They are a net phenomenon created by rightys.It would fade away if the right did not keep talking about them.
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There is a concept called Tulpa.

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Sailor said:
I can see this whole Antifa thing is way over your head. Hence the denial they exist.
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They, it, does exist, confirmed that often, they are websites on the dark web, not the organized Brown Shirts that the right likes to portray them as

Got anything else?
 
Darth Omar said:
Jonathon Turley will be a witness and here is his opening statement:

The protests in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd have served to focus the nation on the transcendent issues of racial discrimination and police misconduct. It is an important moment, as we deal with the continuing scourge of racism, to achieve the promise of equal opportunity and equal treatment in our country. We cannot let this moment pass for a national dialogue on racial justice.

That dialogue, however, is increasingly turning into a diatribe on our campuses, on our streets, and in our media. We are losing this opportunity to reach a consensus because of rising violence and intolerance for opposing views. If we are to come together as a nation, we have to be able to speak to one another freely and without fear. That is not occurring due to the campaigns of intimidation and retaliation against those with dissenting views.

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Recently, the federal government arrested George Washington University student Jason Charter as the alleged “ringleader” who led efforts to topple statues in Washington, D.C., including the nearly successful effort to destroy the historic Andrew Jackson statue near the White House. Charter has been an active Antifa member on our campus for years, and, after his arrest, reportedly proclaimed “The Movement is winning.”

He is right.

A visit to virtually any college or university will expose that success. In my three decades of teaching, I have never seen the level of fear and intimidation that we have today on our campuses. Many professors are afraid to voice dissenting views of the current protests or other issues out of fear that they could be accused of racism or even physically attacked. Some professors have indeed been assaulted or required police protection after voicing opposing views. To put it simply, Antifa and these other extremist groups are winning, and few people seem to be taking notice.

They are winning because universities are now effectively blocking conservative or opposing speakers to avoid violent clashes.

They are winning because the media and politicians downplay such violence to avoid criticism.

They are winning because local officials are ordering police to stand down or prosecutors to drop charges to avoid further conflict.

They are winning because free speech itself is being viewed as a destabilizing factor in our schools and society.

Antifa has achieved its anti-free speech agenda to a degree that even longtime critics never imagined possible. It only took inaction from our government and silence from our citizens.

I would like to briefly describe the agenda of Antifa and its history of violence in our country, including how recent violence fits into its militant philosophy.

I would then like to suggest ways for the federal government to fill a vacuum left from the inaction of local and academic leaders in dealing with attacks on the rights of free speech and peaceful assembly. It is by no means an easy task since government enforcement itself can also chill free speech and free association rights. However, threats against free speech have reached a critical mass, from our schools to our streets. We can either act or remain passive pedestrians to what inevitably comes next.

https://jonathanturley.org/2020/08/...-united-states/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
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The new media/democrat line: There is no riots or Antifa, don't believe your lying eyes!
 
archives said:
They, it, does exist, confirmed that often, they are websites on the dark web, not the organized Brown Shirts that the right likes to portray them as

Got anything else?
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close. they keep in touch on legit social media.
They use it to doxx people they want harassed, and to position themselves for street violence
 
dukkha said:
so a bipartisan witness is "contrarian" :rolleyes:
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Turley isn't partisan, argued both left and right positions, made that point umpteen times, what he is, again umpteen times, a contrarian, he will go with the view that gains him the most attention
 
I wonder how annatta/dukkha decides which moniker to use? I guess the one that's embarrassing itself the least on any given day.
 
archives said:
Turley isn't partisan, argued both left and right positions, made that point umpteen times, what he is, again umpteen times, a contrarian, he will go with the view that gains him the most attention
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I recall him from Impeachment he criticized both Trump and the Proceedings
call it what you wish
 
dukkha said:
close. they keep in touch on legit social media.
They use it to doxx people they want harassed, and to position themselves for street violence
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You keep on saying "they," the "they" are the websites, on the dark web, those executing the street violence are the dimwits who read and follow the websites, idiots and street thugs looking for a rush, the last thing Antifa is is an organized well planned effort to upend American society, the portrait the right often attributes to them
 
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