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In reply to the discussion: The failure of the 2018 Unite the Right march shows that - for now - Antifa's tactics work [View all]Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)25. Peaceful protesters only started showing up in
Large numbers long after Antifa was showing up and brawling with them. If you can get them to show up in large numbers every time then great. But clashes happened several times before Charlottesville in which Antifa were the only ones who showed up because all those peaceful protesters you laud had better things to do. Meanwhile, Antifa, who people like you condemn, were actually, risking their safety and their lives to go out and confront these assholes while lots of "good protesters" stayed home.
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The failure of the 2018 Unite the Right march shows that - for now - Antifa's tactics work [View all]
Soph0571
Aug 2018
OP
I don't like any kind of violent acts, that makes us look bad. Organizers should warn
brewens
Aug 2018
#43
Then why would HH agree with the first paragraph of this article in any way?
NCTraveler
Aug 2018
#38
Yeah, it still won't convince our own homegrown "both sides" types on DU and elsewhere...
vi5
Aug 2018
#10
They have caused millions on property damage in Portlamd over the last few years.
CentralMass
Aug 2018
#14
K&R. No place for fascism, no patience for the far right, and no time for reactionary politics.
ck4829
Aug 2018
#26