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In reply to the discussion: Does Antifa actually exist or is it a figment of the disturbed Republican psyche? [View all]maxsolomon
(32,975 posts)They're the anarchist kids who bike around Olympia and Tacoma distributing food and needles to the homeless. And then smashing Starbucks windows, making us Olds wince and disavow them.
When the Fascists come into town to intimidate Liberals, they show up. The BLM protests that morphed into confrontations with the cops in Portland and Seattle weren't Antifa per se. Were they there? Yes. But they weren't alone. CHAZ was BLM, too. Mostly, even.
Michael Reinoehl was Antifa; he was almost 50. Watch the Vice interview with him, shot the night before Bill Barr had him summarily executed outside his apartment. Outside of Fascist thugs, he was never a threat to anyone.
Most importantly, Antifa does not have School Bus armies planning to invade Podunk.