During the Viet Nam era, many of us were pro-peace, not anti-war. I don't want to bore the younger generations with other examples of protesting for something, not against something, like Rev. King or Gandhi.
Yes, the Republican Party is responsible for the rise in fascism. The Republican strategy of divide and conquer has created a world where "framing" the issue is everything. We will lose if hate and violence eclipse the message of peace and love.
I would recommend reading the entire article below.
Antifa: Guardians against fascism or lawless thrill-seekers?
The Washington Post
Michael E. Miller
BERKELEY, Calif. — On the morning of the protest, Sean Hines woke with a sense of purpose he’d seldom felt. He was a 20-year-old high school dropout with no car, no job and no money. A year and a half ago, he’d been arrested for a drunken brawl. Now Hines was about to be arrested again, but for something he believed in.
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But the Aug. 27 protest in Berkeley did not go according to plan. Police quickly arrested Hines and 12 others. Then, in images broadcast across the country, more than 100 antifa activists leapt over barricades and stormed Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, attacking a handful of President Trump supporters and right-wing activists.
A month earlier, few Americans had heard of antifa. Then came Charlottesville, where antifa activists were credited with protecting clergy members from attacks by white supremacists.
The violence in Berkeley led to a backlash, including from the left. The city’s mayor, a Democrat, called for antifa to be classified as a gang and for the University of California at Berkeley to cancel conservative speeches later this month to avoid more violence.
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