Journalist Assaulted By Antifa in Portland

[ChrisTheLovableJerk]

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/20 ... -portland/

Assaulted with Milkshakes that contained quick-drying cement.

Anybody still want to pretend this 'anti-fascist' mob is little more than a bunch of fascist thugs looking for an excuse to hurt people?

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

Why don't you tell us how you really feel?

[Admiral X]

I'm not surprised. Like I've said before - they're everything they claim to hate.

[Darth Wedgius]

I wouldn't call them fascist, just authoritarian. Not that being authoritarian is much of a lesser evil.

Edit: By my understanding, many on the left "embrace diversity of tactics," which in this case comes down to they won't criticize antifa.

[Admiral X]

Fascism is just a kind of authoritarian. It's like saying squares are also rectangles.

[Darth Wedgius]

Fascism is just a kind of authoritarian. It's like saying squares are also rectangles.

Fascism is a kind of authoritarian, but not all authoritarians are fascists. The same way that all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

Well that's certainly a strong take on them.

Fascism is just a kind of authoritarian. It's like saying squares are also rectangles.

Yeah but it's distinct in that it's a broader condition than the more specified Fascists.

[Admiral X]

The irony being that these supposed anti-fascists think and act just like fascists.

[Yukaphile]

These are the same young brats who withheld their precious virgin votes for Clinton because Saint Sanders lost fair and square even though they aligned 70% on the same issues she did, and they see Trump's 2016 victory as a springboard to launch the revolution they've always dreamed of.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

The irony being that these supposed anti-fascists think and act just like fascists.

Even so, I feel like an assessment of authoritarian is somewhat light or maybe empty considering they don't have any state backed support or recognition. Kinda the same deal as terrorists; I don't consider them as any kind of distinct authority manifestation, until maybe something happens like a coup d'etat becomes successful or the taliban takes over afghanistan.