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comment by am_Unition
am_Unition  ·  1520 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Antifa and America’s revamped Red Scare

Hi! I'm an anti-fascist. Like the vast majority of anti-fascists, I advocate for non-violent protest, peaceful assembly, and representative democracy. I condemn looting, rioting, vandalism, and violence of any sort.

The image of "Antifa" and BLM presented in right-wing media is not representative of the anti-fascist and BLM movements. Yes, there have been protests that have turned violent, but 93% have been peaceful. Of course, there are agitators in every faction, and we'd all be better off if we policed our own ideological ranks to discourage criminal activity, but the extreme polarization has made that much more difficult. And it doesn't help to endlessly loop footage of looting and vandalizing (Fox) or Kyle Rittenhouse shooting people (CNN). Our media is pitting us against one another because it's good for their ratings.

So anyway, I'm not sure why I'd lose my job over any of that. Doesn't seem very radical. Unless you mean like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "radicallllll, dude" type of radical.