Behind the Black Mask
The title of this article comes from a former antifa member by the name of Gabriel Nadales, who joined the group when he was in high school in 2010. What he saw as a member scared him straight and now he intends to go on a college tour warning students of the dangers of antifa. The tour's defining slogan will be "Behind the Mask."
Origins:
The origins of the organization began where most general mischief begins and where the American left itself got it's start - in American universities.
Mark Bray
Mark Bray was a visiting lecturer in history at Dartmouth College. Bray is also the author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook", which is a history of the organization as well as it's tactics. Bray received the attention of the general public when he wrote an article for the Washington Post following the violent riot that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia. In that piece Bray said that “Antifascists argue that physical violence against white supremacists is both ethically justifiable and strategically effective.” On the Sunday TV show "Meet the Press" Bray said “A lot of people are under attack, and sometimes they need to be able to defend themselves.”
It has been alleged that the proceeds from Bray's book have actually gone to a legal defense fund for antifa members.
Dartmouth College has since released a statement: “Recent statements made by Lecturer in History Mark Bray supporting violent protest do not represent the views of Dartmouth” and that “the endorsement of violence in any form is contrary to Dartmouth values.” Based on what we know about the radical views of faculty & staff at American universities it should surprise nobody that 100 Dartmouth faculty members signed a letter addressed to President Hanlon and dean of faculty Elizabeth Smith criticizing the College’s statement on Bray. Their signed statement is much appreciated, so that the nation may know who the instigators & enablers of violent leftist groups are.
Tactics:
The tactics of antifa are fairly obvious. They are committed to violence, first to stop free speech and second to intimidate people. The violent antifa riot after a Trump rally in 2016 in San Jose CA is the best example:
"Journalists watching the riot at Trump’s event in San Jose reported with photos and videos.
“Donald Trump supporters were mobbed and assaulted by protesters on Thursday night … The violence broke out after the event in San Jose wrapped up just before 8 p.m. Some Trump supporters were punched. One woman wearing a “Trump” jersey was cornered, spat on, and pelted with eggs and water bottles. Police held back at first but eventually moved in. …several protesters were arrested and one officer was assaulted in the melee.” { NBC News .}
Protesters waved Mexican flags and one could be seen burning an American flag, with another burning Trump’s “Make America Great Hat.” Some chanted “F— Donald Trump” and “Donald Trump has got to go” … As Trump supporters exited the rally, protesters shouted insults at them and accused them of being racists …At one point, a man was sucker-punched and knocked to the ground and police arrested his assailant. In another instance, demonstrators closed in on a Trump supporter and started punching him in the face… { CNN’s report .}
https://fabiusmaximus.com/2016/06/04/significance-of-the-san-jose-riot-97293/
Going forward antifa will continue to try and intimidate speakers and as in the above example voters in all those sections of the nation where they are allowed to operate freely. The organization is well organized and well funded and thus far, well protected.
Comrades in arms:
Liberal mayors on the west coast have allowed antifa to riot, commit acts of violence and assault it's citizens without any repercussions. Why? Because they happen to agree with antifa and probably would be members themselves if they were back in their college days.
Samuel Theodore Liccardo (D)
Samuel Liccardo was the mayor of San Jose when that infamous riot took place in 2016 which targeted Trump supporters. We still have that iconic film of the woman pelted with eggs as police stood by and did nothing. That night they flew the Mexican flag and burned the American flag. One brave CA attorney, Harmeet K. Dhillon, filed suit against city officials. It originally accused the city, Liccardo and Garcia of failing to protect Trump supporters who were “chased, beaten and assaulted” after leaving the event. It has since been modified due to the problem of extracting evidence of the liberal mayor's complicity. Only three individuals were arrested and it was the three who attacked police officers, not anyone who attacked American citizens.
Ted Wheeler (D)
Then we come to the liberal mayor of Portland Oregon who in 2018, while also holding the title of Police Commissioner, allowed antifa to block traffic and harass drivers. In 2019, he did nothing to protect a journalist (Andy Ngo), who was beaten mercilessly, during another antifa protest march in Portland. The incident was televised for the nation to see. Sen Ted Cruz has accused Wheeler of ordering the Portland police to stand down as American citizens were assaulted. Cruz has called for an investigation.
Keith Ellison (D)
That's Keith Ellison the attorney general of Minnesota and former DNC official fraternizing with Luis Enrique Marquez, a notorious leader of the Portland antifa who has a criminal record. Ellison had tweeted that the antifa handbook would be the book that struck fear into the heart of President Trump! He has since deleted the tweet, but we know where the states attorney general's heart lies. Poor Minnesota....is the state still part of the US?
Conclusion:
Laws already on the books criminalizing the mere act of wearing a mask could be very effective in holding antifa members accountable. They are useless unless they are enforced with offenders being arrested and prosecuted.
Antifa is without a doubt a terrorist organization. It has solid connections to both university and government. It operates freely without fear from the laws of the US. They are very similar to Hitler's Brown Shirts, with but one distinction - they are cowards who wear masks! Beyond their allies in academia & government, they have the compliance of the liberal media, which toils endlessly at sanitizing the groups violent acts. Although the group pretends to be fighting "fascism" (whatever that means these days), it is clear that they mean to intimidate, assault or even kill those that they disagree with. It is only a matter of time before someone is killed by these cowardly thugs who hide behind a mask.
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America's version of the Brown Shirts is the #1 domestic terrorist group in America!
Trump is off-topic
Quite simply, Antifa has morphed into and has become that which they profess to hate so much.
That was essentially the point I was trying to make. My thanks for the clarification.
Used to be SDS but quit after the Weathermen tried to recruit me.
I very much doubt you know what you are talking about. Your comment is nothing but a lie
Can you actually show facts to your bullshit
I do not need to show you anything. We both know you will just deny it and tell me I am wrong simply because I am not a progressive leftist liberal that shares your worldview, just as you do to so many others you disagree with all the time so why bother? Besides the scum known as Antifa's actions speak for themselves.
Prove it!
Eventually, someone, or some group, is going to attack these antifa thugs, which is maybe what they want... and then the media will clamor about whomever did it, and whitewash antifa's history of violence.
Rather cynical but probably realistic.
Correct! An opposing group would be portrayed as the Klan by the media! The fact remains, they have no legitimate rivals.
" Liberal mayors on the west coast have allowed antifa to riot, commit acts of violence and assault it's citizens without any repercussions. Why? Because they happen to agree with antifa and probably would be members themselves if they were back in their college days."
Such bullshit as pointed out in the seed itself.
Sounds like there were repercussions for those who broke the law.
I don't know any antifa, they don't appear to be a very large or cohesive group. I've never seen photos of more than a few dozen of them at any one event. It is offensive to smear the large number of peaceful protesters with the actions of a few, and the fact is when they break the law they are arrested and held to account. To claim otherwise is pure partisan lies. Antifa does not represent the left, they are anarchists, they are extremists and should be held accountable for any violence or vandalism they cause. And the fact remains, even though they are violent extremists and should be condemned, they haven't actually killed anyone like right wing extremism has. They don't have the dozens and dozens of corpses left in their wake as do right wing extremists with more than 50 killings last year. So when I hear this whine from the right wing about antifa I can't help but shake my head in disbelief at the monumental hypocrisy it must take to try and blame the "left" for anything antifa does while simultaneously trying to wash the blood off their hands from their own right wing ideology that is so very deadly.
" data going back to 1970, shows that over the last decade, a total of 73.3 percent of all extremist-related fatalities can be linked to domestic right-wing extremists"
You are being kind of selective aren't you? What about admitting police only arrested those that attacked police? Were they prosecuted?
I don't know any antifa, they don't appear to be a very large or cohesive group. I've never seen photos of more than a few dozen of them at any one event.
Then you are seeing what you want to see.
It is offensive to smear the large number of peaceful protesters with the actions of a few, and the fact is when they break the law they are arrested and held to account.
No, they haven't!
"Berkeley Police Department" "posted the mugshots of Antifa protesters arrested Sunday at a rally where windows were smashed, citizens were punched and "dozens of weapons" were confiscated by cops. Berkeley cops said Sunday that 20 people were arrested demonstrating against a rally organized by so-called "alt-right" groups."
And why can't you address the real point of my comment? No desire to agree with me on how right wing extremist violence is so very deadly as proven by the facts? No words of derision for those who kill in the name of right wing ideology? Just the same old faux outrage over masked vandals but nary a word against right wing inspired murder?
You keep citing the same thing that was in my article - the only 3 antifa members arrested where the ones who assaulted were cops. Then you cite an instance when 20 people were arrested at the violent Berkeley rally which was allowed to go on for way too long. Again, I ask, was anyone prosecuted? You did say those responsible needed to be held accountable.
And why can't you address the real point of my comment?
Because it is completely off topic. The article is about antifa, not about how the ADL categorizes domestic terrorists.
"Tom Keenan, 33, of Mount Airy, reportedly turned himself in to police last week after investigators released a video that allegedly showed him and two other suspects yelling at the group after a “We the People” rally on Nov. 17 in Philadelphia.
He was charged with two counts each of criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and other related offenses, Philadelphia Police confirmed to Fox News."
"They arrested three people on assault and harassment charges."
"We are actively investigating these incidents to hold those responsible accountable.” - Portland Assistant Chief Chris Davis
Do you have any evidence to suggest those arrested will not be prosecuted?
Ignoring right wing violence while complaining about left wing violence is like complaining about some neighbor kids damaging your lawn with their dirt bikes while ignoring the damage being done by the large group of men in hoods lighting a large wooden cross on it.
Everything you muter is nothing but sweeping generalizations, a tactic you love
Now you are into fairy tale land
It's called whataboutism
Ignorance is bliss.
Is it ignorance or are they all for it?
Which image is supposed to be photoshopped? and what was photoshopped about the image? I did an image search and it took me right to a Antifa facebook page , saying they photoshopped their own image?
A few dozen masked vigilantes in front of hundreds of unmasked apparently peaceful protestors, just like I said. Also, the movement has apparently changed a lot over the last decade with the few remaining disparate groups shrinking as some among them become more violent.
I think that's something to think about , so that would not make them Antifa , but more so anarchists, which can also be facist in and of itself.
one term comes to mind thinking of this , cognative provacatours , simple definition is , someone whom joins a group and uses different methods( usually unacceptable statements or actions) to change the groups direction.
Trolls are going to troll....
So a photo showing hundreds is a few dozen to you? Fucking Hillaryious.
Just another ANTIFA apologist. I whole heartedly call out Right wing groups for there hate and racism as much as I call out the lefts Brown shirts ANTIFA.
Just because CNN doesn't report on ANTIFA doesn't mean they don't exist.
WE know
It's a well known fact that most Liberals suck at math, thanks for proving it.
I'ts also a well known fact that most liberals are childish, thanks for proving that also.
Look at the commenter.....enough said.
Some people are still playing for "likes" thinking they are on NV and going to get you banned.
None were dumber than a Feisty redhead and her treehouse gang.
Even funnier is when she got banned herself and doxed.
She was always speaking on other peoples looks and weight well guess what.....
In the top photo it appears there are hundreds of people though zooming in as much as I could I couldn't find many with masks on, not sure how they could all be considered "Antifa" just because a few in the middle appear to be holding a handmade "Antifa" sign. None appear to be doing anything violent either, so not sure what you're claiming that photo proves.
As I've said over and over, I am not defending Antifa. Those who commit violent acts or wanton vandalism should be arrested and held accountable for their crimes regardless of whether it was a Nazi they were punching or throwing things at. I am, however, more concerned about the right wing violence and Nazi's, the KKK and white supremacists marching in our streets and killing dozens of people every year than I am about a relatively small group of anarchist opportunists using what would normally be peaceful protests against fascism as a vehicle to further their own brand of violence.
That comment is so comical
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Does it fit
On that note, I think we can wrap this one up and leave it in the WTP archives.