Do you believe that "Radicalized Military Vets" are a true threat to the Nation?

"ANTIFA" means ANTI-FASCIST. It's only the exact opposite of the KKK or any white supremacist group. It seems like alot of people don't know what it really means and don't understand that it isn't based on politics (even though politics may have alot to do with the way our country has been run in regards to race). It is only considered a "far left" group because of the more recent "alt-right" groups who have sprung up after Trump ran for president. Antifa existed long before this whole political racist evangelical issue started happening and was never even spoken of prior to Trumps run for president...like EVER. The same way the KKK and similar white fascist groups have basically been ignored throughout the last few decades, so has any group opposed to them (at least out in the open).To be clear, nothing I'm saying here should be misconstrued as me saying that I am siding with anything Antifa has done illegally however, being that I am considered a racial "minority", I of course am not okay with any group claiming they are superior to any other due to race, nationality, color, or gender. The fact is, being against fascism isn't (in and of itself) nearly as dangerous as being a part of a white nationalist/ supremacist group. These fascist groups have proven themselves to be quite dangerous yet because we are a free country, their hateful rhetoric isn't considered serious enough to be acted upon.

Now, it should be clearly understood that one would not exist without the other so it should go without saying that the group calling itself ANTIFA is only considered extremism by those who either don't understand it or are in total opposition to it. I say all this to make the point that ANTIFA has only been made a spectacle by certain hateful people in order to distract from the real issue. One real major issue in this country is and has always been, racism. If antifa is to be considered an extremist group then it only makes the assumption that anyone who against fascism of any kind must be an extremist. This doesn't make sense to me therefore whenever anyone talks about antifa as if it is in fact an extremist group, it is difficult to bypass without mentioning the fact that people pay way too much attention to the word without even knowing the meaning behind it.

SPC Rachel Rodriguez - Yes, my dad and many of ours dads and grandfathers were ANTIFA and fought against Hitler and Mussolini, and many never returned and now the far right wants to make it sound like it's a horrible thing. Perhaps that is because they themselves have become fascist and want a dictator in charge of this country. Civil liberties are lost one small bit at a time.

LTC Jorge Cordero - my dad was a Korea vet my uncles were WW2 and my grand father was WW1....people who were "anti fascist" in their generations did NOT take over govt buildings, break into stores to steal shopping carts full of product, did NOT try to burn police stations, with the cops inside, and court houses, and did NOT barricade themselves on public streets and declare themselves a sovereign country ...... back then when people protested things they weren't ashamed to show their faces either.

SSgt Jeanne Wallace - Exactly, on Jan 6th the new breed of fascist tried to take over the capitol building.

SPC Kent Laughlin - Hi Kent. Who we are and what we say, our opinions, are always going to "hurt" someone even when we are very diplomatic in the way we present ourselves and in the diplomatic way we word our opinions. This is just the way the world is and how humans interact with one another. Please express yourself, remembering that one person's critical or negative opinion of us can be ignored but we need to take note when several persons' critical or negative opinions of us are being expressed. If we don't express our opinions, at the end of life we will tend to say that we wished we'd been more assertive and more open and vulnerable with our opinions.

SSG Bill McCoy it sure is.

Drill Sergeant SSG Phillip MAI Fort Jackson South Carolina March 1967 " Opinions are like butt holes everyone has one and they all stink". So I keep my opinions to myself.

SPC Kent Laughlin - Do Not Sensor Yourself to save someone else's feelings. State your case or don't comment, but don't justify your non-comments. In our world you either speak up for yourself and your views or you end up having someone else's views forced on you, like this b.s. at colleges right now. Speak your mind, that's what being grown up is all about.

SPC Henry Strong - It's a very old song: "The youth of today..." Even ancient Rome people complained about it. (Plenty of refs for that). And, the "rats" have ALWAYS been "in office", The "job" attracts them! "Power corrupts" is being shown, now to be mostly wrong: Power ATTRACTS those already corrupt & power hungry.
Yes, clean up our own messes; but it is bound to fail with the immense divide, hate, blame, lack of taking responsibility for your own side here, too.

I agree but we need to start some where. I have seen how other countries look at us from there side and how I as an American see us now. This just blows my mind away.
I will not travel out side the US anymore because I am ashamed of what our government is doing to all of us and even to our friends and allies around the world.
I am tired of all the lies they say and all the false reporting going on.
We really need to start getting our lives in order because life is short and we do not have much time left.

Spc Mark Marquette: I am not saying that it was the last few presidents that are at fault nor am I pointing any fingers at anyone in our government. All I am saying is that we currently need to have term limits in place to rid the government of the old blood and put new fresh blood in to get us a fresh start. I am a strong Republican who only votes republican and I am proud to say this my family has been voting republican for several years. I don't like seeing that all of our hard work of our fellow service brothers and sisters who gave the ultimate price for our safety and security of this great nation go un appreciated and disrespected by some old cronies in the government. This is what I making refferance to.

If anyone is radical. it is the right. they have systematically started dismantling this country ever since the Tea Party, but much more with MAGA cult members. Not saying everyone on the left is perfect, but there not trying to destroy democracy or tying to pit left against right. i remember back to when we could actually agree to disagree. That day is long past thanks to MAGA and Trump.