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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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This is very disturbing and also presents a good reason to stay as far away from these events as possible. Seems it was predicable there would be problems and there was. Having and expressing a view is one thing, showing up with weapons etc quite another. I don't see anything productive with this type of uncontrolled gathering. Seems also some public official for the city have failed in their duties as well and basically lit the match for the fuse to create this explosive response in the first place. It seems perhaps the lack of responsibility from these city officials needs some looking into and being addressed. The misconduct from quite a few people and the confrontational situation this helped create is shameful !
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LTC Stephen F.
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Thanks for sharing the news COL Charles Williams. Unfortunately it only focuses on the radical right and ignores the terrorist left Antifa.
FYI NJ DHS has listed Antifa as a terrorist organization. Hopefully the Federal DHS will follow suit.
https://www.njhomelandsecurity.gov/analysis/anarchist-extremists-antifa?rq=antifa
"Anarchist Extremists: Antifa
June 12, 2017 Counterterrorism, Domestic

Anti-fascist groups, or “Antifa,” are a subset of the anarchist movement and focus on issues involving racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism, as well as other perceived injustices.

Self-described Antifa groups have been established across the United States and in several major cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco. A majority of New Jersey-based anarchist groups are affiliated with the Antifa movement and are opposed to “fascism,” racism, and law enforcement. Antifa groups coordinate regionally and have participated in protests in New York City and Philadelphia. There are three loosely organized chapters in New Jersey, known as the North Jersey Antifa, the South Jersey Antifa, and the HubCity Antifa New Brunswick (Middlesex County).

In December 2016, a group known as the Antifascist Action-Nebraska engaged in a doxing campaign against a prominent member of American Vanguard, a white supremacist organization. The group published his personal information on several social media platforms and posted fliers on the University of Nebraska Omaha campus, calling for his expulsion.

On March 28, a small fight occurred between Antifa members and supporters of the US President during a rally in Seaside Heights (Ocean County). Because of advance publicity about the event on social media, local and state law enforcement officers were able to keep altercations to a minimum.
ANTIFA: INCITING VIOLENCE TOWARD FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISTS

Violent confrontations between Antifa members and white supremacists—as well as militia groups—will likely continue because of ideological differences and Antifa’s ability to organize on social media. In the past year, Antifa groups have become active across the United States, employing a variety of methods to disrupt demonstrations.

On April 18, following the Patriots Day Free Speech Rally in Berkeley, California—which turned violent—an Antifa member wrote, “Every Nazi that gets punched is a victory. . . . We must realize that these days are going to become more and more common, unless we put a nail in this coffin once and for all.” On March 29, as a response to an Antifa post on social media, a national militia group wrote in an online article, “Whenever their kind [Antifa] assumes power, individual freedom, including of speech and worship, is brutally suppressed.”

Beginning in March, the Philadelphia Antifa Chapter used Facebook to encourage followers to disrupt a “Make America Great Again” event in Philadelphia, resulting in over 300 participants. Antifa’s presence resulted in law enforcement shutting down the event early for safety concerns. As of May, a manual on how to form an Antifa group—posted on a well-known Anarchist website in February—had approximately 13,500 views.

On February 1, the University of California Berkeley canceled a controversial speaker’s appearance following a protest by approximately 100 Antifa members. In response, far-right extremists assembled at a free-speech rally, which Antifa members disrupted, resulting in 10 arrests and seven injuries. Additionally, on April 15, Antifa and far-right extremists clashed at a demonstration, leading to 23 arrests and 11 injuries.

On February 11, members of the 211 Crew/211 Bootboys, a white supremacist gang, allegedly attacked two brothers at a New York City bar after seeing a “New York City anti-fascist sticker” on the back of one of the victim’s cellphones, according to New York authorities.

In June 2016, 300 counter-protesters, including anarchist extremists, attacked 25 members of the white supremacist Traditionalist Worker Party with knives, bottles, bricks, and concrete from a construction site while rallying at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, injuring 10."
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SSG Michael Hartsfield
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How many people died during an "antifa" protests? How many of those people carry Nazi or Confederate flags or give Nazi salutes or revere a traitorous American past?
I'm not saying that some in the "antifa" movement aren't anarchist and are only there to see the world burn BUT the majority of "antifa" protesters are there to COUNTER HATE GROUPS!
This isn't about picking on one group. This is about ensure that groups like these that have enjoyed silent affirmation for decades are brought into the light of day and exposed for what they really are: losers fetishizing losers, traitors and genocidal murderers
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GySgt Charles O'Connell
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Group one assembles, what they stand for is the worst type of narrow minded racist beliefs, and they profess that they are ready to use violence to get their point heard, because they believe they stand for what is right. Group two, assembles to meet group one, they stand against the narrow minded racist beliefs of group one, and feel justified in the use of violence, because they believe they stand for what is right. HOLY CRAP!!! And its expected that any President, past or present, is going to figure this out.
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