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37 points

Since antifa isn’t really an organization can’t you just do the same shit under a different name at every protest? Like how does this work exactly? Unless they’re planning to start putting organizers at gitmo for things they’ve helped organize in the past, which would be fucked up.

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47 points

the fact that it’s not an organization works even better for them, now anybody they want to arrest is a member of ‘the local chapter of antifa’ and subject to the extremely squishy definition of ‘domestic terrorism’

(5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that-

(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;

(B) appear to be intended-

(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or

(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and

© occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States

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32 points

Yeah after I posted that I figured it’s going to work more like “being openly against fascism is illegal”

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It may not even be that

It’ll just be “Oh you’re in favor of X? Well, X is part of the ‘antifa’ creed”, where ‘X’ can be any nebulous thing they want it to be

It will just be a pretext to allow arresting of any ‘undesirables’

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involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;

Well that just makes this redundant AF and pretty useless. From the party that criess about BIG GOVERNMENT and over regulation to boot. If there are laws already on the books, then what’s the point?

… to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion

Ahh there it is. Meanwhile Jan 6 and armed uninformed fascists roaming around with guns at queer events and state capitals checks out. No policy by intimidation or coercion there.

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16 points

This is how the term “libertarian” came into being. Anarchists in Europe were being jailed for being anarchists, so they just started calling themselves libertarians instead.

Anti-fascists will probably start calling themselves band or meme-tier names. Stuff like “American Beanis Brigade” or “Axis of Evil.”

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6 points

Judean People’s Front vs People’s Front of Judea hours

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7 points

It’s done exactly so they can call anyone protesting against Fascism a terrorist.

I’ve seen Zionists do the same thing by claiming that pro-Palestine protestors are taking marching orders from an “BDS Movement”.

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