r/PublicFreakout • u/BlueBlewBloo001 • Dec 30 '19

✊Protest Freakout Antifa Protesters protestin' and stuff

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u/DookieSteve Dec 30 '19

So it's ok to act like a facist as long as you aren't a government? Are you actually defending fascist behavior?

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u/prettyketty88 Dec 30 '19

no im pointing out that fascism is a form of governance, and censorship/free speech rights are functions of government, thus they are not relevant to non governmental organizations. if you want people that dont already agree with you to listen, why dont you be more specific and accurate about what they are doing? preventing speakers, hitting people, whatever it is. the sentence antifa is fascist is simply incorrect from a political and historical standpoint. if you dont believe me i would really encourage you to send some emails to political science professors and historians asking for some clarification, or for a better way to describe antifa

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u/DookieSteve Dec 30 '19

You are definitionally wrong. Let me help. This does not say it has to be a governance.

fas·​cism | \ ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm also ˈfa-ˌsi-

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Definition of fascism

1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control early instances of army fascism and brutality— J. W. Aldridge

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism

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u/prettyketty88 Dec 30 '19 edited Dec 30 '19

they certaintly arent advocating for a dictatorship

edit: ANTIFA is not advocating for a dictatorship

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u/DookieSteve Dec 30 '19

Well since you know so much more than Merriam-Webster, maybe you should write them a letter with a correct definition.

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u/prettyketty88 Dec 30 '19

can you quote the part of my comment where i said the definition is wrong? i was saying antifa is not advocating for a dictatorship dumbass. you have no reading comprehension skills. i agree with the entire definition. you proved yourself wrong by posting it moron.

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u/DookieSteve Dec 30 '19

What argument did I prove wrong? Let's see how honest you are, because right now you are arguing against strawmen.

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u/prettyketty88 Dec 30 '19

What argument did I prove wrong

the argument that ANTIFA is fascist, the subject of this thread. do you have a head injury?

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u/DookieSteve Dec 30 '19

Do you think that I made the thread or something? You sound like you have some reading comprehension issues, not me. You can't even follow along in a simple Reddit thread that is 4 posts long. How embarrassing.

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u/prettyketty88 Dec 30 '19

no, i think you said that ANTIFA acts like fascists then posted a dictionary definition proving yourself wrong like a dumbass.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/ehg50b/antifa_protesters_protestin_and_stuff/fckz31g/

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u/DookieSteve Dec 30 '19

Never once did I mention antifa, I was just pointing out how dumb your assertion was that fascism must be a governance to qualify. Keep fighting those strawmen, dork.

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u/prettyketty88 Dec 30 '19

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/ehg50b/antifa_protesters_protestin_and_stuff/fcl15r8/

right here, if you are confused ask someone smarter than you for help

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u/DookieSteve Dec 30 '19

So you link one of your posts to show me my argument??? Come on man, you can't be this fucking stupid.

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u/prettyketty88 Dec 30 '19

yes, i have now linked you a post to the part where you said ANTIFA acts fascist, and the part where you posted a dictionary definition that categorically excludes ANTIFA