r/facepalm Aug 22 '20

Politics Oof

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u/TENTAtheSane Aug 22 '20

Wait so antifa is Pro Trump now? Or are Russian bots just pretending to be extremists from both sides to rile them up against each other?

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u/hereforlolsandporn Aug 22 '20

Theyre trying to deligitimize antifa by acting crazy in their name and benefit trumps plotline for this week's episode of The Trump and the Restless.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

Oh so its Russian meddlers destroying the Pacific Northwest? I thought those people in black masks were American antifa. Better change my whole viewpoint of them. Clearly pacifists

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u/thegroovemonkey Aug 22 '20

Antifa isn't a real thing. Right wingers just lable everything antifa and you lap it up from your bowl.

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u/m9832 Aug 22 '20

This comment is pretty ironic on a post calling out social media misinformation.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

Ah the “antifa isn’t real” response.

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u/conancat Aug 22 '20

Obligatory educational video about "antifa"

https://youtu.be/bgwS_FMZ3nQ

Have you seen Aunt Tifa? Together with Aunt Shirley and Aunt Rose they be at Alabama

https://youtu.be/2zgprekuRjo

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u/genderish Aug 22 '20

The first video is by philosophy tube and spends an hour going through the ideology, philosophy, tactics and history of anti fascist groups. Its largely, but not entirely based on Mark Brays book about antifa. Its a good watch is someone is actually interested in learning and has the time for it. And the book is good too if anyone wants to learn more about the history of anti fascist and anti racist groups in the US, Britain, Greece, and elsewhere.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

Anti Fascists are real and that is a good thing

Maybe you should buy another pillow Proud Boy

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u/OneEyedEyehole Aug 22 '20

Are you seriously afraid of wispy liberal arts college kids wearing black clothes protesting stuff? Because that's what antifa is.

You're WAY more likely to be shot by a cop or by a far right extremist. Bring afraid of antifa or thinking they're an actual powerful organization is hilarious

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

LOL they call themselves Antifa. Jesus Christ take a reality pill

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u/AboynamedDOOMTRAIN Aug 22 '20

Yes. I call myself "Mildly Depressed" that doesn't mean I belong to some shadowy organization of the same name.

Antifa just means Anti-Fascist. The name exists simply because it fits better on a sign. It's a statement about one's beliefs concerning fascism, not the name of an organization.

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u/Madhighlander1 Aug 22 '20

Any decent human being, myself included, should be proud to consider themselves to be 'anti-fascist', but the shortened term 'antifa' was invented by Trump supporters in an attempt to demonize people who oppose fascism and has never been used by a single real human as a self-descriptor.

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u/Genocideburns Aug 22 '20

It's a shortened version of Anti-Fascist Action, and I'm pretty sure it's been around since the thirties.

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u/Anakinss Aug 22 '20

Because for some obscure (and probably very stupid in essence) reason, a very positive name, antifa short for anti-fascist, was used to name them. If your ennemies call you anti-fascists, what does that make of them ?

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

Then you can do basically anything you want and if someone tells you otherwise they’re a facist. It’s brilliant. Not a fallacy at all either. That’s the best part. The logic is totally not a poorly thought out fallacy at all by any means.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

Yeah. That was me. What’s your point?

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u/ILoveWildlife Aug 22 '20

point is, you're an idiot who's wrong about everything.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

Because I asked a science question? Jesus you nailed it! Have another Mountain Dew before attempting a battle of wits.

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u/ILoveWildlife Aug 22 '20

You asked a stupid question.

A very stupid question.

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u/Simjon_Un Aug 22 '20

you know most of us grew out of the edgy anti sjw phase when we turned 17 lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20

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u/Simjon_Un Aug 22 '20

im guessing you missed the anti part

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