A couple of quick requests have been made:
Watch this video of Chuck Todd interviewing Antifa supporter. Its terrifying. https://t.co/or6gmm3VKE
— Rich Weinstein (@phillyrich1) August 28, 2017
And…
https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/902186394243784704
Er, yeah, this is simply amazing though unfortunately not very surprising:
Is "antifa" violence ethical? This author says yes — here's why https://t.co/FNkx7ha9sa pic.twitter.com/P0CdFBprNo
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 27, 2017
Transcript and video of Chuck Todd’s interview are here. Dartmouth historian, lecturer and author of a book about Antifa, Prof. Mark Bray, said that violence from the group is a self-defense measure:
You write that violence represents a “small though vital sliver of anti-fascist activity” and you mention that it’s not the only thing they’re up to. But what makes it so vital?
Even if a group does not intend for that to be the way to go about it, if you’re organizing against violent fascists, being able to defend yourselves can unfortunately come in handy. The other part of it is looking at the broader historical trajectory of the rise of and fascism and Nazism in Europe, the liberal playbook for stopping the advance of fascism failed.
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It sure didn’t look like “self-defense” last night.
THIS is NBC. https://t.co/oYDBgeJCrp
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) August 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/902202139992363008
https://twitter.com/SouthernKeeks/status/902204850296979456
https://twitter.com/UprightBlake/status/902213153697652740
Is the media legitimizing a terrorist organization because it furthers the narrative unethical? I say yes. https://t.co/2FKoFGoHaP
— Pam D (@lifebythecreek) August 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/DispossessedGoy/status/902240151610564608
Chuck Todd- Antifa helped POTUS make his argument of "both sides."
Chuck, they didn't "help." He was literally talking about them. https://t.co/or6gmm3VKE
— Rich Weinstein (@phillyrich1) August 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/902201719626625025
You've always been in the tank for the left. You'll always be in the tank for the left. Imagine this interview w/the Tea Party. "Unbiased" ?
— Damian Karras (@joeschmo1616) August 28, 2017
Y'all have lost the plot; endorsing violence is never the answer
— Kevin (@KD__14) August 28, 2017
Chuck Todd will give an Antifa apologist 12 minutes to make his case. What he won't do is show videos today of journalists being assaulted https://t.co/kyPBeUClFH
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 28, 2017
We’re now back to the “peace through violence” spin that the media’s happy to help out with.
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