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==Support from "mainstream" liberals==

==Support from "mainstream" liberals==

Many in the leftist [[mainstream media]] applaud the Antifa's stance as they align with their #Resist agenda,<ref>[https://www.thenation.com/article/anti-fascist-activists-are-fighting-the-alt-right-in-the-streets/ Anti-Fascists Will Fight Trump’s Fascism in the Streets, TheNation.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/video-richard-spencer-punch-antifa-fascism The Long History of "Nazi Punching" MotherJones.com]</ref> and they have not taken a strong and clear stance against Antifa violence.<ref>Greenwood, Max (August 31, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348777-right-accuses-left-of-hypocrisy-on-antifa Right accuses left of hypocrisy on antifa]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref> [[Facebook]] permits them to have a page to rally support. Political figures in the U.S. Democrat Party and liberal European parties refuse to condemn their actions. There has been no condemnation of this group or its actions from California Governor [[Jerry Brown]]. Berkeley, California mayor Jesse Arreguín (who has ties to far-Left anarchist group By Any Means Necessary<ref name="Berkeley Riots">[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/25/uc-berkeley-riots-violence-looms-as-mayor-questioned-over-ties-to-extremist-group.html UC Berkeley riots: Violence looms as mayor questioned over ties to extremist group]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>) has illegally ordered the city's police department to stand down while Antifa violence unfolds, which has caused a rift between the Berkeley Police and Arreguín.<ref name="Berkeley Riots"/> Likewise, Michael Signer, the Democrat mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia, illegally ordered a stand-down for the city's police department to allow Antifa to engage in a violent riot with neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups in what is widely suspected to be a Democrat-staged false flag operation.<ref>[https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2017/08/18/accountability/news-media/charlottesville-real-battle/ Charlottesville: The Real Battle]</ref><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2017/08/is-mcauliffe-to-blame-for-charlottesville-bloody-violence/ Is McAuliffe to blame for Charlottesville bloody violence?] at WorldNetDaily</ref> While Antifa tries to proclaim they fight against who they claim are "fascists" (erroneously lumping in the [[Alt-right]] and conservatives with legitimate fascists like Nazis and white supremacists), Antifa is, in fact, fascist and Nazi-like themselves in every aspect, being the very thing they claim to fight against. A quote, falsely attributed to [[Winston Churchill]], is still correct in summing up this group of thugs, "When fascism comes to America it will be called anti-fascism."<ref>http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/9-quotes-from-winston-churchill-that-are-totally-fake-1790585636</ref> [[File:19685774_1492357004.9813.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Widely viewed picture showing Antifa supporter nicknamed "Moldylocks" getting punched in the face.]]

Many in the leftist [[mainstream media]] applaud the Antifa's stance as they align with their #Resist agenda,<ref>[https://www.thenation.com/article/anti-fascist-activists-are-fighting-the-alt-right-in-the-streets/ Anti-Fascists Will Fight Trump’s Fascism in the Streets, TheNation.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/video-richard-spencer-punch-antifa-fascism The Long History of "Nazi Punching" MotherJones.com]</ref> and they have not taken a strong and clear stance against Antifa violence.<ref>Greenwood, Max (August 31, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348777-right-accuses-left-of-hypocrisy-on-antifa Right accuses left of hypocrisy on antifa]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref> [[Facebook]] permits them to have a page to rally support. Political figures in the U.S. Democrat Party and liberal European parties refuse to condemn their actions. There has been no condemnation of this group or its actions from California Governor [[Jerry Brown]]. Berkeley, California mayor Jesse Arreguín (who has ties to far-Left anarchist group By Any Means Necessary<ref name="Berkeley Riots">[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/25/uc-berkeley-riots-violence-looms-as-mayor-questioned-over-ties-to-extremist-group.html UC Berkeley riots: Violence looms as mayor questioned over ties to extremist group]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>) has illegally ordered the city's police department to stand down while Antifa violence unfolds, which has caused a rift between the Berkeley Police and Arreguín.<ref name="Berkeley Riots"/> Likewise, Michael Signer, the Democrat mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia, illegally ordered a stand-down for the city's police department to allow Antifa to engage in a violent riot with neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups in what is widely suspected to be a Democrat-staged false flag operation.<ref>[https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2017/08/18/accountability/news-media/charlottesville-real-battle/ Charlottesville: The Real Battle]</ref><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2017/08/is-mcauliffe-to-blame-for-charlottesville-bloody-violence/ Is McAuliffe to blame for Charlottesville bloody violence?] at WorldNetDaily</ref> While Antifa tries to proclaim they fight against who they claim are "fascists" (erroneously lumping in the [[Alt-right]] and conservatives with legitimate fascists like Nazis and white supremacists), Antifa is, in fact, fascist and Nazi-like themselves in every aspect, being the very thing they claim to fight against. A quote, falsely attributed to [[Winston Churchill]], is still correct in summing up this group of thugs, "When fascism comes to America it will be called anti-fascism.<ref>http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/9-quotes-from-winston-churchill-that-are-totally-fake-1790585636</ref><br>[[File:19685774_1492357004.9813.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Widely viewed picture showing Antifa supporter nicknamed "Moldylocks" getting punched in the face.]]

 

{{cquote| Antifascist Action focuses on promotional, informative and practical ways of struggle against all authoritarian ideologies and groups promoting any kind of oppression, particularly against Neo-Nazism and right wing radicals.}}

{{cquote| Antifascist Action focuses on promotional, informative and practical ways of struggle against all authoritarian ideologies and groups promoting any kind of oppression, particularly against Neo-Nazism and right wing radicals.}}

Numerous liberals, such as Dartmouth professor Mark Bray, have described Antifa's violence as a "positive" thing, casting it as necessary for a greater good – "combating the far right."<ref>Ernst, Douglas (August 29, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/28/mark-bray-dartmouth-professor-calls-vital-antifa-v/ Dartmouth professor calls Antifa violence ‘vital’ form of ‘collective self-defense’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 29, 2017.</ref> House Democrat minority leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] first condemned Antifa violence only in August 2017.<ref>Richardson, Valerie (August 29, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/29/nancy-pelosi-finally-condemns-antifa-berkeley-viol/ Nancy Pelosi condemns antifa for first time as radical leftists wear out welcome]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 30, 2017.</ref><ref>Richardson, Valerie (September 13, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/13/antifa-protest-of-ben-shapiro-looms-at-berkeley/ Antifa violence splits left as another major protest looms at Berkeley]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved September 15, 2017.</ref> [[Tim Kaine]] refused to condemn Antifa.<ref>Kew, Ben (September 8, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/08/tim-kaine-refuses-to-condemn-antifa-dont-like-broad-brushes/ Tim Kaine Refuses to Condemn Antifa: ‘Don’t Like Broad Brushes’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 8, 2017.</ref>

Numerous liberals, such as Dartmouth professor Mark Bray, have described Antifa's violence as a "positive" thing, casting it as necessary for a greater good – "combating the far right."<ref>Ernst, Douglas (August 29, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/28/mark-bray-dartmouth-professor-calls-vital-antifa-v/ Dartmouth professor calls Antifa violence ‘vital’ form of ‘collective self-defense’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 29, 2017.</ref> House Democrat minority leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] first condemned Antifa violence only in August 2017.<ref>Richardson, Valerie (August 29, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/29/nancy-pelosi-finally-condemns-antifa-berkeley-viol/ Nancy Pelosi condemns antifa for first time as radical leftists wear out welcome]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 30, 2017.</ref><ref>Richardson, Valerie (September 13, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/13/antifa-protest-of-ben-shapiro-looms-at-berkeley/ Antifa violence splits left as another major protest looms at Berkeley]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved September 15, 2017.</ref> [[Tim Kaine]] refused to condemn Antifa.<ref>Kew, Ben (September 8, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/08/tim-kaine-refuses-to-condemn-antifa-dont-like-broad-brushes/ Tim Kaine Refuses to Condemn Antifa: ‘Don’t Like Broad Brushes’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 8, 2017.</ref>