13 GOP lawmakers blame 'antifa' while ignoring arrests of far-right extremists

[tulc]

13 GOP lawmakers blame 'antifa' while ignoring arrests of far-right extremists

Now, even as far-right extremists are detained for attempting to hijack those protests and commit violence, Trump and his Republican defenders have continued their efforts to pin the blame on antifa.

tulc(thought this was interesting)

 

[Mama-Bear]

13 GOP lawmakers blame 'antifa' while ignoring arrests of far-right extremists

tulc(thought this was interesting)

Well according to my son, sharps fight white supremacy on the street.

Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice - Wikipedia

 

[Broken Fence]

13 GOP lawmakers blame 'antifa' while ignoring arrests of far-right extremists

tulc(thought this was interesting)

Yep this violence during a peaceful protest has arranged written all over. The mere proximity to the protesters is suspect.

 

[Fantine]

They should heed FBI director Wray who has the studies showing right-wing domestic terrorists are America's greatest threat.

 

[Toot La-Rue]

[Suspects the "bent" of this story is a bit one-sided]

 

[tulc]

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[Suspects the "bent" of this story is a bit one-sided]

Dismissing isn't refuting.
tulc(believes that's what's called an ad hominem fallacy)

 

[The Barbarian]

No Sign Of Antifa So Far In Justice Department Cases Brought Over Unrest
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has repeatedly blamed anti-fascist activists for the violence that has erupted during demonstrations over George Floyd's death, but federal court records show no sign of so-called antifa links so far in cases brought by the Justice Department.


NPR has reviewed court documents of 51 individuals facing federal charges in connection with the unrest. As of Tuesday morning, none is alleged to have links to the antifa movement.


Of the cases brought so far, 20 involve allegations related to arson; 16 involve the illegal possession of a firearm, more often than not by a felon; another eight people face charges related to inciting a riot or civil disorder.


The single instance in which an extremist group is mentioned in court documents is a case against three Nevada men. Federal prosecutors allege the trio belong to the right-wing Boogaloo movement that wants to bring about a civil war. The men have been charged with plotting violence during Las Vegas protests.


In an interview Monday with Fox News, Barr said the lack of cases against alleged antifa activists so far does not mean they haven't been involved in the violence.
No Sign Of Antifa So Far In Justice Department Cases Brought Over Unrest

Is anyone really surprised?

 

[Toot La-Rue]

Dismissing isn't refuting.
tulc(believes that's what's called an ad hominem fallacy)

Hmmmm... no. It's called dismissal on the basis of demonstrable bias - a bias they actually advertise with the moniker "progressive journalism."
[time was journalists used to be... journalists (sans adjectives)]

But hey, what's to refute anyway? You posted it on the basis of it merely being personally interesting to you - which is fine.
[have another cup of your awesome joe]

Personally, I don't find it interesting at all - in large part due to the demonstrable bias, but for other reasons too.
[taking another sip of my own awesome joe]

 

[Lord Vega]

13 GOP lawmakers blame 'antifa' while ignoring arrests of far-right extremists

tulc(thought this was interesting)

Generally speaking, skinheads, neo-Nazis, and far-right conservatives will protest peacefully and want to be left alone. It’s the antifa and other provocative radical leftists who instigate violence and start problems.

 

[The Barbarian]

Generally speaking, skinheads, neo-Nazis, and far-right conservatives will protest peacefully

Federal prosecutors this week charged three right-wing extremists with terrorist activities, alleging the men, who are white, were trying to "hijack the protests into violence" as part of the armed "boogaloo" movement, which aims to spark the next American Civil War.


The three men, who range in age from 23 to 40 years old and military experience, have specifically been charged with two counts each of conspiracy to damage and destroy by fire and explosive and possession of unregistered firearms.


The prosecutors said the men were arrested on Saturday "on the way to a protest in downtown Las Vegas after filling gas cans at a parking lot and making Molotov cocktails in glass bottles," according to the Associated Press.


Neither Trump nor members of his administration have commented on the three arrests, choosing instead to power forward with their efforts to target antifa. Attorney General William Barr, for example, mentioned antifa by name at a news conference on Thursday, but did not call out right-wing agitators like the ones in Nevada.
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