Current Events > The Black Bloc: Inside America's Hard Left

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Halo478 11/05/17 1:16:10 AM #1:	The left-leaning anti-fascist movementor Antifahas been around for decades, popping up in North America and Europe in response to rising white nationalist or fascist sentiments. Now, Antifa has made a resurgence in the US, where members clad in masks and nondescript black clothing physically confront groups of white supremacists and neo-Nazis who've started organizing in cities around the country. Since the 2016 presidential election, Antifa has become a staple at alt-right and Trump-related rallies that often result in violence. VICE met up with a few Antifa activists in Philadelphia who engage in Black Bloc actions to find out more about their ideology, tactics, and individual reasons for participating in a high-risk form of activism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy1eRCYS08w <cite>Halo478 posted [p:889786228] in The Black ... [t:75956628]...</cite> <quote>The left-leaning anti-fascist movementor Antifahas been around for decades, popping up in North America and Europe in response to rising white nationalist or fascist sentiments. Now, Antifa has made a resurgence in the US, where members clad in masks and nondescript black clothing physically confront groups of white supremacists and neo-Nazis who've started organizing in cities around the country. Since the 2016 presidential election, Antifa has become a staple at alt-right and Trump-related rallies that often result in violence. VICE met up with a few Antifa activists in Philadelphia who engage in Black Bloc actions to find out more about their ideology, tactics, and individual reasons for participating in a high-risk form of activism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy1eRCYS08w</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fishy 11/05/17 1:18:58 AM #2:	"We don't want to get identified nazis or they going to try and show up to your house, contact your employer, beat you up on the street if the get the chance." gosh why does that sound familiar --- ~Dr. FishyStick\| Welcome Back. http://i.imgur.com/z50xS2H.jpg <cite>Fishy posted [p:889786337] in The Black ... [t:75956628]...</cite> <quote>"We don't want to get identified nazis or they going to try and show up to your house, contact your employer, beat you up on the street if the get the chance." gosh why does that sound familiar </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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