Antifa isn't a terrorist organization, says the former State Department official who once recommended which groups get designated as terrorists.
And chasing a group that doesn't exist distracts from real counterterrorism.
theconversation.com/the-antifa…
The antifa terrorism threat the Trump administration describes does not exist
Antifa is a scattered movement of local collectives that opposes fascism. It has no leader, command hierarchy, funding structure or record of deadly attacks.The Conversation
Dan k5s
in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •let's stop pretending this administration cares in the slightest about actual counterterrorism. They've decimated the staff working on it, forbade them from tracking actual domestic terror threats (which are almost entirely right-wing groups), and put utterly unqualified people in charge of the effort.
They're using the designation "antifa" as a way of attacking their political opponents. Period. Stop covering for them by pretending they're acting in good faith.
Simone
in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •"Antifa isn't a terrorist organization."
How many times, do you estimate, would Trump have to write this sentence down until he had understood it?
Is there enough paper on the planet?
Does he have enough black markers?
Preston MacDougall
in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •I’m #antifa(scist).
#Resist #fascism and #kakistocracy in #USpol.