[MtnClimber]

Yes, there are many Maoists among us. The masks make them easy to spot.

[Jonty30]

To hide their identities.
It’s also a tactic to give the impression that they could be anywhere if you didn’t know who they were.

[DCBryan1]

Yeah, but are they bullet proof?

[FLT-bird]

Klantifa wears masks for the same reason the Klan wore hoods. So they can commit crimes and especially violent crimes with impunity.

[HighSierra5]

Maybe to hide their ugly mugs?

[rovenstinez]

I did a very basic Google Search on the Bible word hypocrite, and it basically was ONE THAT COVERS HIS FACE...

[PGalt]

Very good, informative article. Thanks for posting.

Individual v criminal/gang/mob/collective/totalitarian
Citizen v government

[DeplorablePaul]

Trump should nationalize the KKK anti masking laws found in southern states via executive order on day one. The Hamas terrorist rats will run back to their holes from sun light.

[bert]

They have always worn masks. Back when Free Republic had Freeps there would always be left wingers wearing bandanas or masks in the parade of indecents

[ByteMercenary]

“... observers have postulated, however, that this is an effort by the protesters to hide their identity.”

Ya think? Geeezz ... It is so very annoying how the media always seem to be the last to realize the truth and then they tip-toe up to it by couching the obviousness in mealy mouth words and feigned surprise. Traitorous pu$$ies ...

[bray]

Don’t forget most of them were wearing masks to Virtue Signal.

[nopardons]

BTTT

[sauropod]

bkmk

[PIF]

the Maoist social engineering experiment.

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Which in China erased all of the old Chinese culture and all of the institutions. And then went on to starve millions, while proclaiming surpluses, and generally setting the nation back decades.

[HIDEK6]

The little snots wear the mask in order to say, “Go #### yourselves.”

[JimRed]

If you are confronted by the mask-wearing hate brigades, your first duty is to rip off the mask.

[yesthatjallen]

"A black bloc (sometimes black block) is a tactic used by protesters who wear black clothing, ski masks, scarves, sunglasses, motorcycle helmets with padding or other face-concealing and face-protecting items. The clothing is used to conceal wearers' identities and hinder criminal prosecution by making it difficult to distinguish between participants. It is also used to protect their faces and eyes from pepper spray, which is used by police during protests or civil unrest. The tactic also allows the group to appear as one large unified mass. Black bloc participants are often associated with anarchism, anarcho-communism, communism, libertarian socialism and the anti-globalization movement."

Black bloc