Posted on 08/26/2021 2:33:07 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
In Donald Trump’s presidency, the Antifa movement achieved a mythical status, portrayed by the former president and his supporters as terrorists. One Antifa activist’s journey, from college honors student to on-the-ground combatant, offers rare insight into this far-left movement and its motivations.
Nicole Armbruster, 37, poised for a run in a park this spring, donned an Ironman hat from her triathlon days, black running shorts and gray Brooks running shoes. She reached over to restrain her dog Azuri, a muscular Catahoula hound with pale eyes, so it wouldn’t chase a squirrel.
You wouldn’t know it, but Armbruster, 5'5" and under 130 pounds, is a militant activist in the far-left Antifa movement. She has clashed on the streets with the rightwing Proud Boys extremist group, with the alt-right movement and with police.
Her arrest record – in Washington, DC, Arizona, Virginia, Minnesota and Florida – dates to 2003, for charges of unlawful assembly, failure to disperse, violating the Riot Act and assaulting far-right leaders and a police officer. Most of her prior charges were dismissed by judges or prosecutors; she faces three pending cases.
“We are prepared to put our bodies on the line in the event of police or fascist or racist violence,” she said. “And it’s really, like, a duty to humanity to do that, right?”
Militant Antifa activists rarely speak publicly. Some have been hostile to journalists, shoving them, shining laser pointers at cameras and using umbrellas to thwart videography.
Armbruster agreed to talk with Reuters after conferring with family and her lawyer, and said she was willing to discuss anything except her ongoing criminal charges in Washington, DC.
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““We are prepared to put our bodies on the line in the event of police or fascist or racist violence,” she said. “And it’s really, like, a duty to humanity to do that, right?””
If you have to ask...
The only thing that has saved her is the restraint of the opposition from really hurting these people, and the fact she probably sits on the periphery and throws stuff, or sucker punches people when they aren't looking then runs.
Reuters doesn't know what a terrorist is. That's adorable.
Journalism is dead! Wheeee! I feel so alive!
1. How she manages to support herself and her family with a full-time job while traveling to all of these demonstrations / riots.
2. How her "hubby" and children feel about this.
Regards,
A very confused woman
Loser
Terrorist scum
I always knew those Girl Scouts, were up to no good.
Or maybe to the front.
“She reached over to restrain her dog Azuri, a muscular Catahoula hound with pale eyes, so it wouldn’t chase a squirrel.”
I think we may have two generations of young Americans whose shortcomings have been glossed over, their advanced legacies made to appear greater, bolder, brighter and better than the actual content of their characters really are, with the possible exception of those who serve with honor in the US military.
Notice antifa only attacks when they are protected by police?
One good thing is that these commies are easy to spot.
When the correction comes, none of these Bolsheviks at Reuters will escape justice. Not a single one.
Should the day ever come when we, on the “far right” (you know... those of us who love our country, freedoms and Constitution) ever decide to push back, these Antifa morons are in for a rough ride. Don’t know if or when that day will come, as we’re not the violent “terrorists” that the DOJ & DHS say we are. But people can only be pushed so far...
Yep. I don’t think enemy identification would be much of a problem.
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