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Trump is right – Antifa has hijacked protests of George Floyd’s death and turned them into riots
Fox News ^ | May 31 2020 | Jim Hanson

Posted on 05/31/2020 4:45:08 AM PDT by knighthawk

President Trump was right when he placed blame Saturday for the riots tearing apart cities around the country on Antifa and other radical left-wing groups. He should now go one step further and declare Antifa a domestic terrorist organization.

The rioting this past week was ostensibly sparked by the death of George Floyd – a 46-year-old black man who was arrested by Minneapolis police Monday for allegedly trying to use a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes. There is no question that Floyd’s death was horrific and should never have happened. But in fact, many of the rioters affiliated with Antifa simply and cynically have used Floyd’s tragic death as an excuse to spread mayhem and destruction.

The officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck – Derek Chauvin – was charged Friday with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Chauvin and any other officers who go on trial for Floyd’s death should be punished to the full extent the law allows if convicted. But Floyd’s killing should not be used as an excuse by anyone to justify rioting and domestic terrorism that in many cases has victimized African-American small-business owners and others in many cities.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antifa; china; civilunrest; georgefloyd; riots; russia; trump
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To: gbscott

The point I have is the outside, national organizations and the local blacks are using each other to cause chaos and get what they want. Be it the end of the United States, or a new TV. The poor, criminal blacks who are stealing are part of the organism, whether they know it or not. The end result is to do what Obama said he wanted - fundamentally change America. Not sure what BLM & Antifa’s goals are, but what happens if we have this quasi-civil war on and off for months on end. How will Congress & whoever is President react?


21 posted on 05/31/2020 5:42:28 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: knighthawk

bit the msm tells me they’re white supremacists


22 posted on 05/31/2020 5:45:06 AM PDT by Pollard (whatever)
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To: IrishBrigade
Word around the campfire:

Anti-American?
Domestic terrorists?
Organized?
Fascists?
Extreme Radical(s)?
Violent?
POTUS action coming.
Homeland Security _FBI_DOJ action coming.
Investigations may lead to [D][F] 'support' targets.

Pro tip: That last line, (domestic and foreign support targets) refers to people like George Soros.


23 posted on 05/31/2020 5:46:02 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: LoveMyFreedom

It will be interesting to see who develops the new area.


24 posted on 05/31/2020 5:50:15 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: knighthawk

More black people have died form the Antifa riots than died from the event that ostensibly triggered the riots.


25 posted on 05/31/2020 5:51:13 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (Trump is solving the world's problems only to distract us from Russia.)
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To: LoveMyFreedom

These families get multi million dollar settlements for their families and their lawyers get rich and Sharpton gets his cut.


26 posted on 05/31/2020 6:10:59 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: IrishBrigade

True, but clearly antifa is involved and possibly planning and organizing what starts as a peaceful demonstration, and instigates the crowd to the riots.


27 posted on 05/31/2020 6:13:52 AM PDT by Wildbill22 ( They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton William Abrams)
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To: knighthawk

And who funds and organizes Antifa again?


28 posted on 05/31/2020 6:20:41 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: odawg

That is a mystery to me too. antifa should have been declared a terrorist organization long ago. The only explanation must be that those that wield the real power in government want antifa to roam free.

The next time there is a protest in the black community over something, they should spot the troublemakers and looter, and drive them away. Harshly if necessary. The community was in mourning over a loss. They got invaded by outsiders and thugs. Instead of showing compassion, they destroyed the city and then spread their violence around the country. They must be put down using every legal tool available. If it continues, it may require additional methods.


29 posted on 05/31/2020 6:22:51 AM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: IrishBrigade
yep; all those Antifa guys who were breaking store windows and carrying out TV’s and stereos have some pretty good makeup artists; I could’ve sworn they were actual blacks...

Well, you have to differentiate between looters (opportunists) and rioters (organized troublemakers). The organization is all coming from Soros - the smash-and-grab artists are just getting the reparations they have been taught they are owed.

30 posted on 05/31/2020 6:27:42 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: knighthawk

O’Bungle’s DOJ & FBI wrapped up a bunch of Trump sympathizers. (Early AM SWAT raids, solitary confinement, no bail etc, etc.

WHY can’t the ANTIFA thugs get the same ‘pre-trial’ treatment. I would be VERY surprised if our law enforcement people don’t now who they are and where they live


31 posted on 05/31/2020 6:30:11 AM PDT by Oscar in Batangas
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I saw some riots and they were peeps from the hood.

Dude’s dreadlocks caught on fire in NC when he tried to burn down building.

Don’t believe your lying eyes, I guess.

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32 posted on 05/31/2020 6:33:26 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano
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To: EinNYC

This is easy to understand.

People do what they _want_ to do, then they come up with excuses/explanations/justifications for what they are doing.

Watch what they do, ignore what they say.

A looter is a looter—a criminal.

No excuses or explanations or justifications are relevant.


33 posted on 05/31/2020 6:40:02 AM PDT by cgbg (New poll: post elderly voters like Biden's experience as Wilson's VP fighting the Spanish Flu.)
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To: knighthawk

The problem with calling Antifa a terrorist organization is that it isn’t a traditional organization with leaders to hold accountable. It was designed specifically to be that way so it can only be attacked on an individual basis. Like Al Qaeda was designed. There is no Bin Laden for Antifa to chase after.


34 posted on 05/31/2020 6:47:44 AM PDT by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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To: Brilliant
Who is funding it? Those people need to arrested and their assets need to be forfeited to pay the damages they caused.

Soros funds it.

35 posted on 05/31/2020 7:05:11 AM PDT by Rapscallion (Praise the lord and pass the ammunition.)
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To: knighthawk

So now he is on the same page, arrest soros and close down his operation, you know he is funding and orchestrating this


36 posted on 05/31/2020 7:28:56 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Rapscallion

We need an investigation. Proof.


37 posted on 05/31/2020 7:33:37 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: LRoggy

I don’t know if that’s true. We need the investigate Antifa to see if it’s true. I suspect there are several bin ladens funding Antifa.


38 posted on 05/31/2020 7:37:37 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: IrishBrigade

Check the Dallas videos, the folks that started the window breaking were white. Also, pallets of bricks were dropped off at various locations around Dallas. BLM did not do that.

My building, located in downtown, was vandalized by communist graffiti (hammer and sickle) and bricks through the window. We are a condo community, not a business. A bunch of the folks trolling around last night were white.

The protest during the day was peaceful. Signs, chants, when we asked them to leave our lot or not cross thru our property, they were polite, respectful, and complied.

The more the day wore on, a new element came out. These were folks looking to break things and start a riot. Angry, confrontational, destructive. The protest was the perfect cover for their mayhem.


39 posted on 05/31/2020 7:45:14 AM PDT by TheWriterTX (Trust not in earthly princes....)
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To: bagster

Antifa= Anti-Free Americans
Antifa= Anti-Free America


40 posted on 05/31/2020 8:15:31 AM PDT by This I Wonder32460 (Stay Calm & MAGA On!)
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