*Antifa—like every other feature of the current crisis—has intensified the national* *division. The left sees Antifa as heroes; the right sees Antifa as ultra-leftist thugs.* *However much they hate each other, both tribes agree that Antifa is an authentic* *corps of anti-fascist civilians, and, therefore, not a "movement" guided by state * *agents **acting under cover. *
*This likelihood explains why so few Antifa (if any) have been arrested. This oddity* *has been reported only to "debunk" Trump's claim that the protests are Antifa-**driven:* *https://time.com/5849592/antifa-far-right-violent-trump-protesters/ <https://time.com/5849592/antifa-far-right-violent-trump-protesters/> * *Reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-extremists/little-evidence-of-antifa-links-in-us-prosecutions-of-those-charged-in-protest-violence-idUSKBN23H06J <http://euters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-extremists/little-evidence-of-antifa-links-in-us-prosecutions-of-those-charged-in-protest-violence-idUSKBN23H06J>* *The assumption there is that Antifa can't be active in/around the protests, **since, * *if they were, the cops would have arrested them. The likelihood that the police* *have not arrested any Antifa because those ruffians are cops themselves is **as * *inconceivable to those reporters as it is to Antifa's leftist fans and haters **on **the right.* *Speaking of the latter, here's the link to Project Veritas' video exposing Antifa's* *secret training for ultra-violence. Since Project Veritas is conservative, **an * *investigative outlet run by rightist James O'Keefe—notorious for going after* *ACORN and Planned Parenthood—he reflexively casts Antifa as a real grass-roots* *movement led by the "far left." Myopic though it is, this video is well worth * *watching for its revelation of the brutal tactics coolly taught to Antifa's shock* *troops **behind closed doors.* *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9AN9Rf3Kzk <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9AN9Rf3Kzk> * *What's really threatening us the most right now is not the cops or Antifa (assuming* *there's a difference), or any other of the looming threats before us, but the abject* *credulity of left and right alike, all (so far) dangerously uninformed as to how* *propaganda works, and stone-blind to the ever-clearer evidence of mass* *manipulation at its most sophisticated, happening here, and all over the world,* *right now.* *MCM * <http://euters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-extremists/little-evidence-of-antifa-links-in-us-prosecutions-of-those-charged-in-protest-violence-idUSKBN23H06J> -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W9aRvT6knpBKKqBAEoiqObFb8Ut9M5so415maXSJ38R_w%40mail.gmail.com.
