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Antifa has adopted the ways of the jihadis by resorting to intimidation and violence. A participant in an August 11 “anti-hate” rally displayed what must be called raw hatred toward Toronto Sun photographer Stan Behal, who was simply doing his job.

Antifa of course represents the worst in the ultra-liberal left, having justified its actions — including its violence — with the argument that racist violence can be countered only with violence. In the process it seems to have forgotten that even in the face of terrible oppression, any movement that can lay claim to ethical purity has always been non-violent, such as Gandhi’s in India and Martin Luther King’s in the American South. Violence is counterproductive: even a few antisocial actions will always overshadow any organization’s peaceful and constructive initiatives.

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Not only did Antifa attack journalists in Toronto, but it also held rallies to protest racism in North America against Unite the Right 2 in Charlottesville and Washington, DC. It is acceptable — even noble — to promote one’s views by demonstrating. But what is ignoble is that its members resorted to the same vicious tactics for which it blames the right. Members of the movement attacked journalists and even the police in those cities.