The Media Needs To Disavow All Political Violence Including the Antifa Alt-Left

Why is the media not telling the American people the truth about the Alt-Left?

American Trump supporters and conservatives who have been violently assaulted by the Antifa Alt-Left. Do these look like the actions of just “counter protesters” to you?

I can’t believe I’m actually having to write this, but all political violence is morally wrong, and no one’s political beliefs justify violence. The support I’ve been seeing from the media and politicians, as well as people on the left, in support of the violent actions of Antifa are not acceptable.

You’re right Mitt Romney, they’re not the same. One group are Neo-Nazis who absolutely are racist and bigoted, and the other group are violent authoritarian communists who use bigoted identity politics (a tactic used by the Nazis) as justification for physically harming people they disagree with. Having watched many protests involving Antifa over the past year or so I’ve witnessed them physically assault and attack free speech activists, centrists, libertarians, non-violent progressives, journalists, and everyday conservatives.

Why then are the media and politicians supporting the Alt-Left?

I realize now having talked to several people about this on the left that they have no idea who or what Antifa is, let alone what they stand for. The mainstream media has done an extremely good job of calling them “counter protesters” and refusing to identify them and their actual beliefs. Therefore the vast majority of people who get their news from the mainstream media have no idea who these “counter protesters” actually are.

Well, let me introduce you to the Antifa Alt-Left: A Violent Authoritarian Communist Anarchist Organization

On the left is the 1932 flag for the paramilitary wing of Antifa, and on the right is the 2017 flag of the paramilitary wing of the Antifa Alt-Left.

What the masses and the mainstream media do not realize is Antifa is a violent authoritarian communist organization. They have roots in the communist party dating back to the 1930’s, and they are openly a communist organization who uses force against anyone who they deem to be a fascist—which is basically anyone they disagree with including liberals who are non-violent. Neither Neo-Nazi and Antifa values are compatible with American democracy, Western society, American civil liberties, freedom, or American culture.

These are not Democratic socialists like Bernie Sanders supporters, these are left-wing communist supporters and anarchists who believe in authoritative violence to silence and shut down opposition. These are people who wear masks, wear all black, and who use clubs, pipes, baseball bats, and fireworks to assault and intimidate others into submission.

It is simply mind boggling that anyone, especially a Neo-Conservative like Mitt Romney, seems to have any idea that Antifa are openly violent communists and anarchists. The fact of the matter is both Neo-Nazi and Antifa use identity politics to discriminate against other people, and they’re both violent. They use the same tactics even though they are on polar opposites of the political spectrum, and they’re both wrong, immoral, and both the equivalent of modern day terrorists.

Members of Antifa Alt-Left burning American flags.

As I was explaining to someone on Facebook the other day, I am far more concerned about mobs of violent communists running the streets of major American cities (they have factions operating in most major cities), then I am a handful of isolated Neo-Nazis on the far right. This doesn’t mean I support Neo-Nazis, it just simply means I denounce all political violence on both ends of the political spectrum.

Personally, I am an independent with a balanced set of values that range from progressive to libertarian, and I believe in democracy including some forms of anarchy or decentralization of authority especially when it comes to our finance system (which is why I’m working with cryptocurrencies). At the end of the day, I believe in freedom, civil liberties, equality, and decentralized authority and power with transparent checks and balances. I believe we can achieve these things not through violence, but through technology, transparency, and objectivism by creating better systems to replace our broken systems.

The solution to our problems is to engineer a better system that treats everyone equally based on the merits of who they are as an individual. We should not be labeling and fighting each other in the streets over opposing bigoted political ideologies. We are all Americans, and Neo-Nazism and authoritarian communism are not compatible with the ideals of what America was founded on.

What is happening in this country today is not anything new. These are the exact same divide and conquer tactics used by the Nazis and the communists that lead to World War 2. Unfortunately they are both presenting their ugly heads in America today to distract us all from fighting the actually powers that be. Neo-Nazis and communists didn’t crash the economy in 2008, the elite did and they’re about to possibly do it again.

The people of America should be working together both left and right to hold our politicians accountable, eliminate corruption, special interests, and end corporate sovereignty in the United States. However, we can not accomplish anything if we allow ourselves to be divided. We have to bring people together if we want to create change in this country, and that means disavowing all political violence from both sides.

The Antifa Alt-Left physically attacking anyone they deem to be a facsist is not acceptable. The left needs to distance themselves from Antifa and Alt-Left ideologies of censorship, shame, bigotry, and ultimately discrimination against people they do not agree with or the Alt-Right will be emboldened and continue to gain support furthering the political divide.

It is only a matter of time before Antifa kills someone, and it is better to disavow and discourage these kind of actions now before they escilate.