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The White House is Going Full-Bore Targeting the Mythical Antifa
Many previously arrested while protesting ICE raids are already being labeled as members of the non-existent organization, Antifa
In a recent report at The New Republic, Greg Sargent asked Steve Bannon if he thought Trump would use the Dallas shooting at an ICE facility as a pretext to target people speaking out against the federal agency. Bannon responded with, “Absolutely.” Minutes after reading Sargent’s report, Bannon would be proven right as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release titled, “DHS is Fighting Back Against Antifa Violence.”
The press release starts not just targeting the mythical group, but “Antifa-aligned left-wing violent extremists,” broadening the scope of their targeting to anyone who isn’t silent about the atrocities being livestreamed online. The language is so broad that everyone, including conservatives who speak out against the genocide in Gaza, can be labeled as “Antifa-aligned” in the future. Even speaking up against anything white nationalist Republican leaders say or do can be labeled as such at any given time.
“Antifa-aligned domestic terrorists have nowhere to hide: DHS is upholding the rule of law,” reads the first sentence in the press…
