Is it possible to be against fascism* and NOT support antifa? Genuine question. Please answer, because I suspect "for most":

"Anti-fascist" does not equal "antifa"

*genuine, actual fascism, not the kind that exists in your lobotomised mind

Perhaps I can be more explicit here:

You can have a stance that is against fascism without donning all-black, wearing a mask, seeking out and targeting those with whom you disagree with (they don't actually have to be fascist - just as long as you disagree with them), and then physically attacking them.

Because that MO, which is the stated aim and methodology of "Antifa", is what has them classified as a terrorist organisation in the state of New Jersey.

I can't work out if you are deliberately obtuse or just terminally thick.

There are definitely some terrible views actively promoted on the Internet. However, I'm not comfortable with state-enforced orthodoxy.

As Becky said, who sets the rules? Who defines what is and isn't acceptable comment?

The world is fast becoming somewhere were dissenting or competing opinions are unable to be expressed and debated - they just get shouted down or, perhaps now, get labelled as subversive.

HoL General Talk is actually a wonderfully accurate illustration that proves the point.

Well I think Simon's head is large; always involved in espionage. (Name that tune)

Because there is a difference between crimes in relation to rehabilitation and protecting the public.

For example, I get sent down for assault from a fight in a pub because of an argument over a girlfriend. Easy rehabilitation, specific events and the danger to the public.

I go out an assault someone because they're black. Very different picture in terms of rehabilitation and danger to the public.

Now in terms of online hate crime - I think its a tricky subject, because you have to balance the notion of free speech with the reality of the offence. Now if you're going around posting threats against people, yeah then that's a crime.

Also, all rape should be considered a hate crime.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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Apparently not to the far right and right wing, who seem to often be equating them. I find it odd that anything called antifa exists. Surely its fascists and apologists for fascists and everyone else in the world.

In terms of free speech, I don't really have a problem with restricting the free speech of the very far left and very far right, as neither really believe in free speech anyway.

Nazism, Fascism, Communism are as pointless to debate as feudalism and agrarianism. They're dead ideas, that have been proven to be morally and ethically bankrupt.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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