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What is the essence of Conservatism?

In passing, it seems oddly coincidental that the defund the police movement was loosing steam as the ban police from working if they are not vaccinated movement started.

Calls to defund the police lost steam after Trump was kicked out of office

Calls to fire cops (or anyone) who refuses to get vaccinated started when it became clear that large sections of the population (chiefly those on the right) wanted to act irresponsibly.

Two programs with two identical outcomes.

Two programs...?

Neither qualify as one.

Is it possible that the Libs' only real goal in this us simply to stop the police from being effective?

No

And a stupid question to ask.

Is it possible that the Libs are implementing the ideas of Alinsky AS THEY HAVE BEEN TELLING US THEY ARE DOING?

Just sayin'...

And what are those "ideas" ?
 
Since I know Calamity deeply wants to get at the truth about Antifa (since his being right would validate his accusation that all conservatives are racist), here's a 2021 essay chronicling Antifa's involvement in the Portland riots. That doesn't mean that anyone should credit Antifa with being more consequential than they are. But they're not just "boogiemen."


And here's an excerpt from a well balanced essay, whose main purpose is to dispute Donald Trump's attempt to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. I call the essay well balanced because, even though the author rejects Trump's terminology, he doesn't cover up the real crimes of certain Antifa members, as Joe Biden did when he said Antifa was just a "philosophy."


These physical confrontations are better understood as spontaneous clashes between Antifa supporters and their white supremacist rivals, including the Proud Boys and the Boogaloo Bois. When they spiral out of control, these brawls can quickly deteriorate into melees or riots. But, these incidents are not pre-planned terrorist attacks instigated by one actor against another. Nor do these clashes spark fear and dread in a wider audience beyond the immediate victims of the violence. Trump and his supporters do not likely feel “terrorized” by these street clashes. In fact, the president has willingly exploited this low-level violence to rally his supporters and raise funds for his re-election campaign.

However, not all anti-fascist violence is limited to batons and fisticuffs. On occasion, Antifa supporters have escalated their violence — particularly in Europe, where anarchists and anti-fascists tend to be more aggressive. In Greece, supporters from the local anti-fascist movement shot and killed two members from the far-right Golden Dawn party in retaliation against the murder of a popular anti-fascist rapper.

Fortunately, the Antifa movement in the United States has been less violent than its European counterpart. Yet, there are examples of American anti-fascists escalating their violence beyond shoving and fistfights. Last July, Willem Van Spronsen attacked an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma, Washington, with a rifle and incendiary devices. Before he could cause much damage, the 68-year-old man was shot and killed by the police. After his death, a manifesto was posted in Van Spronsen’s name on It’s Going Down and other anarchist websites. In his manifesto, Van Spronsen identified himself as an Antifa supporter (“I am antifa”), railed against the Trump administration’s policy of detaining illegal immigrants (“fascist hooligans preying on vulnerable people in our streets”), and called for violent resistance against the government (“I strongly encourage comrades and incoming comrades to arm themselves. We are now responsible for defending people from the predatory state”).
 
Since I know Calamity deeply wants to get at the truth about Antifa (since his being right would validate his accusation that all conservatives are racist), here's a 2021 essay chronicling Antifa's involvement in the Portland riots. That doesn't mean that anyone should credit Antifa with being more consequential than they are. But they're not just "boogiemen."


And here's an excerpt from a well balanced essay, whose main purpose is to dispute Donald Trump's attempt to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. I call the essay well balanced because, even though the author rejects Trump's terminology, he doesn't cover up the real crimes of certain Antifa members, as Joe Biden did when he said Antifa was just a "philosophy."

Cam you give the source to this "well balanced" essay ?
Also, does your source actually identify any Antifa members ?
 
Cam you give the source to this "well balanced" essay ?
Also, does your source actually identify any Antifa members ?

If you want to know where the essay appeared, follow the link. If you want names, read the essay.

You’re running on empty now.
 
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