Since antifa is in no way an organisation, designating it as terrorist group will allow the government to charge literally anyone with terrorism.
Yes, even you.
Yes, even you.
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And yes, there absolutely is a precedent for this, under this administration - #J20. All Trump’s thuggish threat today proposes is to simply repeat this unconstitutional horror show on a national scale: https://theintercept.com/2018/07/14/inauguration-protest-prosecutions/">https://theintercept.com/2018/07/1...
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Now I’m no longer living in America I can state publicly I attended #J20 meetings as a journalist and walked with organisers putting up posters for it around DC.
I chose not to write an article about them because I have a moral duty to protect sources from government suppression
I chose not to write an article about them because I have a moral duty to protect sources from government suppression
The court rulings ultimately exonerated my decision.
I’ve been advised by better educated people than myself ( @meredithloken) to offer folks good information on this issue. Take a look: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/politics/trump-antifa-terrorist-group.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/3...