If only the Cheeto in the White House hadn't decided he needed to yet again draw an equivalence between those who are fascists and those who oppose them. If he hadn't done that thing we wouldn't have to have yet another discussion approximately why antifa and Nazis are not at all the same thing,and why there is no equivalence between them.
Senator Tim Scott tried to explain this directly to Trump, but it doesn't seem to be sinking in, or even as he specifically said "there is no realistic comparison" between white supremacists who have "been killing blacks for years" and antifa.
CNN took up the discussion last night on Anderson Cooper's exhibit,with panelists Gloria Borger, Van Jones and Ohio Pastor (and ardent Trump supporter) Darrell Scott. This discussion is bonkers. That's all. Van Jones led off by speaking some truth; namely, and that had it not been for the antifascist counterprotesters in Charlottesville,more people would have died. He also made a point I've been trying to develop for weeks now. No one knows what "antifa" means, but when you explain that these are people actually trying to execute battle against fascists, and they have a better understanding. As Jones says,"Antifa has a PR problem." read more
Source: crooksandliars.com