Post #1942616

#antifa "Great Antifa Hoax Yes, it exists. It’s not really a threat to anyone except neo-Nazis—but that’s all the excuse the Trump administration needs to turn the machinery of federal law enforcement loose on anyone with 'dangerous' ideas. (. . .) Daniel Sanchez Estrada, a green-card holder, was not even present at the protest. The government charged him with transporting 'a box that contained numerous antifa materials.' In fact, he simply moved a box of anarchist zines, all unrelated to antifa, from his parents’ house to a different house in his hometown of Dallas. He faces up to 40 years in prison. It may sound like a story from, say, the days of the Palmer raids or Hoover’s FBI. But this time, the government has a new, extremely worrisome arrow in its quiver: the charge of 'domestic terrorism' related to its accusation that the protesters were members of a 'North Texas antifa terror cell.' (. . .) What is perhaps most important to note about these events is the fact that, despite the prosecution’s consistent claims to the contrary, not only did the government fail to produce any evidence at all tying 'antifa' to this protest and the ensuing violence, but there is also no crime anywhere in the U.S. legal code defined as 'domestic terrorism.' It’s a made-up category invented by Donald Trump and company to try to criminalize any and all forms of domestic dissent they find overly troublesome. And given the lack of respect for due process, standard procedures, and even common sense inherent relating to so many aspects of Trump’s vengeance-mad political prosecutions, these powers could soon be leveled at literally anyone. (. . .) In other words, using any interpretation of an idea or ideology it desires, and based on a made-up category of law, the justice system under Trump can prosecute any individual or institution it so chooses." https://newrepublic.com/article/208846/great-antifa-hoax-trump-maga-neonazis