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The ‘antifa super-soldier’ conspiracy theory is dangerous because people want to believe it


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https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/3/16602158/antifa-super-soldier-refuse-fascism-conspiracy-theory

....according to certain sectors of the internet, a unified anti-white terrorist group known as “Antifa” will launch a violent civil war, possibly backed by billionaire George Soros and shadowy forces within the US government, who are quietly organizing a mass electrical blackout to coincide with the uprising. This is the theory that’s been incubating online since August, and it’s blown up this week, thanks to coverage by InfoWarsand other conspiracy sites. Compared to saying the world is flat, it’s not the most unbelievable internet conspiracy theory in recent memory, but it’s one of the most potentially dangerous ones — because even if the facts don’t hit anywhere close to reality, the effects might.

ANTI-FASCIST ACTION LLC CO. INC.

The “antifa civil war,” to make things absolutely clear, isn’t a real thing. Snopes has refuted news of both the supposed uprising itself and the blackout drill. But the theory has become a bizarre meme over the past several days, as jokesters make clearly ridiculous claims about antifa bogeyman, only to have them co-opted as evidence of a terrorist plot. Right-wing blog The Gateway Punditposted a copy of a joke originally by Twitter comedian Krang T Nelson, claiming that “millions of antifa supersoldiers will behead all white parents and small business owners.” (The post was later amended, though it still condemned the tweet as “normalization of anti-white violence.”) A press releasefrom “Anti-Fascist Action LLC Co. Inc.” announced the group would “execute all Trump voters and gun owners,” directing questions to an official “antifa media liaison” named Mohammed Markstein. Most people called the joke, but at least a few seem to have reposted it seriously.

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This has been taken as evidence of gullibility, but some conspiracy theorists just seem to want antifa super-soldiers to be real. Unlike with the similarly internet-fueled Pizzagate and Seth Rich “cover-ups,” which involved unknowable power brokers with vast resources, acknowledging the November 4th uprising theory is an excuse to gloat about its inevitable failure. The far-right characterization of antifa is a sort of third-rate anarcho-communist ISIS run by non-gender-conforming hipsters (although apparently George Soros and the Deep State think they’re worth paying), not anything legitimately scary. Infowars doesn’t seem to take the so-called “civil war” as a serious threat, despite writing several articles about its existence. The covert blackout operation seems tacked-on and barely related, a throwback to more traditional government takeover panics like Jade Helm.

 

The antifa conspiracy theory provides a built-in excuse for violent reprisal, based on the vague threat of an attack somehow related to the rallies. Conservative actor James Woods musedthat protesters might face “catastrophe” in places with open-carry gun laws, quoting a tweet that paired rally locations with the hashtag #LockAndLoad. “Good, a reason to blow them away,” wrote one Twitter user beneath a tweet that repeated the beheading story. One person reposted the ludicrously fake press release with a comment about antifa “asking for a fight.” Many other posts on Twitter, YouTube, and other platforms echo this refrain. It doesn’t necessarily matter how much anyone believes tomorrow’s nationwide protest is a civil war — the point is that some people are hoping it will become one.

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25 minutes ago, f7ben said:

Its possible your butthole is antifa

True it just sits there making a big stink and only shit comes out of it

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3 minutes ago, Sal Rosenberg said:

 

They can only shoot blanks :bc:

 

3 minutes ago, Rod Johnson said:

True it just sits there making a big stink and only shit comes out of if a 

:lol:

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These are the kinds of threads that remind me of how thankful I am to have a good life, and a good job to keep me occupied during most days.  It also reminds me there are times to go outside and get some fresh air.

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