Antifa: The 21st Century's KKK
Several
decades ago, black people were regularly terrorized by an organized
group of violent racists who used terrorist tactics, including fear,
intimidation, physical assault, and even murder against groups or
individuals they opposed. These virulent gangs of masked marauders
began their treacherous campaign of bigotry soon after the end of the
Civil War and became known as the Ku Klux Klan.
The
derivation of the name is vague, but the terror it symbolized to
millions of defenseless blacks was frighteningly clear. The first known
Klan was organized in the Southern States in the late 1860s, and its
goal was to overthrow the Republican state governments during
Reconstruction. Members of the brutal gangs wore masks and cone-shaped
hats, giving them a fearsome image while hiding their identities. In
many cases, the local police authorities refused to take action to stop
the violence or to investigate those who engaged in it.
The
foregoing description is pretty close to what we know today as Antifa, a
violent mob of masked terrorists who appear suddenly at peaceful
demonstrations and mercilessly beat the participants, who may be guilty
only of wearing a shirt supporting President Trump or carrying the flag
that represents our country. Once again, it seems as though these thugs
have a goal to overthrow the duly elected Republican government in
several states and in Washington, D.C. In many instances, they are also
being protected by local authorities who instruct police to stand down
during the vicious mêlées that leave a bloody trail of bodies on our
streets.
As
for the Klan, when they began their sadistic crusade, blacks were their
only target. However, as they became larger and more feared, they
added Jews and Catholics to their hate-filled rampages.
Now,
I don't need anyone to tell me that the Klan was much more savage in
its attacks, because that should go without saying. That monstrously
bigoted strain of diseased DNA took countless lives and created an image
of Southerners that lingers to this day. The era of Alabama governor
George Wallace, Birmingham, Alabama commissioner of "public safety" Bull
Connor, and other racists of their ilk ended when good people of all
colors risked their lives to fight the cancer that was eating away at
the foundation of our country. The gruesome stories of lives lost are
part of the shocking history that must forever remain in our rearview
mirror. Nevertheless, Antifa is the latest example of Gestapo tactics,
and it is growing rapidly before our eyes.
Today,
they're engaged in violence against displays of support for our
president. Tomorrow, they may turn to vicious attacks on religions they
disagree with, or the style of clothing they find distasteful.
Did
you ever imagine that Americans would be too intimidated to wear a hat
or shirt in public that pledges support for our commander in chief?
Furthermore, could we have even thought it possible that we'd see
organized attacks on our citizens for carrying the U.S. flag? Suppose
you joined a group of marchers during a celebration of Independence Day
and were suddenly besieged by a gang of club-swinging masked men with
hate-filled eyes. If you were lucky enough to survive such a horrifying
experience, would you begin to fear for the future of your country?
All
the evidence indicates that we're under attack from within by an
organized army of trained revolutionaries who will use any means
necessary to collapse our government and replace it with some form of
dictatorship that will rule by fiat rather than by the electoral
process. They've learned that they can't win by ballots, so they're
turning toward bullets. You say people haven't been shot by these
masked thugs, so it's not an accurate metaphor? My response: should we
wait until someone pulls a gun and a dozen lives bleed out onto the
pavement? In this age of social media, there's a myriad of photos and
videos illustrating stone-cold beatings of unarmed people by armed thugs
who wear helmets and padded body gear while covering their faces to
avoid identification.
What
happens when these veiled villains come to the conclusion that their
efforts aren't stopping people from showing pride in their country?
Will they trade clubs for pistols and take a few lives during one of
their raids?
The
most important job of the government is to keep us safe. With that in
mind, one wonders why Antifa has not been declared a terrorist
organization. How many people wear masks in public unless they have
plans to break the law? It's like standing on line in your local bank
when you see a masked man enter. Unless that's become the new normal,
our legislators should act quickly to ban such behavior.
Whether it's Antifa or the KKK, unmasking these cowardly malefactors will expose them for the cockroaches they are!
decades ago, black people were regularly terrorized by an organized
group of violent racists who used terrorist tactics, including fear,
intimidation, physical assault, and even murder against groups or
individuals they opposed. These virulent gangs of masked marauders
began their treacherous campaign of bigotry soon after the end of the
Civil War and became known as the Ku Klux Klan.
The
derivation of the name is vague, but the terror it symbolized to
millions of defenseless blacks was frighteningly clear. The first known
Klan was organized in the Southern States in the late 1860s, and its
goal was to overthrow the Republican state governments during
Reconstruction. Members of the brutal gangs wore masks and cone-shaped
hats, giving them a fearsome image while hiding their identities. In
many cases, the local police authorities refused to take action to stop
the violence or to investigate those who engaged in it.
The
foregoing description is pretty close to what we know today as Antifa, a
violent mob of masked terrorists who appear suddenly at peaceful
demonstrations and mercilessly beat the participants, who may be guilty
only of wearing a shirt supporting President Trump or carrying the flag
that represents our country. Once again, it seems as though these thugs
have a goal to overthrow the duly elected Republican government in
several states and in Washington, D.C. In many instances, they are also
being protected by local authorities who instruct police to stand down
during the vicious mêlées that leave a bloody trail of bodies on our
streets.
As
for the Klan, when they began their sadistic crusade, blacks were their
only target. However, as they became larger and more feared, they
added Jews and Catholics to their hate-filled rampages.
Now,
I don't need anyone to tell me that the Klan was much more savage in
its attacks, because that should go without saying. That monstrously
bigoted strain of diseased DNA took countless lives and created an image
of Southerners that lingers to this day. The era of Alabama governor
George Wallace, Birmingham, Alabama commissioner of "public safety" Bull
Connor, and other racists of their ilk ended when good people of all
colors risked their lives to fight the cancer that was eating away at
the foundation of our country. The gruesome stories of lives lost are
part of the shocking history that must forever remain in our rearview
mirror. Nevertheless, Antifa is the latest example of Gestapo tactics,
and it is growing rapidly before our eyes.
Today,
they're engaged in violence against displays of support for our
president. Tomorrow, they may turn to vicious attacks on religions they
disagree with, or the style of clothing they find distasteful.
Did
you ever imagine that Americans would be too intimidated to wear a hat
or shirt in public that pledges support for our commander in chief?
Furthermore, could we have even thought it possible that we'd see
organized attacks on our citizens for carrying the U.S. flag? Suppose
you joined a group of marchers during a celebration of Independence Day
and were suddenly besieged by a gang of club-swinging masked men with
hate-filled eyes. If you were lucky enough to survive such a horrifying
experience, would you begin to fear for the future of your country?
All
the evidence indicates that we're under attack from within by an
organized army of trained revolutionaries who will use any means
necessary to collapse our government and replace it with some form of
dictatorship that will rule by fiat rather than by the electoral
process. They've learned that they can't win by ballots, so they're
turning toward bullets. You say people haven't been shot by these
masked thugs, so it's not an accurate metaphor? My response: should we
wait until someone pulls a gun and a dozen lives bleed out onto the
pavement? In this age of social media, there's a myriad of photos and
videos illustrating stone-cold beatings of unarmed people by armed thugs
who wear helmets and padded body gear while covering their faces to
avoid identification.
What
happens when these veiled villains come to the conclusion that their
efforts aren't stopping people from showing pride in their country?
Will they trade clubs for pistols and take a few lives during one of
their raids?
The
most important job of the government is to keep us safe. With that in
mind, one wonders why Antifa has not been declared a terrorist
organization. How many people wear masks in public unless they have
plans to break the law? It's like standing on line in your local bank
when you see a masked man enter. Unless that's become the new normal,
our legislators should act quickly to ban such behavior.
Whether it's Antifa or the KKK, unmasking these cowardly malefactors will expose them for the cockroaches they are!
