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NBC and the BBC: There were violent left-wing protesters in Charlottesville
HotAir.com ^ | 8/16/2017 | John Sexton

Posted on 08/17/2017 7:42:23 AM PDT by RightGeek

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The rest of the article gets a bit squirrely about how many protestors were peaceful on each side, but the amazing thing to me is that the press pukes never noticed that Antifa are violent thugs before
1 posted on 08/17/2017 7:42:23 AM PDT by RightGeek
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I suspect that a minimum of twenty percent of everyone there...both alt-right/alt-left...were hired and brought in. Maybe even paid for by the same foundation. It’s like a WWE-wrestling script.


2 posted on 08/17/2017 7:44:09 AM PDT by pepsionice
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...there were violent anti-fascist protesters who came to the protest looking for a fight.


If you bring coke cans filled with concrete, yes, you came looking for a fight. It’s kind of a sick weapon. If you see a rock coming at you, you duck. If you see a coke can coming at you, you may try to just bat it away, etc. Breaking your arm or nose.


3 posted on 08/17/2017 7:45:22 AM PDT by robroys woman
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"Since the weekend, witnesses have told us that in fact, both sides were antagonizing for a fight..."

Gee..isn't that pretty much what the President has said...several times?

4 posted on 08/17/2017 7:45:23 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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The proper way to put down leftist Yankee trouble makers is with double canister.


5 posted on 08/17/2017 7:46:42 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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Gee..isn’t that pretty much what the President has said...several times?


this isn’t the first time he’s been vindicated a few days after the fact. I’m seeing a pattern.


6 posted on 08/17/2017 7:46:47 AM PDT by robroys woman
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There is plenty of evidence that the AntiFa fought to ensure no video of their behavior.

They clubbed official media and undercover videographers.


7 posted on 08/17/2017 7:47:05 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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As repugnant as their views are, the Nazi’s should be allowed to have their event in peace. Anything else isn’t America.

Charlottsville set this whole thing up. They should have never permitted the counter protest to be so close to the Nazi event. Of course, if you just leave the statue up, nothing happens at all.


8 posted on 08/17/2017 7:47:37 AM PDT by PSUGOP
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"Since the weekend, witnesses have told us that in fact, both sides were antagonizing for a fight,"

IIRC there was no evidence that Republican Congressmen who the Bernie supporter tried to murder were *also* spoiling for a fight.

9 posted on 08/17/2017 7:48:12 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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Let’s examine the facts. On Friday night, when Antifa was outnumbered about 5 to 1 there was almost no violence. On Saturday morning when the numbers were inverted there was a great deal of violence. I am wondering if there could possibly be something here? If “both sides were violent” then we didn’t the Antifa folks get their rear end handed to them on Friday night?


10 posted on 08/17/2017 7:48:51 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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Uh, they didn’t permit Antifa. Of course, it’s C’Ville. They didn’t need to.


11 posted on 08/17/2017 7:49:55 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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Well, this certainly took attention off the Imran Awan scandal.


12 posted on 08/17/2017 7:52:09 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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In the past majority of media opinion and analysis, he hasn’t been vindicated; and he won’t be.


13 posted on 08/17/2017 7:53:32 AM PDT by daler
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Vast majority, that is.


14 posted on 08/17/2017 7:54:16 AM PDT by daler
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It wasn’t just the leftists who wielded weapons who were violent, the crowd that purposely blocked the road so that their partners in crime could attack cars with metal rods were also violent and criminal. The mob that blocked the road were not shrinking violets they were active participants in acts of violence. This is important to note because many enablers and social justice warriors have to be held accountable for their criminal participation and they need to be locked up.


15 posted on 08/17/2017 7:54:29 AM PDT by cradle of freedom
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I was at first struck by how those on the so called “alt right” came in combat gear spoiling for a fight. But I have since realized they were NOT spoiling for a fight but based on lessons learned from the left’s police empowered attacks on them (at Trump rallies and Berkley), then came ready to survive the inevitably alt left attack coordinated with the Dem leadership.


16 posted on 08/17/2017 7:54:56 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Trump the anti politician. About time!)
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That’s going to be increasingly hard for them to deny as this thing progresses.


17 posted on 08/17/2017 7:55:05 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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The actual truth is leaking out......


18 posted on 08/17/2017 7:56:45 AM PDT by indthkr
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... yes that’s true, but, but, but you’re not allowed to say it out loud — you’re supposed to walk on egg shells and tippy toe around it or face being called a racist ... most politicians know the game.


19 posted on 08/17/2017 7:58:16 AM PDT by nightmarewhileawake
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The Coke can thing is to allow a weapon to be held in plain sight. Who’s going to confiscate a Coke can.


20 posted on 08/17/2017 7:59:09 AM PDT by freedomlover
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