90 Miles From Tyranny : Virginia Antifa chapter raises eyebrows when it claims to want to join conservatives in gun rights march

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Saturday, January 18, 2020

Virginia Antifa chapter raises eyebrows when it claims to want to join conservatives in gun rights march

The term “Antifa” does not often conjure images of support for the Second Amendment, but Antifa Seven Hills is reportedly joining the massive group of conservatives slated to descend upon the Virginia Capitol in support of gun rights.

A spokesperson for the local chapter, who asked to only be identified as “James,” gave a rather common-sense reason for joining hands with the right when it comes to this particular issue.

“I think it’s been pretty important for us to focus on the fact that gun control in America has a legacy of racist enforcement,” he said. “Like taking guns away from black people, because black people were perceived as a threat to property and the sanctity of the state.”

James identifies himself as an anarchist and says that conservatives aren’t the only ones with a dog in this fight.

“This is our fight as much as anyone else’s,” he pointed out. “It’s our state, and we are left largely out of the debate. The presence of an armed left is not discussed, it’s not understood.”

James also believes that this particular instance of shared interest will serve to prove that Antifa isn’t a hive-mind that only advances progressive-left causes.

“I think what’s particular about the South is that we have to be a bit more creative and sensitive to the people around us — instead of fulfilling some sort of meme of...



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3 comments:

Cato the Nth said...

The enemy of my enemy is my... Frenemy or just an agent provacature?

Millie_Woods said...

Rubbish, they're infiltrating the gun owners to cause trouble and guess who will get blamed. Gun owners should all show up wearing MAGA hats to distinguish themselves from the fascist antifa scum.

Mr. Bee said...

The 60s radicals also wanted guns to remain legal - because they wanted them for the upcoming communist revolution. I assume the communist antifa, which is the "slacker" version of the new left wants them for the same reason.