Petitions that receive over 100K signatures get a White House response, to which the then Obama White House responded: "The White House plays no role in designating domestic terror organizations," nor does the U.S. government "generate a list of domestic terror organizations."pic.twitter.com/HEDWscbCc6
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A year later + ironically right after the deadly neo-Nazi Unite the Right rally, white nationalist troll and Trump supporter "Microchip" started a similar petition to label "ANTIFA" a terrorist group. The White House petition also got over 100K signatures.https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/24/antifa-white-house-petition-trump-troll-241990 …
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In response the Trump White House wrote: "Although Federal law provides a mechanism to designate + sanction foreign terrorist organizations and state sponsors of terrorism, there is currently no analogous mechanism for formally designating domestic terrorist organizations."pic.twitter.com/1T6bbp7Olu
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Two years later, Proud Boy leader + Unite the Right attendee Enrique Tarrio pushed a new White House petition to label "ANTIFA" a terrorist organization. This one was almost directly copy + pasted from the previous
#BlackLivesMatter petition from 2016, changing only a few words.pic.twitter.com/sjbssLNwTF1 reply 21 retweets 53 likesShow this thread -
This interchangeability between "ANTIFA" and
#BlackLivesMatter as a boogeyman on the Right, both within the hardcore far-Right on the streets and within regular Trump supporter circles - says a lot. It shows that while the enemy may change, the need to have one stays constant.pic.twitter.com/rREL8l6wwR1 reply 19 retweets 60 likesShow this thread -
Ironically, Tarrio's petition to label "ANTIFA" a terrorist organization failed to even pass 40K signatures - thus gaining 60K signatures less than it did right after Charlottesville. Even still, Tarrio found a backer of his petition in the form of Ted Cruz, who promoted it.pic.twitter.com/FkMZ5X3Vvs
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Cruz has rubbed elbows with the far-Right in numerous instances. Speaking at rallies alongside the far-Right Oath Keepers militia + appearing alongside Proud Boys founder + contributor to white nationalist American Renaissance publication, Gavin McIness.https://youtu.be/VHhQc6ZxFTA
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When they aren't working with politicians to label those who oppose fascism as "terrorists," the Proud Boys spend most of their time online, harassing journalists and attempting to shut down people exposing literal neo-Nazis and white supremacists.https://itsgoingdown.org/proud-boys-help-defend-paramilitary-neo-nazi-groups-online-as-their-leader-enrique-tarrio-prepares-congressional-run/ …
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It's been over 5 years since the Ferguson Rebellion. Since that time, 6 people associated with the activist community who were involved in the demonstrations have died, "some in violent, mysterious ways." Two young men were found dead inside burned cars.https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ferguson-death-mystery-black-lives-matter-michael-brown-809407/ …
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In Ferguson, what began with police, media, politicians + even some activists attacking "outside agitators" - over 5 years later has continued with a massive security State apparatus aimed directly at
#BlackLivesMatter and the black community in general.https://www.salon.com/2019/08/14/leaked-documents-show-fbi-targeted-post-ferguson-black-identity-extremists-over-white-supremacists/ …1 reply 14 retweets 58 likesShow this thread
Neither "ANTIFA," anarchists, or any activist group for that matter - are behind or "directing" the uprising that is taking place across the US following the murder of #GeorgeFloyd. Young people of color are the driving force - and this is exactly who the State fears the most.pic.twitter.com/19T0fUYGF0
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