AntiFA: Protesters or Terrorists?

[Chinevion]

I want to hear your opinion residents of NSG, I think they are a borderline terrorist group, but i can see why other people think differently, So what do you guys think.

[Vassenor]

I want to hear your opinion residents of NSG, I think they are a borderline terrorist group, but i can see why other people think differently, So what do you guys think.

What makes them a terrorist group then?

[Washington Resistance Army]

What if they're terrorists that are protesting?

[Community Values]

When they protest, they're protesters. When they riot, they're rioters and should be arrested. When things get violent, all sides who engaged in violence, should be arrested.

I don't think they're a terrorist group yet, but if they get more violent, do more terrorist acts etc, then sure.

[Ryock]

I wouldn't call them terrorists, but they're still a very dangerous group of people.

[Chinevion]

I want to hear your opinion residents of NSG, I think they are a borderline terrorist group, but i can see why other people think differently, So what do you guys think.

What makes them a terrorist group then?

THere use of violence to silence: see the forth battle of burkly. They start violence and attempt to use fear to silence others with different beliefs: see the Milo burkly incident.

[Delmonte]

Well, they're not really a united, governed group. So they can't "be terrorists". But if parts of them engage in terrorist activity and organize it then yes, they are terrorists.

But Antifa doesn't have membership requirements (i.e. I could be Antifa just by saying I am) so you can't say they're all terrorists.

[Socialist Nordia]

According to some, they're literally ISIS.

More seriously, no, they're not terrorists.

[The Alma Mater]

In the Netherlands it is getting quite noticeable that it is always Antifa causing trouble and destruction during protests and almost never their opponents like e.g. Pegida....

Tricky that.

[Chinevion]

Well, they're not really a united, governed group. So they can't "be terrorists". But if parts of them engage in terrorist activity and organize it then yes, they are terrorists.

But Antifa doesn't have membership requirements (i.e. I could be Antifa just by saying I am) so you can't say they're all terrorists.

True, I would defiantly say not all of them are violent.

[Tekeristan]

Too broad and vague to call a terror group.
I'm viewing it as protesters or rioters. The latter should be arrested, the former's rights protected.

[Delmonte]

Well, they're not really a united, governed group. So they can't "be terrorists". But if parts of them engage in terrorist activity and organize it then yes, they are terrorists.

But Antifa doesn't have membership requirements (i.e. I could be Antifa just by saying I am) so you can't say they're all terrorists.

True, I would defiantly say not all of them are violent.

Even if they were, it's an issue of self-selection. If all that is required to be a part of a group is to say "I am part of the group." you can't really paint them at all. If there was a wing of ANTIFA's movement that had membership requirements, screened people, had rigid rules, leadership, etc. They could potentially be terrorists/a terrorist group. Because it's more than just self selection.

[Chinevion]

True, I would defiantly say not all of them are violent.

Even if they were, it's an issue of self-selection. If all that is required to be a part of a group is to say "I am part of the group." you can't really paint them at all. If there was a wing of ANTIFA's movement that had membership requirements, screened people, had rigid rules, leadership, etc. They could potentially be terrorists/a terrorist group. Because it's more than just self selection.

Right

[The Sauganash Union]

Thugs, criminals, misfits.

[Crockerland]

They are terrorists.

[The Emerald Legion]

Terrorists and wannabe terrorists.

The fact that they have historically fought other terrorists does not excuse them.

[Jovian Socialist Republic]

Protesters, but if they go around beating up people and being violent, then yes, terrorists.

Technically, terrorism is defined as an act of violence perpetrated because of some agenda, be it political, religious, or something along those lines.

[Edding]

They probably consider themselves revolutionaries, which would overlap with terrorism a good bit, but they're so hilariously bad at it that we get spectacles like Berkeley.

Eventually, between them A)graduating, B)Getting a job, or C) "Nazis" punching back, their revolutionary operations will come to an end and they will be a footnote in history.

[Sanctissima]

They're Communists, Anarchists and other radicals.

Be they terrorists or not, they should under no circumstances be tolerated.

[Edding]

They're Communists, Anarchists and other radicals.

Be they terrorists or not, they should under no circumstances be tolerated.

Be careful, if we clamp down too hard, we might legitimize their rich white male patriarchal capitalist oligarchy conspiracy theories.

Withhold police action until they become violent and get the local populace well and pissed off, so as to always establish Antifa as the "bad guys".

[Chinevion]

They probably consider themselves revolutionaries, which would overlap with terrorism a good bit, but they're so hilariously bad at it that we get spectacles like Berkeley.

Eventually, between them A)graduating, B)Getting a job, or C) "Nazis" punching back, their revolutionary operations will come to an end and they will be a footnote in history.

Agreed, I'm just worried somthing worsewill take their place, meaning less incompetent revolutionaries. I wounded if they will ever realize they are the facists. But nether the less they are not organized per say so I would say they are not terrorists, just general violent jerks.

[Conserative Morality]

Rioters.

[The Emerald Legion]

Rioters.

Rioter implies disorganization.

Antifa is barely organized​. But they are organized.

[Republic of China Pacific States]

Neither.

Just angry, ill informed rioters who like attacking people.

[Neu Leonstein]

It's kinda noticeable how no one has actually mentioned any, you know, terrorist activity they are supposed to have engaged in.