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1. jjg (jjg@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Oct-2017 01:28:34 EDT jjg

   When someone says “what is the point of #antifa?” or “what are they trying to achieve?”, I’m tempted to explain, but in every case so far that I’ve tried the person has no interest in understanding, and it’s just a waste of time and bytes.

   This should be obvious to me. What is there to understand? It’s about stopping (anti) fascism (fa).

   I think people are thrown by the idea that you can oppose something political without a lot of overhead.

   1. clacke (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Oct-2017 05:32:05 EDT clacke

      in reply to
      @jjg It seems you and whatever people are talking past each other. I don't think it's likely that the people you are talking to aren't understanding that people who are calling themselves antifa are anti fa.
      
      More likely they are questioning the idea that punching nazis is effective and/or ethical.
      1. Oneesan succubus (lain@pleroma.soykaf.com)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Oct-2017 05:32:55 EDT Oneesan succubus

         in reply to
         @clacke @jjg or that the people are actually Nazis or fascists.
         1. clacke (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Oct-2017 05:46:36 EDT clacke

            in reply to
            @lain @jjg That too.