I was at this protest for quite a while. We started at Ohlone park around 10:45am, with a large group of protesters. There were speakers and poetry, and music. There was a small group of antifa there, the ones with the large pastel colored shields. At one point some guy came up and started taking their photos. They…

And pepper-spraying journalists destroys fascism...how, exactly?

Tell that to the LARPIng anarchists.

“Anti-Fa” has really been a longtime movement in Europe, where you have established left-wing political networks/squats/punks/political parties/protest groups where Anti-Fa arose from in the early 80s. If you’re in major cities like Berlin, you’ll even see banners hung from buildings... which is not to say that it’s…

You are right. There’s no reason why the local news, far-right provocateurs, anti-violent moral police get to set the narrative.

For the conservatives who want to rush in about how both sides have violent assholes, let’s make one thing clear.