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08.15.2017:Dear JFK Murder Solved Forum Members and Readers:I HAVE LONG SOUGHT TO ANALYZE AND STUDY OPINIONS, SPEECHES, THOUGHT PATTERNS, AND WRITINGS OF THE EXTREME RIGHT TO THE EXTREME LEFT, ALWAYS SEEKING TO AT LEAST SUPERFICIALLY "KNOW" WHAT IS OUT THERE.IN COLLEGE I BOTH STUDIED AND ATTENDED MEETINGS OF:* THE HOMEWOOD, ILLINOIS JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY, WHO SIMPLY PUT ESPOUSED AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT, AND IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH US, YOU ARE WITH THE ENEMY. IT'S OUR WAY OR THE HIGHWAY.* THE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SDS, STUDENT'S FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, WHO SIMPLY PUT BELIEVED IN ANARCHY,BURNING BUILDINGS, AND VIOLENT PROTEST TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT. INTERESTING TO NOTE THATSOME OF THOSE PEOPLE HAD A YOUNG DISCIPLE IN THEN CHICAGOAN, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA.THE LESSONS THAT I LEARNED CONVINCED ME THAT EXTREMISM, WHETHER RIGHT WING, LEFT WING, OR WHATEVERNAME IS USED, ULTIMATELY ABANDONED REASON, AND ALMOST ALWAYS LED TO VIOLENCE.I RECALL IN A COLLEGE SPEECH AND PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS ONE THE THE FIRST RULES THAT WE LEARNED IS THATHE/SHE/THEY WHO FIRST RAISE THEIR VOICES HAVE ALREADY LOST THE ACADEMIC ARGUMENT.WHILE I CERTAINLY DON'T APPROVE OF OR CONDONE ANY FASCIST'S, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ARIAN BROTHERHOOD, THE KU KLUX KLAN ,THE NEO-NAZI GROUPS, etc., THE GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED AND LED LIBERALMAIN STREAM MEDIA ONLY FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT WING FASCIST GROUPS. REPORTER'S WHO WROTE ABOUT THEVIOLENCE CAUSED BY THE ANTIFASCIST VIOLENCE WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. AT LEAST ONE FEMALE REPORTERWAS FORCED TO WITHDRAW AND RE-FOCUS HER ARTICLES ABOUT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA VIOLENCE.OF COURSE I HAVE LONG BELIEVED THAT THERE IS NO FAIRLY BALANCED FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN THE U.S. AND IF YOUSTUDY CURRENT AFFAIRS TODAY, YOU WILL SEE IT EVER INCREASING. (08.15.2017, BB).AS NEO-NAZIS GROW BOLDER, THE 'ANTIFA' HAS EMERGED TO FIGHT THEM:Caitlin Dickson 18 hours ago Antifascist counterprotesters outside Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images).Deadly violence outside a rally in Charlottesville, Va., this past weekend has raised concerns about white supremacists and neo-Nazis from across the country and the political spectrum.But for many on the far right, conversations about Charlottesville seem focused on another term less familiar to many in the mainstream: “antifa.Short for antifacist, the term “antifa” refers to a secretive movement of combative leftists, including many self-described anarchists, who are ready and willing to use violence in order to fight white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and others they deem to be “fascists.”Like the authoritarian movements they seek to destroy, the antifa’s origins can be traced back to Europe in the 1920s and 30s. Since the end of World War II, antifa activity has ebbed and flowed along with that of neo-Nazis, skinheads and other hate movements that have sprung up around the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.In the U.S. at least, the modern battle between antifa and racists has largely played out on the fringes of society. But as proponents of white supremacy and other previously politically unacceptable ideologies gained momentum with the presidential campaign and election of Donald Trump, so too did their antifascist nemeses.“Since antifa is heavily composed of anarchists, its activists place little faith in the state, which they consider complicit in fascism and racism,” writes Peter Beinart, in an in-depth report on the rise of antifa in the latest issue of the Atlantic. “ They prefer direct action: They pressure venues to deny white supremacists space to meet. They pressure employers to fire them and landlords to evict them. And when people they deem racists and fascists manage to assemble, antifa’s partisans try to break up their gatherings, including by force.”White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the alt-right clash with counterprotesters as they enter Emancipation Park during a “Unite the Right” rally August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Va. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images).While alt-right allies and sympathizers often court publicity, the antifa is mostly anonymous. There are no prominent antifa leaders with the visibility of a David Duke or a Richard Spencer. And their activities are mostly reactive, organized via social media in response to white nationalist marches and rallies.Easily identifiable — and somewhat intimidating — in a crowd thanks to their uniformly black clothes, their faces often partially covered with ski masks or bandanas, antifa activists have not only faced off with Trump supporters in several violent clashes since the election, but have also managed to forcefully derail scheduled events like a speech by ex-Breitbart editor and prominent alt-right figure Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California Berkeley.In Portland, Ore. — which has emerged as a hotbed of tensions between antifa and the far right —masked activists smashed store windows, vandalized cars, and set newspaper dispensers on fire during an otherwise peaceful protest after Trump’s election in November.Perhaps the most notable example of the mainstream left’s recent support for antifa violence was the widely praised and parodied video of a masked antifa protester punching prominent alt-right leader Richard Spencer in the head during an interview outside Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C.Spencer and others have accused police of failing to protect right-wing rally-goers from antifa violence in Charlottesville, even posting videos of bat-wielding counterprotesters to suggest that they were to blame for instigating the vehicular attack that killed one person and injured several others.Social media feeds and websites affiliated with anarchist and antifascist groups have accused organizers for Saturday’s “Unite the Right” rally of encouraging violence in Charlottesville. They called on opponents of white supremacy to rally in solidarity across the country.“If we allow the alt-right and neo-Nazis to organize in our communities, the consequences will be fatal,” reads a recent post on the antifa-linked site ‘It’s Going Down.’ “Charlottesville is just the beginning. If the alt-right can get away with murder there, none of us will be safe. We have to stand up to white supremacists, we have to shut down and chase out these bigots every time they try to organize, or else they will kill more people.”“The police will not protect us,” the post continues. “They murder over a thousand people every year in this country, and infiltrate and attack our demonstrations when we stand up against alt-right terror. We have to organize to defend ourselves.”Why white supremacists chose liberal Charlottesville to protest:Washington Post Mon, Aug 14 1:00 AM PDT Up next in Charlottesville demonstrations Why white supremacists chose liberal Charlottesville to protest Twitter users are outing marchers from the white nationalist rally Charlottesville Police Chief: Alt-right marchers did not follow planned route Trump defends his comments on hate groups: 'They have been condemned' Politicians stand up to Trump's initial Charlottesville response Vigil organized at White House after violence in Charlottesville Charlottesville residents reach for hope, push away hate What we know about the alleged driver of the car that plowed into Charlottesville crowd Charlottesville a day later: Sharp emotions linger with residents, organizers, community Marches across U.S. ... PostHuffPostTwo Days After White Supremacist Violence, Trump Finally Condemns Hate GroupsMarina Fang,HuffPost 21 hours ago WASHINGTON ― More than 48 hours after white supremacist groups sparked deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, President Donald Trump denounced them under public pressure to do so.“We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence,” Trump said in an impromptu statement on Monday after returning to the White House from his golf club in New Jersey.“Racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans,” he added.Trump had come under widespread criticism for not immediately denouncing the far-right groups, instead blaming “many sides” for Saturday’s mayhem.On Sunday, White House officials clarified that Trump was referring to “white supremacists, KKK, Neo-Nazi and all extremist groups,” in his previous remark, but the statement notably did not come from the president himself and was attributed to an unnamed spokesperson.Other members of the Trump administration, including Vice President Mike Pence, attempted to clarify Trump’s Saturday statement by claiming that he meant to condemn extremist groups.But until his latest comments, Trump had remained silent about white supremacists, even as he tweeted Monday morning about a range of topics other than the weekend’s events. One tweet took aim at a CEO who stepped down from a White House manufacturing panel, protesting Trump’s initial response to the Charlottesville violence.Trump in his Monday remarks said the Justice Department had opened a civil rights investigation into the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer, the Charlottesville resident killed Saturday when a car allegedly driven by a white supremacist plowed into a crowd of counter-protesters. The president also said “her death fills us with grief.”Heyer’s mother, Susan Bro, thanked Trump in a statement “for those words of comfort and for denouncing those who promote violence and hatred.” Bro also expressed her condolences “to the grieving families of the two state troopers” and wished for the “quick recovery for those injured” in the weekend’s mayhem.She referred to two Virginia state policemen who were part of efforts to quell Saturday’s violence and were killed when their helicopter crashed on Charlottesville’s outskirts.According to CNN’s Jeff Zeleny, a White House aide said Trump “insisted” on making positive remarks about the economy at the beginning of his Monday statement.Trump’s reluctance to denounce hate groups and individuals like former KKK leader David Duke was also an issue during his presidential campaign.This article originally appeared on HuffPost .As always, I strongly recommend that you first read, research, and study material completely yourself about a Subject Matter, and then formulate your own Opinions and Theories.Any additional analyses, interviews, investigations, readings, research, studies, thoughts,or writings on any aspect of this Subject Matter ?Bear in mind that we are trying to attract and educate a Whole New Generation of JFKResearchers who may not be as well versed as you.Comments ?Respectfully,BB.