While Facebook, Twitter, and Silicon Valley have no trouble banning or censoring edgy/radical conservatives on their platforms, apparently they also tolerate terrorist rhetoric from ‘Boston Antifa,’ a now viral group which was key in organizing the demonstrations in Boston.
A cursory scan of their latest Facebook and Twitter posts reveal violent political rhetoric and should be seen as encouraging terrorism.
At 12:57 a.m. on Sunday, the group posted, “There is no room for capitalists, conservatives, libertarians, “classical liberals” or supporters of the US constitution in our city. You MUST leave. #BostonResist”
This group seeks the destruction of the U.S. Constitution and the exclusion of millions of Americans from Boston, unquestionably by using violent means. How else could they do this?
At 12:26 a.m. on Sunday, the group posted, “Solidarity to all those suppressing fascist thought and ideology in their communities. Take time to remember those we’ve lost under this 6 months of fascist takeover. Martyrs are immortal!”
Yes, they are encouraging martyrdom, a word frequently used by terrorist groups to promote causing violence as ‘self-sacrifice.’ The picture is a fist choking a symbol of human liberty used during the American Revolutionary War.
A post from August 19 depicts a face-covering member burning a sign that reads “FreeSpeech” and uses the hashtag “#F-kYourFreeSpeech.”
On August 15, they also encouraged the further destruction of property, calling the forceful removal of a confederate statue in North Carolina “an absolute Antifa victory.” No matter where you stand on the statue debate, everyone should agree that we should use our legal process to make these decisions.
A petition on WhiteHouse.gov has reached the necessary 100,000 signatures to warrant an official response from the Trump administration to label Antifa as a terrorist organization. New Jersey has already taken this step, and it would be wise from President Trump to consider it as tensions continue to mount nationwide.
Facebook and Twitter would never tolerate white supremacists calling for violence or to remove an entire class of people from a city. They should keep their standards consistent and apply the same standard to Antifa groups on Facebook.
Silicon Valley should do their part to stop ISIS, white supremacists, Antifa, and anyone trying to create violence in America. Selective censorship isn’t just biased, it’s potentially dangerous. If Antifa hurts a libertarian walking down the street in a Ron Paul shirt, this post could be the cause. To this group, anyone who believes in limited government — instead of anarcho-communism (which someone should explain to them is an oxymoron) — is considered a Nazi.
Certainly, there are real neo-Nazis out there, as we saw in Charlottesville with the white supremacist terrorist murder of Heather Heyer. They should also be stopped from spreading their hateful and murderous ideology. There is no need for equivocating; radical nationalist socialists (neo-Nazis) and radical anarcho socialists (Antifa) should both be condemned for their own uniquely grotesque reasons.
When will social media organizations step up to the plate?
