by Guy Page

The leftist organization Antifa did infiltrate the January 6 attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. – but only to monitor, not to instigate violence, a Northeast Antifa spokesperson told The Commons weekly newspaper in Brattleboro.

MacLean Gander wrote last week’s Commons news story about Northeast Antifa organizing a Vermont chapter in Brattleboro. In this week’s issue, he says Antifa itself has debunked the Reuters, etc. stories purporting to debunk any Antifa presence at the Capitol:

“SINCE THE RIOT, some right-wing voices on outlets like Newsmax, OAN, and Fox News have claimed that the violence was fomented by antifa agent provocateurs who infiltrated the MAGA demonstration. Multiple credible news sources, from Reuters to The Associated Press to Politifact, have debunked this talking point, which began spreading after participants in the riot began seeing public backlash for their behavior.

“Two sources within the antifa movement, one with Northeast Antifa (NEA) and one who operates independently at a national level, said that this was not true. The NEA source, whom I know as “P.,” said that antifa were present at the riot in order to gather information but played no role in the violence, a point that [antifa source] Garfield echoed.”

“Although antifa may have had some individuals monitoring the scene, Garfield said, no way would it have been involved in the actual violence. The group uses infiltration as a means to discover individuals within the extreme right but not to instigate violence, they said.”

Gander then speculates that Antifa is concerned about events running up to Inauguration Day next week:

“The sense that my antifa sources give me is that they are deeply concerned about the last days of the Trump presidency and what might happen on Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Their organization in Vermont is focused on developing community self-defense mechanisms should these become necessary, but more so on building out an organizational network that can be called on if events require.”

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   Yeah guy, bunch of octogenarians at an event for high schoolers and I have TDS. lol

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   It started in the 1930s when people came to Vermont from NY, MA, NJ, etc. to ski. They brought their…

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   Those of us who support our civil rights to armed self-defense still await court action to reverse the harms he…

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   Great news, BUT will he be seeking higher office in Vermont, or go back to New York state, where he…

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   The door could hit him in the teeth for all I care, just as long as he goes !

1. 

   Yeah guy, bunch of octogenarians at an event for high schoolers and I have TDS. lol

2. 

   It started in the 1930s when people came to Vermont from NY, MA, NJ, etc. to ski. They brought their…

3. 

   Those of us who support our civil rights to armed self-defense still await court action to reverse the harms he…

4. 

   Great news, BUT will he be seeking higher office in Vermont, or go back to New York state, where he…

5. 

   The door could hit him in the teeth for all I care, just as long as he goes !