The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

While I think the far-right has greatly exaggerated the level of violence and destruction perpetrated by the group known as antifa, even those on the far-left can't deny there has been some violence and destruction perpetrated by them, and no matter how much we want to "punch a Nazi," we can't stoop to their level in doing that. Yes, many far-right websites have spread false information about antifa, even going so far as to photoshop violent acts from foreign nations, claiming they were the work of the far-left group. However, in saying that, even reputable sources such as the Washington Post  have reported attacks by antifa on marchers with whom they disagree, and we can't have that. Anger begets anger. Hate begets hate. Violence begets violence. If we truly want to show the world we disapprove of white nationalism and the anger, hate, and violence its members project, we must do so by, instead of following their lead in attitude and behavior, going the opposite ...

Not long after the ugly turn of events which took place at the "Unite the Right" march in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, many Republicans, led by President Donald Trump, attempted to deflect blame to the far-left group antifa and depict the marchers as alt-right in their ideology and not emblematic of the Republican Party as a whole. Regardless of these attempts at spin, however, there's a stark difference between the two groups and their relation to the Democrat and Republican parties, respectively. First off, for those who aren't familiar with the terms "alt-right" and "antifa," allow me to define them for you. Alt-right is short for "alternative right," which is, as reported by the Associated Press, "a name currently embraced by some white supremacists and white nationalists to refer to themselves and their ideology, which emphasizes preserving and protecting the white race in the United States in addition to, or over,...