New York Magazine - USA (2019-12-23)

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this rally—one of at least eight such far-

right events in major cities this year—was

organized by the Proud Boys, which claimed

its goal was to drain Portland of its law-

enforcement resources until the city con-

demned antifa. Critics, led by Fox News, often

compare antifa with violent far-right groups,

calling it the radical left’s violent mob. But

statistically the equivalency is unsubstanti-

ated. “We counted a representative sample of

antifa attacks and threats on maga support-

ers,” said Brian Levin, director of the Center

for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cali-

fornia State University at San Bernardino.

“The bottom line is we haven’t seen any hard-

left or antifa homicides.”

August 17

Portland, OR

Far-right activists

clash with

counterprotesters

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this rally—one of at least eight such far-

right events in major cities this year—was

organized by the Proud Boys, which claimed

its goal was to drain Portland of its law-

enforcement resources until the city con-

demned antifa. Critics, led by Fox News, often

compare antifa with violent far-right groups,

calling it the radical left’s violent mob. But

statistically the equivalency is unsubstanti-

ated. “We counted a representative sample of

antifa attacks and threats on maga support-

ers,” said Brian Levin, director of the Center

for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cali-

fornia State University at San Bernardino.

“The bottom line is we haven’t seen any hard-

left or antifa homicides.”

August 17

Portland, OR

Far-right activists

clash with

counterprotesters

27