There was this astounding headline Monday in the Washington Post: "Black-clad antifa members attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley."
Put aside the question of how the Post determined that the demonstrators were "right-wing." What makes the headline remarkable is that a major liberal newspaper finally and accurately denounced the thugs. Antifa may be short for "anti-fascist," but it is in fact just the opposite.
The Los Angeles Times soon chimed in, decrying "violence by far-left protesters." And on MSNBC, of all places, Joe Scarborough blasted the antifa goons as "fascists in their behavior."
A few far-left politicians have also joined the anti-antifa chorus. Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin, who actually applauded the mob that shut down Milo Yiannopoulos in February, now wants antifa officially classified as a gang. "They come dressed in uniforms," he observed, "and they have weapons, almost like a militia." Hey, Mayor Arreguin, good of you to finally notice.
And the most stunning turnaround came Tuesday, when Democrat Nancy Pelosi issued a statement condemning the "people calling themselves antifa." She added that they "deserve unequivocal condemnation."
What makes all this notable is that just over a week ago Reuters referred to the antifa agitators as "peace activists," while Democrats refused to say anything mean about the masked warriors. So what happened to turn the tide? Let us put forth some educated speculation.
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