He was literally carrying a Nazi flag. That looks exactly like a Neo-Nazi.
> Is this similar to how Antifa attacks supporters of the evil Yamika wearing "Nazi" Ben Shapiro in Berkeley?
I can't speak for anyone but myself. I never apply that N-word to someone I merely disagree with. I reserve it for people who literally parade around in public saying "I wear the swastika, carry the flag, and say 'I am a Nazi'." That there are people willing and comfortable doing this makes me sad.
It's possible that he was a paid actor. It's not unheard of. Seeing people's inability to address this possibility proves it would be an effective tactic. IMO, he looks more like he works for the FBI than a Neo-Nazi, but YMMV.
> That there are people willing and comfortable doing this makes me sad.
I feel sad for those people as well. I have not met any in my life, but from watching documentaries, it seems like many of them have issues. Maybe I'm missing a large percentage of the population being closet Nazis, but somehow I don't think so. You would think they would come out of the closet by now, as many self-professed Communists do. I have not heard of a single self-professed Nazi come out of the closet lately. This whole Nazi thing smells like a hoax to me.
It includes a member of the Nation Socialist movement. You know - the Nazis. If he’s just an outside agitator, then he successfully conned the organizers to the point they listed him on the brochure.
It’s not a hoax. This is real.
Not by me. When I say Nazi, I specifically mean someone who publicly identifies with that group, uses their words, wears their clothes, and carries their flag: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/09/alt-weaken...
If you show up to a rally carrying a Nazi flag, I'll unapologetically call you a Nazi. It's only identity politics in the sense that I'm identifying the politics someone espouses based on the symbols and words they're using.