re: #13 Belafon

There’s yet another reason. Described by a person very sympathetic to the “antifa” (incl. defense of their violence; but that person is also a communist, so that’s hardly shocking, historically):

vox.com

They other key point, which probably isn’t made enough, is that these are revolutionary leftists. They’re not concerned about the fact that fascism targets liberalism. These are self-described revolutionaries. They have no allegiance to liberal democracy, which they believe has failed the marginalized communities they’re defending. They’re anarchists and communists who are way outside the traditional conservative-liberal spectrum.