The so-called anti-fascist activist group Antifa has always been unapologetic about its tactics.  But how do members justify violence?  They see Nazis behind every tree, under every bed in America and have decided that the only way to kill the threat is through the use of force. The Hill: While both experts on the movement and activists within it emphasize that not everyone who participates in anti-fascist activism engages in violence, they say the use of force is intrinsic to their political philosophy. "The justification [of the use of violence] is that Nazi ideology at its very core is founded on violence and on wielding power by any means," said Mike Isaacson, one of the founders of Smash Racism D.C., an antifa organization in Washington. Isaacson is unequivocal in his defense of violence as a legitimate tool to combat the creeping threat of what he deems authoritarianism.  "There is the question of whether these people...(Read Full Post)