That's a lotta reeing.
And an awful lotta bullshit.
Where to even begin...
Here's a list of things you said that are provably wrong or disingenuous -
I do disagree with other antifascists on a lot of things. Still an antifascist.
The Proud Boys attack people regularly. It's literally one of their initiation rituals. There's a trial coming up for one in portland who jumped a gay guy in the street with his friends from Patriot Prayer.
I don't 'smash fash skulls'. I am, and have repeatedly said I am, opposed to initiating physical violence and advise de-escalation.
The chief of police was exposed as having ties with Patriot Prayer back in February. Can't trust a word he says.
Antifascists are not one organised group. The groups I am part of I helped found and one is a legitimate nonprofit - one of the coleaders of which was recently profiled on the front page of the New York Times. We don't smash skulls... in fact I can post our ethos for you right here -
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What we do here is simply listen to people and the problems they are having in their lives. We find that often when people feel attracted to violent ideologies they do so out of a sense of isolation or rejection in wider society. We represent another point of view to them and show them the wider world isn't so scary but we have people who are no longer white supremacists who have become everything from neocons to marxists. We're not trying to inject any specific ideology into people except perhaps persuade them that hardcore ethnonationalism, racism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry are not only harmful to others but to themselves and completely unnecessary as those people are of no threat to them or their way of life.
I'm trying to emphasise a philosophy of reaching an understanding of the core beliefs and personal circumstances that bring people to particular worldviews so that we can focus on those. You can spend all day arguing against an ethnostate or authoritarian government structure and it won't make even the slightest dent in the foundations of WHY people are attracted to these ideas in the first place.
Usually I find they are suffering in some way in their own life and find acceptance and a narrative for why they are suffering (i.e. white oppression, genocide, jewish conspiracy etc.) and how they can fix it in the alt-right.
Nothing gives me more pleasure than listening to a former neo-nazi defend trans rights to a self-proclaimed white nationalist in a civilised discussion.
The other org I helped found documents the actions of white supremacists and other bigots online and at demonstrations and meets IRL with a focus on actual organised hategroups.
Generally we identify fascists by them being members of an organisation that explicitly promotes the supremacy of one ethnogroup over others.
Any other questions feel free to ask.