The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah described the far-left extremist movement Antifa as “Vegan ISIS” Thursday night, among a host of other jokes and insults rebuking the group of violent anarchists.
Noah’s jokes follow the establishment media’s change in stance towards the extremist movement, which earned widespread ire following violence in Berkeley last weekend. During the protest, random onlookers, conservatives, and journalists were assaulted by gangs of black-clad “anti-fascists.” The group even went after a comedian dressed as a popcorn vendor, deeming him a capitalist.
Naturally, members of Antifa and their left-wing sympathizers did not take Noah’s jokes lightly. From accusations of Nazi sympathizing to all-out death threats, leftists are upset by the comedian’s right to tell jokes.
Responding to a tweet promoting the segment and mocking Antifa, far-left extremists railed against the show and its host ranging between milquetoast criticism like “this is not comedy anymore” to lame insults against moderates who found the segment funny.
Many of the comments were hyperbolic, warning that Antifa are the only thing standing between democracy and full-blown Nazism.
Spit out that sheetcake. This country has a fash infection and it will not be cured by idle contemplation. Defeating it is dirty work.
— Chadmonish (@chadmonish) September 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/non_bona_dicta/status/903477813897961473
The Daily Show and its politics are woefully unprepared to cover fascism. If you agree, get organized and #TrySocialism.
— DSA-LA (@DSA_LosAngeles) September 1, 2017
Neoliberal millionaire Trevor Noah punches left and attacks antiracist antifascists while Nazis are murdering people https://t.co/oT80TPvasc
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) September 1, 2017
Many of the responders, who identify as “leftist” rather than liberal, were upset by the liberal comedian’s criticism of their extremist beliefs, and responded with childish insults.
Shut da fuck up
— Dr. Friday (@lukeoneil47) September 1, 2017
y'all salty that antifa's managed to actually do shit while y'all fucking sheetcake
— Liveware Problem (@NoraReed) September 1, 2017
Eat shit Trevor
— fuck him up Sokratis (@Phylan) September 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/leducviolet/status/903519431283716097
— Uphold The Poochie Idea (@vox_employee) September 1, 2017
Others posted threats of violence.
https://twitter.com/HT_F8/status/903489539817095168
The Daily Show, which has always courted the establishment left, may now find itself at odds with a significant chunk of its audience who otherwise agree with everything else Noah says. But none of this should come as a surprise to anyone who pays attention to Antifa’s antics. After all, “liberals get the bullet too” is an Antifa mantra.
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