Antifa responds to punches thrown like anybody else - they recognize a punch as a threat of pain, not a threat of irreversible damage.
When somebody responds to 'bust at me, nigga' with lethal force, they fall back into a mix of performative and real hysteria and give the shooter a wide berth. They'd do the same if instead of an exchange of punches one of them suffered a compound fracture at the wrist or elbow.
Antifa responds to punches thrown like anybody else - they recognize a punch as a threat of pain, not a threat of irreversible damage.
When somebody responds to 'bust at me, nigga' with lethal force, they fall back into a mix of performative and real hysteria and give the shooter a wide berth. They'd do the same if instead of an exchange of punches one of them suffered a compound fracture at the wrist or elbow.
Only for a moment, see Kyle Rittenhouse. There's a reason he had to shoot at 4 people to get them to stop.
And again, not all looters are Antifa.