A loose association of anti-racist groups who engage in popular resistance to fascism. Antifa members recognize the state's refusal to take action against fascist violence and are thus forced to take matters into their own hands to protect their communities.
Antifa members are historically literate and have studied how European fascists used free speech and free assembly as weapons to seize control of their governments and ultimately do away with such liberties. They understand that Nazism and fascism are fundamentally violent, dictatorial ideologies that must be squashed and will exhaust all nonviolent means before resorting to defensive violence.
The establishment vilifies Antifa groups as "terrorists" precisely because they challenge the white supremacist social order and frustrate the ability of white supremacists to use racial minorities as punching bags.
Antifa members are historically literate and have studied how European fascists used free speech and free assembly as weapons to seize control of their governments and ultimately do away with such liberties. They understand that Nazism and fascism are fundamentally violent, dictatorial ideologies that must be squashed and will exhaust all nonviolent means before resorting to defensive violence.
The establishment vilifies Antifa groups as "terrorists" precisely because they challenge the white supremacist social order and frustrate the ability of white supremacists to use racial minorities as punching bags.
Cornell West: "If it hadn’t been for antifa protecting us (black Charlottesville clergymembers) from the fascists, we would've been crushed like cockroaches."
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Short for anti-fascist or anti-fascism
A term that can refer to people who simply don't like fascism, anti-fascist activists, anti-fascist groups, or a general anti-fascist movement.
Antifa has next to no presence in America, and antifa groups can generally be found in Europe
This is one example of an antifa group: phillyantifa.org
A term that can refer to people who simply don't like fascism, anti-fascist activists, anti-fascist groups, or a general anti-fascist movement.
Antifa has next to no presence in America, and antifa groups can generally be found in Europe
This is one example of an antifa group: phillyantifa.org
Antifa seems to have become the new scapegoat/scare word for conservatives.
It is also described as an organization, however this is simply untrue
It is also described as an organization, however this is simply untrue
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I was gonna have to put those tickets on my credit card but then i found some money that was meant for bills but from months ago. Im sure that month was crappy but im living in the now, AntiFail!
"Hey didnt that guy say he was gonna beat you up after school?" says Boy 1, "Yeah but then his parents found porn in his room and they are shipping him off to military school" replies Boy 2. "No way, really?" answers Boy 1, "Yeah and since I live next door they are giving me his bike because he wont be back anytime soon". "Thats so AntiFail it not even funny".
"Hey didnt that guy say he was gonna beat you up after school?" says Boy 1, "Yeah but then his parents found porn in his room and they are shipping him off to military school" replies Boy 2. "No way, really?" answers Boy 1, "Yeah and since I live next door they are giving me his bike because he wont be back anytime soon". "Thats so AntiFail it not even funny".
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Trump supporter 1: „Hey! Have you seen that attack on Capitol?“
Trump supporter 2: „Yes... Clearly antifa did it!“
Trump supporter 2: „Yes... Clearly antifa did it!“
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Get the Antifa mug.1. A group that was labeled as a terrorist organization, despite numerous videos and reports of white supremacy groups provoking them into violence.
2. A group the far right uses as an alibi for Charlottesville
3. A group which, although often uses violence, is portrayed by the mainstream media as anarchists and people who want to destroy our government, when in reality they want to get rid of that dumbass in the White House.
2. A group the far right uses as an alibi for Charlottesville
3. A group which, although often uses violence, is portrayed by the mainstream media as anarchists and people who want to destroy our government, when in reality they want to get rid of that dumbass in the White House.
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