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Antifa Means ANTI-Fascist

Don't let establishment propagandists equate being a fascist and fighting fascism. There's no 'both-siding' this.

Peter Daou
Jan 30, 2022
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Antifa Means ANTI-Fascist

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Footage of Nazis in the streets of Orlando, Florida prompts me to reiterate that Antifa exists for a reason: to fight violent rightwing extremists.

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Anthony V. Clark @anthonyvclark20
If Nazis feel this comfortable in America, America is the problem…..
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Peter Daou @peterdaou
Nazis on the streets in Florida. https://t.co/h4njok2F2O
3:35 PM ∙ Jan 30, 2022
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There is a penchant for false equivalence in US politics that conflates the far right and far left. But make no mistake, there is no comparison between violent rightwingers and the courageous citizens who confront them.

So let’s reiterate:

ANTIFA MEANS ANTI-FASCIST

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Dr. Tara Taylor @tara_taylor
Proudly antifa because I am anti-fascist.
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5:05 PM ∙ Jan 29, 2022
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Hilary Sontag @hilarysontag
Antifa means The following Webster dictionary definition of the word Antifa 1. A person or group actively opposing fascism 2.Antifa is the backlash to the backlash, a defensive response to the growing presence of right wing extremism. 👇
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4:59 AM ∙ Jan 30, 2022
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zellie @zellieimani
Antifa simply means anti-fascists. You’re either anti fascist or fascist. There isn’t a neutral option.
2:18 PM ∙ Dec 5, 2021
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Aislinn Wallace @AislinnWallace9
The only people who have an issue with antifa are actual fascists. Antifa means anti-fascist. Why is this difficult to comprehend?
8:16 PM ∙ Dec 23, 2021
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sportskitluvr1 🌈 @sportskitluvr1
When you wake Up and see antifa trending and see people wanting to have a go at them .antifa means anti fascist fuck wits if you are against the anti fascist you are a fascist .look that word up
8:34 AM ∙ Jan 30, 2022
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Maureen Oesch, settler, she/they, #BLM, advocate. @maureen_oesch
@DavidDjHoward @Susan_T_Carey @vankayak ANTIFA isn't a movement. It literally means anti-fascist. That's a stance. The far-right fellows decided to to invent ut as a "movement" so they could blame all their extremism on someone else. It was MADE UP by the people who talk about "false news" and such... distracting...
4:34 PM ∙ Jan 29, 2022

In my book, Digital Civil War: Confronting the Far-Right Menace, I explain that the overwhelming majority of extremist violence in the US is carried out by the far right, not leftists. Seeing Nazis in America’s streets in 2022 is just another reminder that we must stay ever-vigilant against authoritarianism and hate.

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