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

Anthony V. Clark @anthonyvclark20

If Nazis feel this comfortable in America, America is the problem…..

Peter Daou @peterdaou

Nazis on the streets in Florida. https://t.co/h4njok2F2O

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

Dr. Tara Taylor @tara_taylor

Proudly antifa because I am anti-fascist.

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. 👇

zellie @zellieimani

Antifa simply means anti-fascists. You’re either anti fascist or fascist. There isn’t a neutral option.

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?

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

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...

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.