Have you heard of Antifa & what do you think? Antifa is a group willing to physically fight racists.

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edited August 2017 in For The Grown & Sexy
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{Knowing the government will definitely look into this post, I'd say be careful or not with what you'd say}
Antifa is a far-left militant political movement of autonomous, self-described anti-fascist groups in the United States. The term is loosely used to refer to anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobia, as well as anarchist and anti-capitalist groups. Unlike the traditional left, the ambit of self-described antifa groups is to oppose Fascism in direct action. These groups are usually anti-government and anti-capitalist, and furthermore their methodologies and tactics are more aggressively violent and anarchistic than those of associated groups in the far left.

According to The Economist, the "word Antifa has its roots in Anti-Fascist Action, a name taken up by European political movements in the 1930s" and which was revived in the 1990s, particularly in Germany. Peter Beinart writes that "In the late ’80s, left-wing punk fans in the United States began following suit, though they initially called their groups Anti-Racist Action, on the theory that Americans would be more familiar with fighting racism than fascism." Antifa groups are known for militant protest tactics, including property damage and, sometimes, physical violence. Antifa focuses more on fighting far-right ideology than encouraging pro-left policy

Have you heard of Antifa & what do you think? Antifa is a group willing to physically fight racists. 14 votes

Yes
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I need to know more, but maybe
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