Antifa
About
Antifa is the modern name for Anti-fascism, the more militant movement of the left that stands in opposition to fascist ideologies, often with violent methods.
History
Anti-fascism started in Italy with the creation of organizations such as Arditi del Popolo and the Italian Anarchist Union following World War I in order to combat the nationalist and fascist surge in the country.[1] In the years leading up to World War II, the Italian movement began to spread into the Balkans and Albania, while anti-fascist groups started in Germany, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, anti-fascist groups began in opposition to organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Friends of New Germany. During the Red Scare, a post-WWII witch hunt for communist sympathizers, being anti-fascist "prematurely" (before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor) was cause for suspicion.
Antifa in the United States
Following the presidential election of Donald Trump, anti-fascist groups, commonly known as Antifa, began garnering mainstream attention for their response to certain events, particularly the Punch of Richard Spencer. The event started a national dialogue on what was acceptable resistance in the face of white nationalism. Antifa groups made waves again when they protested alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos speaking at UC Berkeley. That led to a profile of the Antifa movement on Wired,[2] who investigated the online war between Antifa groups and Neo-Nazis.
Related Memes
Bash the Fash
Bash the Fash is a phrase used by antifascists advocating violence as an acceptable form of resistance against fascism. Although the phrase had been a slogan for antifascist groups since at least the 1980's it saw a resurgence after Richard Spencer was punched in the face.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – Anti-fascism
[2] Wired – Neo-Nazis Face a New Foe Online and IRL: the Far-Left Antifa
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It is highly Part of a series on Contents decentralized and comprises an array of autonomous groups that aim to achieve their objectives through the use of both Anti-fascism Current events nonviolent and violent direct action rather than through policy reform. 1213||4] Much of antifa political activism is nonviolent, Cor tenets [show] Random article involving poster and flyer campaigns, mutual aid, delivering speeches, marching in protest, and community About Wikipedia Ideas [show] organizing.567 They also engage in protest tactics, seeking to combat fascists and racists such as neo-Nazis, white Contact us Literature [show] supremacists, and other far-right extremists, and differing from other leftist opposition movements by their willingness to Donate Organizations and movements [hide] directly confront far-right activists, and in some cases law enforcement.31 This may involve digital activism, doxing, harassment, physical violence, and property damage against those whom they identify as belonging to the far right.18) Current Contribute Antifa (Germany) Antifa (United States) Help Individuals involved in the movement tend to hold anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, and anti-state views, subscribing to a Learn to edit Antifascistisk Aktion range of left-wing ideologies such as anarchism, communism, Marxism, social democracy, and socialism.19 The name Community portal By Any Means Necessary antifa and the logo with two flags representing anarchism and communism are derived from the German antifa Redneck Revolt Recent changes Refuse Fascism Upload file movement. 10 Antifa activists actions have received support and criticism from various organizations and pundits, with Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice some on the American Left criticizing antifa for its willingness to adopt violent direct actions and for being Unite Against Fascism Tools counterproductive or backfiring by emboldening the right and their allies. 11 Part of the right characterizes it as a domestic terrorist organization or uses antifa as a catch-all term12) for any left-leaning or liberal protest actions. 13] Some scholars argue that antifa is a legitimate response to the rise of the far right141 and that antifa's violence such as milkshaking is not equivalent to right-wing violence. 4 Scholars tend to reject the equivalence between antifa and white Defunct What links here Antifaschistische Aktion Related changes Anti-Fascist Action Special pages Anti-Nazi League Permanent link Anti-Racist Action supremacism. 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