ANTIFA is a political movement with supposedly decentralized leadership working with autonomous groups to effect political change in the United States. Wikipedia describes them as a “left-wing, anti-fascist and anti-racist political movement.” Unfortunately, the fascists they are against are anyone who disagrees with them. Their both peaceful and violent protest demonstrations are attempts to silence their opponents which is just a form of fascism. They are against the free flow of ideas and open discussions – it is either their way or they will show up to shut you up. First, they were against conservatives and demonized them as fascists, next the movement expanded to be anti-racist as well. I guess they wanted to be up-to-date with all their Social Justice Warrior and Woke comrades.
The ‘first’ Anti-Fascists named themselves “Antifaschistische Aktion“ and was started by members of the Communist Party of Germany funded by Moscow’s Comintern. After Hitler’s seizure of power in 1933, they were forced underground.
World War II veterans were not ANTIFA“World War II veterans were ANTIFA because they fought Fascism” is a logical fallacy. World War II veterans fought for freedom and to liberate Europe and Asia from power hungry megalomaniacs; they did not support the ideals of the Communist Party of Germany/ANTIFA. To associate World War II veterans with ANTIFA is insulting to their contribution to World War II.
- For one, the Communist Party of Germany/ANTIFA considered all the other parties in Germany’s political system to be fascists, not just the political machine under the direction of Adolf Hitler. Those brave men and women from America fought as citizens of the United States, regardless of the political affiliation.
- Secondly, none of the American veterans went to war because they were solely against Fascists – they went in ships and planes to liberate our allies.
Anyone who is against Fascism is NOT ANTIFA
“Anyone who is against fascism is ANTIFA” is a logical fallacy.
I am against fascism and I will never be a member of ANTIFA, nor will I participate in their actions. I am only one example, but there are plenty of folks that feel the same way so as to render the statement false.
Of course there are no membership cards. Their plan is to copy the underground organizational model with decentralized leadership and independent cells forming action groups to avoid prosecution for the illegal acts they commit.
Anyone can’t be ANTIFA
“Anyone can be ANTIFA” is another logical fallacy. There are already lists drawn up with their ideological opponents, none of them can be members unless they start their own cells.
“Everyone should be ANTIFA” is still another logical fallacy and implies Groupthink or that ‘everyone’ believe the same as ANTIFA – if you don’t believe the same, you are a fascist.
Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.
This is a Communist inspired meme glossing over the radical aspects of ANTIFA while appealing to Social Justice Warriors and the Woke folks to help them embrace ANTIFA as new virtue signalling to prove their moral superiority.
The constant refrain citing ANTIFA as a non-threatening, disorganized group of dysfunctional characters is a charade. Who pays these folks to spend weeks and months protesting every night, all night? Who drops off and hides the assortment of materials used later in the evening to pelt law enforcement and break store windows or the incendiary devices used to burn down business?
Why are these folks allowed to continue their violence and destruction?