And the truth is "antifa" is merely short for "anti-fascist." It's like calling yourself a Red Sox fan.
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The idea that "antifa" is an organized movement is laughable. Sure there are some affinity groups. But there's no membership card.
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Groups like Vanguard are actually organized groups and actually committed a terror attack where someone died.
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But we are so given to authoritarianism that we can't accept that affinity groups assemble as-needed to combat hate.
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In Charlottesville, antifa were lauded as heroes because of no black bloc and a clearly-branded Nazi enemy.
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You can call "antifa" terrorists. The truth won't change. People will still oppose racial violence; in Cville we proved racists instigate.
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In a dark way I kinda hope black bloc sits the next one out. Let people see what happens when no one stands against fascist violence.
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(friends, please don't talk to federal agents without a lawyer.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMZrdyCWu7M …
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This is what happens when media seek to soften descriptions. Why allow anti fascist to be shortened or alt right softening the term neo nazi
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This is what happens when a weak corporate media has little imagination & allows the worst elements to set the tone & drive a narrative
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