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CaptainCanadia · 41-45, M
Antifa is short for anti-fascist, it's an umbrella term for different anti-fascist/anti-racist groups, usually based around college campuses. They tend to do counter-protests to white supremacist rallies and stuff like that. The idea is to shut down white supremacy, fascism, Nazism, and stuff like that.
They're subject to pretty fierce criticism for being
confrontational and getting into street brawls during the counter-protests, taking the 'Punch a Nazi' literally.
That said a lot of their critics go to ludicrous extremes and accuse them of insane stuff or try to create some strange equivalency to say they're as bad at the Nazis. Spoiler - they're not. I'm firmly on their side, even if I disagree about tactics.
They're subject to pretty fierce criticism for being
confrontational and getting into street brawls during the counter-protests, taking the 'Punch a Nazi' literally.
That said a lot of their critics go to ludicrous extremes and accuse them of insane stuff or try to create some strange equivalency to say they're as bad at the Nazis. Spoiler - they're not. I'm firmly on their side, even if I disagree about tactics.
