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I like to consider myself fairly far-left (at least as far as the Australian political spectrum goes) But I still have no idea what "Antifa" actually stand for

• mcv 8y ago
  Antifa stands for anti-fascistic action. They don't just oppose fascism from the arm chair, they oppose it with violence where necessary, because they figure fascists use violence too. If not now, then certainly once they gain power, therefore use all means necessary to prevent that. It's absolutely a case of the end justifying the means, and there's no doubt an anti-democratic aspect to it. It's driven by a fear for fascism and a perceived need to use extreme measures to stop it. Some people argue that Antifa is itself fascist in a way, and if you consider how fascism uses (and stokes) fear for a common enemy to unite people in support of their ideology, there might be something to it. There's some very slippery slope there.