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Antifa originated in 1930s Germany … where, obviously, plenty of people were not against Nazis or fascists. Antifa today is still pretty firmly focused on anti
by wiml 6y ago
Antifa originated in 1930s Germany … where, obviously, plenty of people were not against Nazis or fascists.
Antifa today is still pretty firmly focused on anti-fascist action.
- downerending 6y agoI thought you were going to link them to the brownshirts. Certainly they seem similar in many regards. I can't think of anything good to say about someone who thinks vigilante violence is a noble act.
- torstenvl 6y agoAre you claiming they're descended from the Reichsbanner? Do you have a source for that?
- wiml 6y agoNo, I mean the label Antifaschistische Aktion and its abbreviation Antifa literally originated with labor groups opposing the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party. I'm not a historian, but understanding is that there isn't real continuity between that antifa (labor and communist anti-Nazi groups) and the modern antifa (the punk-direct-action-aesthetic antifa), which came about much later in the century, but that the name and association was adopted intentionally.