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As someone with quite a few left-wing friends, this comment was pretty funny to read. I have no idea why people think they can pick apart the inner machinations

As someone with quite a few left-wing friends, this comment was pretty funny to read. I have no idea why people think they can pick apart the inner machinations of the minds of people they've seemingly never spoken to, not into whose ideology they have the slightest insight or interest. Very strong "boomer opining at their suburban kitchen table about the problem with today's youths" energy. Any given person who identifies as an antifascist is vastly more likely to have deeply sincere & considered political beliefs than essentially anyone else you know in your life.

yostrovs 6y ago
Almost everyone identifies as anti-fascist. That's why references to Hitler are references to things considered universally awful. A problem many have with Antifa is that they took a term and made it their own, implying that everyone else is not against fascism.
- djeiasbsbo 6y ago
  I think the biggest misunderstanding is that Antifa is some sort of group or organised movement. That's it. Of course being anti-fascist or anti-capitalist are some of the main talking points of left wing protesters and sure, there might be groups of organised protestors. But there is no one organisation behind it all and that is the misconcenption many people have when they hear the word Antifa. No one should be afraid or ashamed of claiming to be anti-fascist, just because some people who have claimed to be that have not acted ethically!
- Can_Not 6y ago
  > implying that everyone else is not against fascism. Weird how you take them opposing fascism and you doing nothing about fascism to correctly conclude that you're doing nothing about fascism but then baselessly blame them.
mr_woozy 6y ago
"you don't know me mannnnnnnnn" >Any given person who identifies as an antifascist is vastly more likely to have deeply sincere & considered political beliefs than essentially anyone else you know in your life. jfc bloviate more why don't you. please get offended at sweeping generalizations about the left and the respond by making sweeping generalizations about everyone not identified with the left. I'm sure it'll convince everyone.
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yostrovs 6y ago

Almost everyone identifies as anti-fascist. That's why references to Hitler are references to things considered universally awful. A problem many have with Antifa is that they took a term and made it their own, implying that everyone else is not against fascism.

djeiasbsbo 6y ago
I think the biggest misunderstanding is that Antifa is some sort of group or organised movement. That's it. Of course being anti-fascist or anti-capitalist are some of the main talking points of left wing protesters and sure, there might be groups of organised protestors. But there is no one organisation behind it all and that is the misconcenption many people have when they hear the word Antifa. No one should be afraid or ashamed of claiming to be anti-fascist, just because some people who have claimed to be that have not acted ethically!
Can_Not 6y ago
> implying that everyone else is not against fascism. Weird how you take them opposing fascism and you doing nothing about fascism to correctly conclude that you're doing nothing about fascism but then baselessly blame them.

mr_woozy 6y ago

"you don't know me mannnnnnnnn" >Any given person who identifies as an antifascist is vastly more likely to have deeply sincere & considered political beliefs than essentially anyone else you know in your life. jfc bloviate more why don't you. please get offended at sweeping generalizations about the left and the respond by making sweeping generalizations about everyone not identified with the left. I'm sure it'll convince everyone.

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