Antifa
adj. shortened from antifascist, meaning to be against fascism.
Well, my grandad fought the nazis in WW2, so he was pretty antifascist. Guess it rubbed off?
About
The anti-fascist movement. Antifa can be an individual thing, or a collective thing, but there's no organized structure behind it, you can't join or lead an ideology, just think and act according to that belief. Belief wise, this includes opposition to fascist and other racist or white supremacist groups and actions, including the alt-right, something most people already are part of.
Antifa actions include challenging fascists ideas (see section on fascism for details) protesting, destroying propaganda from, or acting as a human barrier between racist groups (including police and ICE) and people of color. Antifa is affiliated with leftist politics and symbolized by the red and black flag and the circle with three downwards arrows, although these images are often combined with other leftist imagery in a show of unity, as leftists, by the nature of their beliefs are inherently antifascist.
Where to Learn More
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Books:
- ANTIFA: The Antifascist Handbook by Mark Bray
- Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti