▲ 667 ▼ Trump administration now classifies Antifa and left-wing networks among ‘major’ terror groups (www.cnn.com) submitted 3 months ago by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] korazail@lemmy.myserv.one 11 points 3 months ago (2 children) I really hate how media gladly reused this label. Antifa, pronounced ant-tea-fuh, allowed it to be disconnected from the actual words it was shortened from, and then used as a boogieman. We all know there is no central antifa command center, headquarters, or organization. We are "antifa" because we are anti fascism. As you say, you can label yourself, but you can also label yourself by your enemies. The anti-fascists are Trump's enemies, therefore... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] boogiebored@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago on purpose permalink fedilink source parent