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Re:White nationalist group posing as antifa called for viole... by mercer on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @06:53AM (#23389660)
In addition to what sdkjfhskjfh says, Antifa is not exclusively (or even primarily) anarchists. I've met quite a number of people who participate in Antifa counter-protests who are not anarchists at all.
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Re:White nationalist group posing as antifa called for viole... by soylentcola on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @11:57AM (#23392448)
It's like "libertarian" or "feminist". It's a label you can use to describe a stance or general association with an idea, but not much more.

Being "anti-fascist" can mean a lot of things to a lot of people, but using the "antifa" label makes it sound scary or organized. It reminds me of media outlets talking about message board trolls and disruptors as "the shadowy group known as Anonymous".

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