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Originally Posted By u/peachymoonoso At 2025-09-15 07:44:24 PM | Source


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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

It's not just slang. There are and have been actual groups that use the term to define themselves. Yeah, it's also sometimes just a term to define intent, but it hasn't always just been that.

My point is, just taking someone's word for something is risky. Many groups have used terms "incorrectly" to deceive others. Yeah, antifi, in all the iterations I know of, does not have this issue, but it doesn't change the fact that the name alone is not enough to know intention.