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On Monday, just one day after the Republican Party staged a Horst Wessel-style memorial for Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating “antifa” a “domestic terrorist organization.”

The order claims that antifa is a “militarist, anarchist enterprise” that uses “illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of violence and terrorism nationwide.”

Antifa, as even FBI Director Christopher Wray was forced to admit in a September 2020 congressional hearing, is not an organization but a broad current of opposition to fascism. “Antifa is an ideology, not an organization,” said Wray, who also testified that the bureau had no data showing any lethal violence committed by the organization.

Since antifa as a formal organization does not exist, Trump’s executive order amounts to a blanket authorization to brand political dissent and opposition to his fascist regime as “terrorism.”

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 38 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

There are no 'members' of Antifa. There are only people that are anti-fascist.

Edit to add: The only people trying to make Antifa a thing are fascists trying to convince the dumbfuck masses that opposition to them is somehow a bad thing. And now they're trying to make that a crime.

[–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

Weren't the Portland riots committed by members of a group called "Antifa"? Also, apparently there are small sects that organize locally.

"Antifa has no official national leadership, though followers have organized themselves into small, local cells that sometimes coordinate with other movements, such as Black Lives Matter."

"Some antifa adherents keep a very low profile, while other local groups venture to give themselves a more public profile with a name and a website. One of the oldest such groups appears to be Rose City Antifa, which says it was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 2007. According to its website, its main focus is "any work that prevents fascist organizing, and when that is not possible, provides consequences to fascist organizers. This is supported by researching and tracking fascist organizations."
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[–] agit68@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 hours ago

As a Portlander:

No, yet again there are no organizations, just individuals committed to the same idea. This shit is spontaneous and if you actually knew anything about this city you would know why.

Just like black blocs are an idea and a tactic, not an organization there are no leaders in a bloc and no members, just participants.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone -2 points 12 hours ago

Interesting. Thanks. Might be time for a rebrand.