| | [[File:Horace Lorenzo Anderson.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Horace Lorenzo Anderson and 16-year-old Andrew Mayes Jr<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/07/01/police-identify-16-year-old-boy-killed-during-chop-shooting/</ref> were two African American youths murdered by Antifa in Seattle's CHOP zone in the summer of 2020.]] | | [[File:Horace Lorenzo Anderson.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Horace Lorenzo Anderson and 16-year-old Andrew Mayes Jr<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/07/01/police-identify-16-year-old-boy-killed-during-chop-shooting/</ref> were two African American youths murdered by Antifa in Seattle's CHOP zone in the summer of 2020.]] |
| − | '''Antifa''' is a violent leftist organization that employs fascist methods against its perceived opponents. Sometimes known as the '''ARA''' (short for "Anti-Racist Action"), it is an international terrorist<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-announces-u-s-to-designate-antifa-as-terrorist-organization-following-violent-protests Trump announces US to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization following violent protests]</ref> movement of [[anarchist]]s and [[Marxist-Leninist]]s dedicated to the overthrow of the existing order. Under the guise of anti-fascism, the group is in fact an [[Liberal intolerance|intolerant]] hate group responsible for violence, mayhem, and church burnings in the United States and throughout the world.<ref>https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/27252-fiendish-alliance-antifa-anarchists-communists-feminists-islamists-homosexualists-escalate-attacks-on-catholic-church/</ref> The group employs direct quotations from [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNMAp8kXWrc</ref><ref>Knighton, Tom (July 10, 2017). [https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/07/10/anti-fascists-applaud-speech-made-completely-of-hitler-quotes/ 'Anti-Fascists' Applaud Speech Made Completely of Hitler Quotes]. ''PJ Media''. Retrieved August 21, 2017.</ref> The group relies on [[Cultural Marxist]] ideals and [[rhetoric]] for recruiting young people. It has been designated as a terrorist group in the United States.<ref>Kassam, Raheem (June 30, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/06/30/antifa-terror-faction/ AntiFa, Terror Faction.] ''Human Events''. Retrieved July 2, 2019.</ref> The [[Democratic National Committee]] partners with Antifa for fundraising<ref name="noqreport.com">https://noqreport.com/2020/07/19/action-network-bonds-antifa-blm-riots-and-dnc-at-the-hip/</ref> and group works closely with [[Democratic Socialists of America]] (DSA). They have been spotted chanting 'Death to America' as well as other racist and anarchist chants on the streets. | + | '''Antifa''' as of the 2020s, is a violent leftist organization that employs fascist methods against its perceived opponents. Sometimes known as the '''ARA''' (short for "Anti-Racist Action"), it is an international terrorist<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-announces-u-s-to-designate-antifa-as-terrorist-organization-following-violent-protests Trump announces US to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization following violent protests]</ref> movement of [[anarchist]]s and [[Marxist-Leninist]]s dedicated to the overthrow of the existing order. Under the guise of anti-fascism, the group is in fact an [[Liberal intolerance|intolerant]] hate group responsible for violence, mayhem, and church burnings in the United States and throughout the world.<ref>https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/27252-fiendish-alliance-antifa-anarchists-communists-feminists-islamists-homosexualists-escalate-attacks-on-catholic-church/</ref> The group employs direct quotations from [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNMAp8kXWrc</ref><ref>Knighton, Tom (July 10, 2017). [https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/07/10/anti-fascists-applaud-speech-made-completely-of-hitler-quotes/ 'Anti-Fascists' Applaud Speech Made Completely of Hitler Quotes]. ''PJ Media''. Retrieved August 21, 2017.</ref> The group relies on [[Cultural Marxist]] ideals and [[rhetoric]] for recruiting young people. It has been designated as a terrorist group in the United States.<ref>Kassam, Raheem (June 30, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/06/30/antifa-terror-faction/ AntiFa, Terror Faction.] ''Human Events''. Retrieved July 2, 2019.</ref> The [[Democratic National Committee]] partners with Antifa for fundraising<ref name="noqreport.com">https://noqreport.com/2020/07/19/action-network-bonds-antifa-blm-riots-and-dnc-at-the-hip/</ref> and group works closely with [[Democratic Socialists of America]] (DSA). They have been spotted chanting 'Death to America' as well as other racist and anarchist chants on the streets. |
| | Although Antifa has been promoted by [[CNN]] as the elite Trump resistance movement,<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/46554/cnns-chris-cuomo-antifa-good-cause-ryan-saavedra CNN's Chris Cuomo: Antifa Is 'A Good Cause'], By RYAN SAAVEDRA, ''The Daily Wire'', April 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/08/20/seriously-cnn-changes-headline-on-story-about-antifa-because-they-didnt-like-be-n2370907 Seriously? CNN Changes Headline On Story About Antifa Because They Didn't Like Being Called Violent], Matt Vespa, ''Townhall'', Aug 20, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/01/nolte-cnns-brian-stelter-downplays-antifas-brutal-beating-of-andy-ngo/ CNN’s Brian Stelter Downplays Antifa’s Brutal Beating of Andy Ngo], JOHN NOLTE, ''Breitbart'', 1 Jul 2019.</ref> they are anti-American in outlook,<ref>Nadales, Gabriel (December 6, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/473457-antifa-is-anti-america-and-its-values Antifa is anti-America and its values]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 6, 2019.</ref> often chanting "No border! No wall! No U.S.A. at all!"<ref name="Washington Examiner" /> Facial recognition [[technology]] identified Antifa members as storming the [[U.S. Capitol]] building on January 6, 2020 during the [[Electoral College]] certification process.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheRightMelissa/status/1347040212602466304</ref> | | Although Antifa has been promoted by [[CNN]] as the elite Trump resistance movement,<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/46554/cnns-chris-cuomo-antifa-good-cause-ryan-saavedra CNN's Chris Cuomo: Antifa Is 'A Good Cause'], By RYAN SAAVEDRA, ''The Daily Wire'', April 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/08/20/seriously-cnn-changes-headline-on-story-about-antifa-because-they-didnt-like-be-n2370907 Seriously? CNN Changes Headline On Story About Antifa Because They Didn't Like Being Called Violent], Matt Vespa, ''Townhall'', Aug 20, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/01/nolte-cnns-brian-stelter-downplays-antifas-brutal-beating-of-andy-ngo/ CNN’s Brian Stelter Downplays Antifa’s Brutal Beating of Andy Ngo], JOHN NOLTE, ''Breitbart'', 1 Jul 2019.</ref> they are anti-American in outlook,<ref>Nadales, Gabriel (December 6, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/473457-antifa-is-anti-america-and-its-values Antifa is anti-America and its values]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 6, 2019.</ref> often chanting "No border! No wall! No U.S.A. at all!"<ref name="Washington Examiner" /> Facial recognition [[technology]] identified Antifa members as storming the [[U.S. Capitol]] building on January 6, 2020 during the [[Electoral College]] certification process.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheRightMelissa/status/1347040212602466304</ref> |