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[[File:Anti-Trump anarchists, 2017.jpg|thumb|250px|Antifa anarchists protesting Trump on Inauguration Day 2017]]

[[File:Anti-Trump anarchists, 2017.jpg|thumb|250px|Antifa anarchists protesting Trump on Inauguration Day 2017]]

The '''"Antifa"''' (short for "Anti-fascist action"), sometimes known as the '''ARA''' (short for "Anti-Racist Action") is an international terrorist movement of anarchists and [[Marxist-Leninist]]s dedicated to the overthrow of the existing order and 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> While posing as an anti-fascist movement, the groups in fact is an [[Liberal intolerance|intolerant]] hate group that uses [[fascism|fascist]] tactics and 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> They are also 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> as when descending on an otherwise peaceful protest on Berkeley Campus in 2017, one chant demanded "No U.S.A. at all!"<ref name="Washington Examiner" />

The '''"Antifa"''' (short for "Anti-fascist action"), sometimes known as the '''ARA''' (short for "Anti-Racist Action") is an international terrorist movement of anarchists and [[Marxist-Leninist]]s dedicated to the overthrow of the existing order and 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> While posing as an anti-fascist movement, the groups in fact is an [[Liberal intolerance|intolerant]] hate group that uses [[fascism|fascist]] tactics and 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> Antifa often works closely with [[Democratic Socialists of America]] (DSA).

Although Antifa has been promoted by [[CNN]] as the elite Trump resistance movement since 2017,<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> the concept of anti-fascism, especially as a far-left ideology, existed as early as World War II for propaganda purposes, where Stalin referred to the USSR as "anti-fascist", with the obvious implication that the USSR and Stalin were "morally better" than the Nazis and Hitler, using the misapplication of Nazism and fascism as being of the far right instead of being of the far left.<ref name="Washington Examiner">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/why-you-should-never-use-the-term-anti-fascist/article/2632847</ref>

Although Antifa has been promoted by [[CNN]] as the elite Trump resistance movement since 2017,<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> the concept of anti-fascism, especially as a far-left ideology, existed as early as World War II for propaganda purposes, where Stalin referred to the USSR as "anti-fascist", with the obvious implication that the USSR and Stalin were "morally better" than the Nazis and Hitler, using the misapplication of Nazism and fascism as being of the far right instead of being of the far left.<ref name="Washington Examiner">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/why-you-should-never-use-the-term-anti-fascist/article/2632847</ref>  They are also 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" />

Socialists consider all forms of [[capitalism]] as "fascist," and the repeal of the [[Obamacare]] [[individual mandate]] was a devastating blow to "socialist progress." "Anti-fascism" really means opposition to all forms of capitalism and liberalism coupled with the use of violence. Opposition to "racism" is just an excuse to vilify, silence, and employ violence against people they consider capitalist exploiters and oppressors.

Socialists consider all forms of [[capitalism]] as "fascist," and the repeal of the [[Obamacare]] [[individual mandate]] was a devastating blow to "socialist progress." "Anti-fascism" really means opposition to all forms of capitalism and liberalism coupled with the use of violence. Opposition to "racism" is just an excuse to vilify, silence, and employ violence against people they consider capitalist exploiters and oppressors.