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xp84yesterday at 8:38 PM3 repliesview on HN

Pretty sure most who claim the mantle of “Antifa” would welcome that Communist label, and plenty would endorse violence if it’s against the “right” people, so if the shoe fits…


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amanaplanacanalyesterday at 8:42 PM

Self defense is a kind of violence, I guess.

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idiotsecantyesterday at 8:43 PM

The air quotes around 'right' are interesting there. Yes, violence against Nazis and Fascists is acceptable. Do you disagree? I thought it was pretty much settled, we did a whole world war about it.

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lo_zamoyskiyesterday at 8:42 PM

"A majority of individuals involved are anarchists, communists, and socialists, although some social democrats also participate in the antifa movement. The name antifa and the logo with two flags representing anarchism and communism are derived from the German antifa movement." [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)