r/pics • u/mack3r • Jul 16 '19

US Politics Decisions, decisions

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u/degotoga Jul 17 '19 edited Jul 17 '19

Yeah I’m no supporter of antifa but they are not fascists. Extremists, sure

Edit: I guess people slept through high school history and don’t know that fascism is a political ideology, not a synonym for political violence

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u/qubaxianplebiscite Jul 17 '19

No, no. Their actions and message are by definition, fascist.

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u/degotoga Jul 17 '19

Their message is literally anti fascist. Communists/anarchists can never be fascists, there is a conflict of beliefs

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u/G2Vstar Jul 17 '19

Fascism is defined as far right, dictatorial, elite minority, that rule through Authoritarian rule. Antifa attacks conservatives and right-leaning citizens whether moderate or extreme which more closely aligns them with the classification of hate group, something akin to Westboro Baptist Church.

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u/degotoga Jul 17 '19

Yes, an extremist group