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|Box title = Antifa | |Box title = Antifa | ||
| | |image = Antifa-white_grande.png | ||
|fullname = Anti-Fascist Action | |fullname = Anti-Fascist Action | ||
|alias = AntiFascists<br>Antifa<br>The Alt-Left<br>Anarcho-Communists<br>Two Klux Klan <br>Anarchists | |alias = AntiFascists<br>Antifa<br>The Alt-Left<br>Anarcho-Communists<br>Two Klux Klan <br>Anarchists | ||
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===2017=== | ===2017=== | ||
On the day Donald Trump was inaugurated into office, dozens of Antifa | On the day Donald Trump was inaugurated into office, over dozens of Antifa individuals blocked pedestrians from attending the Inauguration. They smashed in windows, and over 100 of them were arrested. | ||
On February 3rd, 2017, when Donald Trump was recently elected. Milo Yiannopolous was invited to speak at the Berkeley University in Berkeley, California. However, Antifa arrived to shut it down. They torched cars, broke windows and doors, and wounded numerous people, a few noticeable victims of their actions were two females, one was bludgeoned over the head with flagpoles, and the other was pepper sprayed in the face wearing a "Make Bitcoin Great Again," hat. There was also graffiti spotted during the riots there that stated "Liberals get the bullet too" | On February 3rd, 2017, when Donald Trump was recently elected. Milo Yiannopolous was invited to speak at the Berkeley University in Berkeley, California. However, Antifa arrived to shut it down. They torched cars, broke windows and doors, and wounded numerous people, a few noticeable victims of their actions were two females, one was bludgeoned over the head with flagpoles, and the other was pepper sprayed in the face wearing a "Make Bitcoin Great Again," hat. There was also graffiti spotted during the riots there that stated "Liberals get the bullet too", meaning that Antifa also has a hatred for Liberals. | ||
In March 2017 an anti-fascist activist pleaded guilty to plotting an acid attack on an inaugural ball for Trump supporters.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/protester-pleads-guilty-to-conspiring-to-disrupt-deploraball-for-trump-supporters/2017/03/07/3f55f3da-0347-11e7-b1e9-a05d3c21f7cf_story.html Protestor pleads guilty to conspiring to disrupt 'DeploraBall' for Trump supporters], ''The Washington Post''</ref> | In March 2017 an anti-fascist activist pleaded guilty to plotting an acid attack on an inaugural ball for Trump supporters.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/protester-pleads-guilty-to-conspiring-to-disrupt-deploraball-for-trump-supporters/2017/03/07/3f55f3da-0347-11e7-b1e9-a05d3c21f7cf_story.html Protestor pleads guilty to conspiring to disrupt 'DeploraBall' for Trump supporters], ''The Washington Post''</ref> | ||
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During a free speech rally, in Berkeley, Antifa showed up to try and shut it down. Claiming it was in the name of [[Hate Speech|hate speech]], most of them were armed with m-80s, and they threw them at the free speech side. Violence between the two sides resulted in 11 injuries and 20 people were arrested for felony assault.<ref>[https://www.berkeleyside.org/2017/04/15/live-coverage-berkeley-protests Protests end with 20 arrests, 11 injuries], ''Berkeleyside''</ref> One of the Antifa members present, [[Eric Clanton]], hit one of the right-wing protestors with a bike lock, causing serious injury.<ref>[https://www.berkeleyside.org/2018/08/08/eric-clanton-takes-3-year-probation-deal-in-berkeley-rally-bike-lock-assault-case Eric Clanton takes 3-year probation deal in Berkeley rally bike lock assault case], ''Berkeleyside''</ref> | During a free speech rally, in Berkeley, Antifa showed up to try and shut it down. Claiming it was in the name of [[Hate Speech|hate speech]], most of them were armed with m-80s, and they threw them at the free speech side. Violence between the two sides resulted in 11 injuries and 20 people were arrested for felony assault.<ref>[https://www.berkeleyside.org/2017/04/15/live-coverage-berkeley-protests Protests end with 20 arrests, 11 injuries], ''Berkeleyside''</ref> One of the Antifa members present, [[Eric Clanton]], hit one of the right-wing protestors with a bike lock, causing serious injury.<ref>[https://www.berkeleyside.org/2018/08/08/eric-clanton-takes-3-year-probation-deal-in-berkeley-rally-bike-lock-assault-case Eric Clanton takes 3-year probation deal in Berkeley rally bike lock assault case], ''Berkeleyside''</ref> | ||
During the far-right [[Unite the Right rally]] | During the far-right demonstration known as [[Unite the Right rally|Unite the Right]], Antifa protestors clashed with members of the [[White Power Movement]] and several people were injured. This was followed by white supremacist [[James Alex Fields Jr.]] driving his car into a group of counter-protestors and killing Heather Heyer. During the rally, notorious white supremacist [[Richard Spencer]] was punched in the face by an Antifa protestor in a video which soon went viral.<ref>[http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/23/14356306/richard-spencer-punch-internet-memes-alt-right Attack on Alt-Right leader has Internet asking: is it okay to punch a Nazi?], ''The New York Times''</ref> | ||
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Antifa activist [[Willem van Spronsen]] attempted to firebomb an Immigration and Customs centre on July 13. Van Spronsen was killed by police when he attempted to ignite a propane tank.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/07/23/893533916/i-am-antifa-one-activist-s-violent-death-became-a-symbol-for-the-right-and-left 'I Am Antifa': One Activist's Violent Death Became A Symbol For The Right And Left], ''NPR''</ref> | Antifa activist [[Willem van Spronsen]] attempted to firebomb an Immigration and Customs centre on July 13. Van Spronsen was killed by police when he attempted to ignite a propane tank.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/07/23/893533916/i-am-antifa-one-activist-s-violent-death-became-a-symbol-for-the-right-and-left 'I Am Antifa': One Activist's Violent Death Became A Symbol For The Right And Left], ''NPR''</ref> | ||
On August 4, [[Connor Betts]], an Antifa supporter, shot and killed 9 people in Dayton, Ohio, just 13 hours after the [[Patrick Crusius|El Paso shooting]]. | On August 4, [[Connor Betts]], an Antifa supporter, shot and killed 9 people in Dayton, Ohio, just 13 hours after the [[Patrick Crusius|El Paso shooting]]. However it is believed that he was motivated by [[misogyny]] rather than politics. | ||
In August 2019, Antifa made another appearance in Berkeley opposing a rally by the [[Proud Boys]]. The police stepped in to try and prevent violence, but several skirmishes occurred, including an attack on a bus full of Proud Boys during which one of the Proud Boys was hit with a hammer, and an incident in which a man was beaten and pepper-sprayed. 13 people were arrested. | In August 2019, Antifa made another appearance in Berkeley opposing a rally by the [[Proud Boys]]. The police stepped in to try and prevent violence, but several skirmishes occurred, including an attack on a bus full of Proud Boys during which one of the Proud Boys was hit with a hammer, and an incident in which a man was beaten and pepper-sprayed. 13 people were arrested. | ||