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|goals = To attack and potentially kill perceived "White Supremacists", "Fascists" and "Nazis".<br> | |goals = To attack and potentially kill perceived "White Supremacists", "Fascists" and "Nazis".<br> | ||
To silence opposing opinions (especially right-leaning ones)<br> | To silence opposing opinions (especially right-leaning ones)<br> | ||
Oppose Donald Trump<br> | Oppose [[Donald Trump]]<br> | ||
Implement a communist or otherwise far-left authoritarian state (Ongoing, yet failing miserably)<br> | Implement a communist or otherwise far-left authoritarian state (Ongoing, yet failing miserably)<br> | ||
Harass and slander right-wingers, centrists, and left-wingers who do not agree with their tactics (ongoing) | Harass and slander right-wingers, centrists, and left-wingers who do not agree with their tactics (ongoing) | ||
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{{Quote|The job of the anti-fascist is to make [fascists] too afraid to act publicly and to act as volunteer targets for their hate and attacks which might keep them from thinking about burning down the mosque in their neighborhood.|Mark Bray, ''Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook.''}} | {{Quote|The job of the anti-fascist is to make [fascists] too afraid to act publicly and to act as volunteer targets for their hate and attacks which might keep them from thinking about burning down the mosque in their neighborhood.|Mark Bray, ''Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook.''}} | ||
'''Antifa''' (short for Anti-Fascist Action) are a loosely-organized far-left movement predominantly made up of radical socialists, anarchists, and communists, who's stated goal is the suppression of [[fascism]], neo-nazism, [[White supremacy|white supremacy]] and other far-right ideologies in North America and Europe through the use of violence and physical/vocal harassment. They're widely considered the left-wing counterpart of the [[Alt-Right]] with many expressing [[Americophobia|anti-American]], [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]] and communistic opinions. The group gained wider recognition during the protests against Donald Trump, in which Antifa members present were re-[[Vandalism|vandalizing]], fighting, and causing property damage. Antifa has received criticism from the American and worldwide population on both sides of the political spectrum for their use of violent crimes to achieve ends. | '''Antifa''' (short for Anti-Fascist Action) are a loosely-organized far-left movement predominantly made up of radical socialists, anarchists, and communists, who's stated goal is the suppression of [[fascism]], neo-nazism, [[White supremacy|white supremacy]] and other far-right ideologies in North America and Europe through the use of violence and physical/vocal harassment. They're widely considered the left-wing counterpart of the [[Alt-Right]] with many expressing [[Americophobia|anti-American]], [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]] and communistic opinions. The group gained wider recognition during the protests against [[Donald Trump]], in which Antifa members present were re-[[Vandalism|vandalizing]], fighting, and causing property damage. Antifa has received criticism from the American and worldwide population on both sides of the political spectrum for their use of violent crimes to achieve ends. | ||
The group is the successor to the German ''Antifaschistische Aktion'', a paramilitary organization founded by the [[Communist Party of Germany]]. | The group is the successor to the German ''Antifaschistische Aktion'', a paramilitary organization founded by the [[Communist Party of Germany]]. |