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or less commonly Antifa
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: a person or group actively opposing fascism
The groups … prominently featured about 100 Christian ministers in clerical garb, angry Charlottesville residents, peace advocates, Black Lives Matter activists, and self-styled anti-fascists who call themselves "antifas" …—
Peter Weber
Peter WeberAfter the war, Antifas varied in size and composition across the former Reich, now divided into four zones of occupation, and developed in interaction with the local occupying power.—Loren Balhorn
Loren Balhorn2
: an anti-fascist movement
Antifa is the backlash to the backlash, a defensive response to the growing presence of right-wing extremism.—Todd Gitlin
Todd Gitlin
antifa
adjective
antifa protesters
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In need of new enemies, some members focused on immigrants, while others targeted antifa, a loose affiliation of activists and groups that oppose white supremacy, as the enemy du jour.
—Mark Pitcavage, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2022
Mohn says his father was a federal employee for 20 years and refers to him as a traitor, calling for the death of all federal officials and attacking President Joe Biden's administration, the Black Lives Matter movement, the LGBTQ community and antifa activists.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024
The Proud Boys’ only plans that day were to protest the election and confront left-wing antifa activists, attorney Sabino Jauregui told the judge.
—Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2023
The study found that 17 percent of Republicans believed the false narrative pushed by The Washington Times, Gaetz, and Ingraham: The destruction of the Capitol was not due to Trump supporters but was instead the clandestine work of groups like antifa or Black Lives Matter.
—Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2023
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Mark Pitcavage, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2022
Mohn says his father was a federal employee for 20 years and refers to him as a traitor, calling for the death of all federal officials and attacking President Joe Biden's administration, the Black Lives Matter movement, the LGBTQ community and antifa activists.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024
The Proud Boys’ only plans that day were to protest the election and confront left-wing antifa activists, attorney Sabino Jauregui told the judge.
—Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2023
The study found that 17 percent of Republicans believed the false narrative pushed by The Washington Times, Gaetz, and Ingraham: The destruction of the Capitol was not due to Trump supporters but was instead the clandestine work of groups like antifa or Black Lives Matter.
—Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2023
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“Antifa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antifa. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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