TonsofPuppies said:
One of the largest components of fascism is the suppression / censorship of those whom oppose you - Russia, for example, is clearly exercising fascistic tactics upon its own people by arresting them for peacefully protesting, etc. Antifa operates in a similar fashion, using tactics such as doxxing and threats of violence against property and/or people to achieve their goals. Shutting down right-leaning or conservative speakers on college campuses for instance. I have no problem with them staging a counter protest against a speaker they disagree with, the line for me is crossed when they do not allow that speaker to speak and don't allow the people who want to hear them speak, do so. |
Suppression and censorship are definitely not exclusive to fascism. Communism (Leninism specifically) as well as religious and military regimes say hi.
To quote the first line of Wikipedia: "Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism"
Antifa is the opposite of far-right, they are the opposite of authoritarian and the opposite of nationalistic.
So yeah they might share a trait with Fascism (and the other types I mentioned above) but that doesn't make them fascist.
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