ANTIFA or anti-fascism was a communist party created in Germany 1932, the same year the Nazi Party took power. It made sense then to have a party that was against fascism, as expressed in Hitler's Mein Kampf that was created in 1925 and at the time was the leader of the Nazi Party. However, their communist beliefs were not popular enough to get into office.
They exist today 2017, and it's not clear what they're even fighting for. One of their goals is to bring down free speech, they argue that it gives people the platform to incite violence but inciting violence is not protected under the first amendment, and yet whatever they say can be protected under the first amendment. They also clash with other organized groups, and both ANTIFA and the other organized group(s) result to using violence to try to outdo each other, and it all just looks stupid and at the same time entertaining. But it brings light to ANTIFA's hypocrisy.
They also hold a belief that communism/socialism is so good, yet, they've never seen any real-world examples where communism/socialism has failed. Venezuela is a great example, they currently have a socialist/communist government and they are in an economic crisis. People can't afford basic necessities because inflation has gone up, and at the same time, Venezuela has a massive amount of debt.
It's just hard to take ANTIFA seriously
I totally agree that ANTIFA is going about their beliefs in the wrong way, and they should be classified as an extremist group. But I think it is unfair to try to compare ANTIFA to other groups like the KKK or The Order, these groups have a history of extreme violence and intolerance, while ANTIFA has not promoted mass genocide of other races. (Not saying you are comparing them, I have just noticed these comparisons in the media).
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