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Comment by runarberg | Hacker News Reader

Anti fascist means anti fascist, it means people who oppose and fight against fascism. There is no other meaning to that name. In this case, the name actually describes the movement (note movement; not a group) because they oppose and fight against fascists.

Anti Anti-fascists may not be fascist, however they oppose the people who oppose and fight against fascism for one reason or another.

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“Having read your comment, the given examples do not apply to me only to them. I have provided zero evidence to support my own position or refute the comment I am replying to”

So perhaps you could tell us what anti fascists really want, if you don't think it's being against fascism? You haven't provided any evidence either.

They want to do what they do, which is use violence to force their will on the populace. Claims that they are against “fascism” is excuse to do that. Obviously antifa is linked with violence research Rose City Antifa in Portland for a good example if you are not aware of Antifa.

Plenty of MAGA folks have been violent too, but I wouldn't paint the whole movement from that. Seems kind of... Anti-american to do that.

Everyone in antifa believes they're actually fighting fascists. Everyone in MAGA doesn't, as I'm sure you're aware.

Antifa is not a group, there is no membership, and nobody is “in” Antifa. It is a movement, which some groups and individuals identify with. That is all.

Everyone who is a part of antifa believes they are actually fighting fascist. And thus they call them selves Antifa, if they believed otherwise they wouldn’t call them selves Antifa. This is literally true by definition. A pleonasm if you will.

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