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We Are Antifa

We are Antifa — short for anti-fascist.

That is to say we - myself and my intellectual associates - oppose fascism.  

Meaning, we are against it.  

Nothing more nefarious than that. 

Antifa isn't a secret society or a terrorist organization.  It doesn't have leaders, headquarters, or a hierarchy.  We are a collective ethos, an ideology, a radically humanitarian worldview.  Our mantra might be "live and let live." Or "power to the people."

Don’t let the thought police get it twisted. 

All they do is lie.

They lie, we die.

As someone who knows all too well how easily words can be misunderstood & misused, and at the worst possible moment... I’m here to help you help yourself.

TO OPPOSE FASCISM IS TO BE AND THEREFORE ACT AGAINST IT.  The prefix “anti-” placed before a root word means opposed to.  Anti-war means against war.  Anti-racist means against racism.  Anti-fascist means, to no one's surprise, against fascism. 

It isn't rocket science. 

It's the English Language Arts.

By contrast, the prefix “pro-” means for something.  If you are pro-democracy you support democracy.  That is to say you believe that in a civilized society, power belongs to we the people — not to mad kings with cankles or sociopathic tech oligarchs — both of whom literally wet their shorts at the sight of your pain and suffering.  If you are pro-democracy, then you, too, are an anti-fascist.  

Antifa for short.

So what is fascism?

FASCISM (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right political ideology built on authoritarian rule, ultra-nationalism, militarization, the violent suppression of dissent,  and the belief that a single leader or party should dominate society writ large while silencing opposition.  FASCISM glorifies toxic masculine power, homosocial relationships, misogyny, racism and demands loyalty... or else, regarding dissent (expressing an opposing viewpoint) as treasonous... punishable by death. 

Fascists are definitely pro-death.

Yours, that is.

Conversely...

...at its philosophical core, anti-fascism is simply the belief that systems as described above should never be allowed to manifest.

Anyone who believes that ALL human beings should be autonomous — free to think, speak, act, worship, love and live their lives without being controlled by some closeted demon queen serial-killer-by-proxy is rejecting fascism.  In its most basic sense, anyone who stands against fascist ideology is ANTIFA.

That is to say we are pro-democracy and pro-universal human rights.  We believe that all human beings — regardless of race, religion, color, creed, or how they choose to identify — deserve the same dignity and protection.  To believe that someone is inherently less than you is pure ignorance.  Fundamental human rights are not meant to be cherry-picked for a favored few while the rest of us die in the streets.  I was hoping we'd finally grasped this lesson, but clearly we need a review.

Fascism thrives on human evil. 

Antifa stands against evil empires.

So yes — We are Antifa.

Are you Antifa too?

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