Ah, finally the Trumpers come out of hiding.

Dude... the Americans, Brits and Canadians that stormed the Normandy beaches were all Antifa. That's the point. Antifa stands for "anti-fascism", as they were all fighting against fascism.

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And wow, not that I'm surprised, but that's really racist and American-exceptionalist to call Middle East/African countries "hell holes". There's lots of beautiful countries in those places, with lots of beautiful people that have been suffering under British, French, Belgian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish and American colonialism for the last 500 years.

Communism is the ideology of empathy, equality and solidarity, and it's very easily corrupted by authoritarianism and capitalism, especially when a communist society needs to interact on the world stage on the international trade market. And when you have a massive world power like the United States defending it's capital interests by initiating anti-socialist coup d'etats, imposing economic sanctions and deposing progressive governments at all corners of the globe, it's difficult for it to establish itself.

Nazi Germany learned fascism from the United States, and was brought to power through help from American capital investors (famously Prescott Bush). They mastered suppression of the working class and true freedom of thought very early on, and have spent the last 75 years building up a very clever system of political propaganda that makes American voters believe there is tangible differences between the two major political parties, when in reality, they both are literally the same group of corporate-sponsored, highly-corruptible, career-politicians that couldn't care less about the constituents they represent. They are merely agents of capital.

People talk about the "cult of personality" around leaders like Mao or Stalin, and I just look at people like Obama and Trump and see exactly the same issues, except instead of unifying all people under one leader against one cause, they create this "us versus them" sentiment and thus massive amounts of divisiveness among the working class, making neighbours enemies rather than friends/allies, so as they can maintain their stranglehold on the wealth they create.

But I didn't write this out for your benefit, you are so fast asleep in the "American Dream" that you won't even understand half of what I said, but for anyone who comes along to this thread and has a chance of waking up.

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Edit: And "laws against freedom of speech", that's so misleading, since anyone with a working brain would support restrictions on racist, discriminatory, libelous or any sort of hateful speech.

Antifa super-soldiers landing on beach in France c. 1944:

Antifa is not a group. It is not organized. It is not a terrorist organization.

Antifa is an ideology that means "against fascism". If you are against fascism, you are Antifa. A large contingent of like-minded anti-fascists stood in solidarity together against a colossal, excessively violent fascist threat over 75 years ago and won.

But, it seems like the leaders of part of those who did win ended up inheriting the same fascist system they fought against and it's finally rearing it's ugly head.

News outlets are not sources on what makes a "terrorist group". I asked for proof that Antifa was a group, and you have failed to provide it. Who's their leader? Where do they organize?

A bunch of corporate-owned media outlets claim it's a group and you think that amounts to proof?

If you aren't Antifa, you are a fascist. It's pretty straight forward. Why is it so hard to admit? Wouldn't you want to be wholly against fascism?

Do I? Can you prove it?

No, it shouldn't need to be repeated to you. Antifa is Anti-fascism. It isn't a group, cabal or organization. They don't have a leader and aren't getting funding because it's an ideology. If you don't support Antifa, that makes you pro-fascism. Period.

You can't be anti-antifa, because that's a double negative.

Just because the orange guy said they are a "terrorist organization" doesn't make them one. Do you know who ISN'T listed as a terrorist organization by the US? The mother fucking Ku Klux Klan.

So punching someone who calls for the extermination of all non-white people's is a bad thing? You think giving fascist racists a platform to speak is a noteworthy goal? That liberal apathy is why they've continued to exist to this day and grown in power and infiltrated police organizations around the world (and especially in the US).

Antifa is not a "group" or "organization". It merely stands for anti-fascism. Anyone can be Antifa so long as they agree that it's okay to

If Antifa is a terrorist organization, then you should be able to list their recorded terrorist attacks, no?

Those poor windows.

I'm Canadian friend, and definitely not proud of being one.

And Antifa? Of course I'm Antifa. Are you not? Antifa is short for anti-fascism. So you say you're pro-fascism?

Just because you don't understand how a dictatorship works, or how fascism has been on the rise in the west in the last 20 years doesn't make it untrue. Fascism is how capitalism suppresses the working class back into a state of submission to the ruling class, so they'll continue producing wealth for them without fighting back.

And what's central to a fascist regime? A massive, militarized police force that is used to physically and psychologically intimidate the citizenry.

How many things on this list has the US not checked off?