The Birth of Antifa (Continued)

The anti-fascist movement didn't begin on June 6, 1944, the day which will live forever in infamy, but it was one of it's largest and certainly best organized early moments.  If your grandparents fought in the Second World War, congratulations, you're descended from an Antifa activist.

Subsequent American wars (Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, etc., ad nauseum) weren't against fascism but against totalitarian Communism or, supposedly, terrorism.  Those wars weren't Antifa efforts.  But the World Wars were most certainly directed against fascism or proto-fascism, and the subsequent American economic boom, industrialization, global prominence, and diplomatic strength were all, for better or worse, the direct result of Antifa efforts.

For worse . . . the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were an Antifa action, so there's that . . . 

What really makes me angry today is hearing the government, especially "president" Big-Mouth Bunker Baby, label all participants in the current civil unrest not directly involved in peaceful mourning of the death of George Floyd as "Antifa," and the press by and large going along with it unquestioningly.  Sure, I'm not surprised by Fox News playing along, but even the mainstream media allows the accusations to go unchallenged.

There are a lot of bad actors out on the streets of America right now, including white supremacists, various other hate groups, the so-called "boogaloo boys" who want to incite a new Civil War (the "boogaloo") along racial lines, and, yes, neo-fascists.  And where there are neo-fascists, Antifa is rarely not far away (and thank goodness for that), but from everything I've seen, their presence has not been significant. 

But the ruling junta in Washington will have you believe that the only proper response to current events, rather than quietly going back to work and jump-starting the economy again, is to peacefully mourn the passing of Floyd and Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.  Cry a little, fine, but accept it and move on.  Question the motives behind their deaths, protest racial injustice, white privilege,  or police brutality, and you're Antifa and the National Guard or worse are called out.  

Antifa is not a terrorist organization - it's not even an organization but more of an ideology or a movement - and they are not the ones responsible for the looting and rioting which have unfortunately accompanied some of the protests.  They're not responsible for the escalation of violence.  All that is mostly the fault of neo-nazis and white supremacists, or as they're collectively known, "MAGA."