By your logic, if the NSDAP or the Bolsheviks named themselves "The Party of Peace and Love", you would have written

> So they just said "These people are anti-violence and anti-hate and this is a bad thing"

(Frankly, our political situation is rife with insanity. I think the hotheads across the political spectrum need more nous and less thumos.)

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lbrito 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Oh so Antifa is a single formal political party with card carrying members, a clear leadership structure and participation in mainstream public political life? I had no idea. Your analogy makes perfect sense. Where is the Antifa national headquarters?

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wat10000 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"Despite the name, The Party of Peace and Love is actually authoritarian and horribly repressive, as you can see from the millions of people they've killed."

"Despite the name, Antifa is not just 'anti-fascist' but is actually _________"

What goes in the blank?

	▲	dsr_ 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		__an identity claimed by people who are taking direct action against what they perceive as fascism, but currently more often the term is applied as an unthinking boogeyman by right wing authoritarians__