. . .anti-fascism must necessarily be anticapitalist. -Antifascist handbook, p. 130
If you support capitalism in any form you are a fascist according to Antifa; even Bernie Sanders is a fascist according to this definition.
That understanding agrees with history dating back to 1930s Germany. Antifa was started by the German Communist party (KPD) with support from Stalinist Russia. They fought against anyone who supported capitalism, especially the SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany), which was the leading parting in the ruling coalition. Here is a description from Wikipedia:
Under the leadership of the committed StalinistErnst Thälmann, the KPD viewed fascism primarily as the final stage of capitalism rather than as a specific movement or group and therefore applied the term to all other parties. The front focused largely on attacking the KPDâs main adversary, the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Germany, whom they referred to as social fascists and regarded as the âmain pillar of the dictatorship of Capitalâ.
Antifa in the 1930âs sometimes allied itself with the Nazis. If a Communist/Nazi alliance sounds far fetched consider the MolotovâRibbentrop Pact, which divided up eastern Europe between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during the first year and a half of World War II. Here is a description of a similar relationship in the early 1930s in Germany:
The KPD viewed the Nazi Party ambiguously during the early 1930s. On one hand, the KPD considered the Nazi Party to be one of the fascist parties, albeit a lesser evil than the SPD. On the other hand, the KPD sought to appeal to the left-wing of the Nazi movement by using nationalist slogans.[7] The KPD sometimes cooperated with the Nazis in attacking the SPD.[27] In 1931, the KPD had united with the Nazis, whom they referred to as âworking peopleâs comradesâ, in an unsuccessful attempt to bring down the SPD state government of Prussia by means of a referendum.[28]
Why are Biden and other Democrats supporting a group that want to impose a radical Anti-Capitalist / Stalinist state?
Why has Biden never renounce them by name?
Is Biden making a bargain with a devil that will come after him if he wins?
Defunct Antifaschistische Aktion (German: [ËantifaËĘÉŞstÉŞĘÉ ĘakËtsiĚŻoËn]), commonly known under its abbreviation Antifa (German: [ËantifaË]), was a militant anti-fascist organisation in the Weimar Republic started by members of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) that existed from 1932 to 1933.
That Antifa and the modern Antifa in the US are not the same. They donât want to impose a radical Anti-Capitalist/Stalinist State. Youâre thinking of tankies.
Because of the close relationship between Biden and MBNA, an article in the conservative political magazine National Review referred to Biden as the âSenator from MBNAâ.[16][17][18][19]
Modern Antifa is a leftist umbrella organization and includes members that are socialists, communists, anarchists, and social democrats. There are even some tankies, but a large chunk of antifa is anarchists of varying forms and Stalinism is pretty much the opposite of anarchy. The only unifying thing they have in common is being anti-fascist.
Its not for nothing they selected âantifaâ as a name. It makes it look like they are an old organization. Yeah, if you believe âthe tea partyâ started in the 1770s. Also, its a way of saying "Anybody we disagree with is You Know Whoâ. And if He is their enemy, then they donât have to allow Him to speak, nor do you have to hold back violence.
(I think you know to whom I refer)
If you want to silence fascists, and not allow them to speak nor allow people to listen to them, then donât you think you should have a pretty specific definition of a fascist?
When interwar authoritarian leaders felt much less threatened, they often implemented
fascistic policies from above. For most revolutionaries, this means that anti-fascism must necessarily be anticapitalist. As long as capitalism continues to foment class struggle, they argue, fascism will always loom in the background as an authoritarian solution to popular upheaval.
They also aim to construct a classless, post-
capitalist society that would eradicate significant discrepancies in our ability to make our speech meaningful, and in the amount of time that we have to do so.
But claims that bands of militant Antifa members are roving the Seattle streets appear to be grossly exaggerated in right-wing media. In fact, according to the Seattle mayorâs office, city officials havenât seen any evidence to indicate armed members of Antifa are even on the ground.
That doesnât mean a Stalinist State. And heâs not talking about all of Antifa⌠heâs talking about the anti-authoritarians. A Stalinist state is authoritarian.
