What Is Antifa, the Movement Trump Wants to Declare a Terror Group?
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President Trump’s announcement on Twitter brought renewed attention to the anti-fascist protesters he has blamed for inciting violence at protests.
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The president’s critics noted, however, that the United States does not have a domestic terrorism law and that antifa, a contraction of the phrase “anti-fascist,” is not an organization with a leader, a defined structure or membership roles.
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Rather, antifa is more of a movement of activists whose followers share a philosophy and tactics.
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Who are the members of antifa?
Its followers acknowledge that the movement is secretive, has no official leaders and is organized into autonomous local cells.
It is also only one in a constellation of activist movements that have come together in the past few years to oppose the far right.
Antifa members campaign against actions they view as authoritarian, homophobic, racist or xe
