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Trump's threat to label Antifa terrorist group triggers row in Germany
"I am Antifa" began trending in Germany after Trump said he might label the group a terror organization. Left-wing politicians hit back at the US president, while far-right politicians expressed support for the proposal
https://www.dw.com/en/trumps-threat-to-label-antifa-terrorist-group-triggers-row-in-germany/a-49780400
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The hashtag #IchbinAntifa ("I am Antifa" ) began trending on Twitter in Germany on Sunday after US President Donald Trump said he was considering labeling the group a terrorist organization.
Antifa, which is short for anti-fascists, is a loose network comprised of radical left-wing activists that confront right-wing extremists, neo-Nazi groups and white supremacists.
On Saturday, the US president said that the new classification "would make it easier for police to do their jobs," and dubbed the anti-fascist group "gutless radical left wack jobs."
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The Origins of Antifa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa
The Antifa movement has existed in different eras and incarnations; the original organisation called Antifa was Antifaschistische Aktion during the late history of the Weimar Republic until 1933.
The Antifa congress organised by the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1932
The modern Antifa movement in Germany comprises different far-left, autonomous, militant groups and individuals who describe themselves as anti-fascist and usually use the abbreviation Antifa, and who regard the historical Antifaschistische Aktion or Antifa of the early 1930s as an inspiration. The modern Antifa movement ultimately has its origins in the student-based Außerparlamentarische Opposition (extra-parliamentary opposition) of the 1960s and early 1970s, and opposed the alleged "fascism" of the West German government. The earliest modern Antifa groups in this tradition were founded by the Maoist Communist League in the early 1970s. During the 1970s parts of the Außerparlamentarische Opposition were radicalized, culminating in the formation of terrorist groups like the Red Army Faction (RAF), the 2 June Movement and the Revolutionary Cells; some of the more radical elements within "Antifa" groups of the late 1970s had contact with the Red Army Faction and the Revolutionary Cells. From the late 1980s the squatter scene and autonomism movement were important in an upswing of the Antifa movement.
Unlike the original Antifaschistische Aktion, which had links to the Communist Party of Germany and which was concerned with industrial working-class politics, the late 1980s and early 1990s "autonomists" were instead independent "anti-authoritarian" Libertarian Marxists and anarcho-communists, not associated with any particular party. The publication Antifaschistisches Infoblatt was started in 1987.
Most modern Antifa groups were formed after the German reunification in 1990, mainly in the early part of the 1990s. For example, the Autonome Antifa (M) was established in Göttingen in 1990. The Antifaschistische Aktion Berlin, founded in 1993, became one of the more prominent groups. The Antifaschistische Aktion/Bundesweite Organisation was an umbrella organisation at the federal level that coordinated these groups across Germany. Aside from their violent clashes with ultra-nationalists, these groups participated in the annual May Day in Kreuzberg, which resulted in large-scale riots in 1987 and which have been characterized by a significant police presence.
"I am Antifa" began trending in Germany after Trump said he might label the group a terror organization. Left-wing politicians hit back at the US president, while far-right politicians expressed support for the proposal
https://www.dw.com/en/trumps-threat-to-label-antifa-terrorist-group-triggers-row-in-germany/a-49780400
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The hashtag #IchbinAntifa ("I am Antifa" ) began trending on Twitter in Germany on Sunday after US President Donald Trump said he was considering labeling the group a terrorist organization.
Antifa, which is short for anti-fascists, is a loose network comprised of radical left-wing activists that confront right-wing extremists, neo-Nazi groups and white supremacists.
On Saturday, the US president said that the new classification "would make it easier for police to do their jobs," and dubbed the anti-fascist group "gutless radical left wack jobs."
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The Origins of Antifa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa
The Antifa movement has existed in different eras and incarnations; the original organisation called Antifa was Antifaschistische Aktion during the late history of the Weimar Republic until 1933.
The Antifa congress organised by the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1932
The modern Antifa movement in Germany comprises different far-left, autonomous, militant groups and individuals who describe themselves as anti-fascist and usually use the abbreviation Antifa, and who regard the historical Antifaschistische Aktion or Antifa of the early 1930s as an inspiration. The modern Antifa movement ultimately has its origins in the student-based Außerparlamentarische Opposition (extra-parliamentary opposition) of the 1960s and early 1970s, and opposed the alleged "fascism" of the West German government. The earliest modern Antifa groups in this tradition were founded by the Maoist Communist League in the early 1970s. During the 1970s parts of the Außerparlamentarische Opposition were radicalized, culminating in the formation of terrorist groups like the Red Army Faction (RAF), the 2 June Movement and the Revolutionary Cells; some of the more radical elements within "Antifa" groups of the late 1970s had contact with the Red Army Faction and the Revolutionary Cells. From the late 1980s the squatter scene and autonomism movement were important in an upswing of the Antifa movement.
Unlike the original Antifaschistische Aktion, which had links to the Communist Party of Germany and which was concerned with industrial working-class politics, the late 1980s and early 1990s "autonomists" were instead independent "anti-authoritarian" Libertarian Marxists and anarcho-communists, not associated with any particular party. The publication Antifaschistisches Infoblatt was started in 1987.
Most modern Antifa groups were formed after the German reunification in 1990, mainly in the early part of the 1990s. For example, the Autonome Antifa (M) was established in Göttingen in 1990. The Antifaschistische Aktion Berlin, founded in 1993, became one of the more prominent groups. The Antifaschistische Aktion/Bundesweite Organisation was an umbrella organisation at the federal level that coordinated these groups across Germany. Aside from their violent clashes with ultra-nationalists, these groups participated in the annual May Day in Kreuzberg, which resulted in large-scale riots in 1987 and which have been characterized by a significant police presence.
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