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scarletwoman

(31,893 posts) Tue Jun 9, 2020, 06:11 PM Jun 2020

The sane news media in this country could do us all a huge favor by simply adding the parenthetical [View all]

statement: ( ANTIFA stands for "anti-fascist" ) every time they use "antifa" in a news story and/or opinion piece.

I think one of the reasons that the right wing gets away with so much bullshit scare-mongering about antifa is that millions of non-political Americans have no idea what the word actually means. It sounds kind of foreign-ish, sinister, possibly Middle Eastern.

It just seems like a small thing that could possibly make a significant impact on the political discourse in this country.

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The sane news media in this country could do us all a huge favor by simply adding the parenthetical [View all] scarletwoman Jun 2020 OP

Yes, definitely!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2020 #1

Thank you! (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2020 #11

It Couldn't Hurt, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2020 #2

Thank you. "It couldn't hurt" is what I think as well. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #7

Or they could just stop naming something that isn't an actual thing. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #3

It's not about us, it's about how the news media discusses rightwing conspiracy theories re: antifa. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #8

My suggestion is that the news media stop using the word. Period. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #12

Except, there ARE actually people who refer to themselves as antifa - and they have definitely scarletwoman Jun 2020 #14

As far as I know that is an extremely small group of people, Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #15

Yes, it's a small, disconnected group. Trump & the other rw'ers are full of shit when they use the scarletwoman Jun 2020 #16

My position is they should not use the word. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #17

I don't disagree. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #18

Oh how I wish they would do this! Anti-fascist makes sense, but people don't know that is ANTIFA lettucebe Jun 2020 #4

Thank you! That's exactly what I'm talking about. (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2020 #9

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2020 #5

Appreciated! scarletwoman Jun 2020 #10

Agree 100%. Maybe we should refer to republicans as "Fascistas" while we're at it. diva77 Jun 2020 #6

Thank you. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #13