@SomeoneElseM to Confidently Incorrect • 2 years agoYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.imagemessage-square313arrow-up11.64Karrow-down136 starcopymore-verticalflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
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minus-squareTheEntitylinkfedilink12•2 years agoWhile I agree with both of you, these two points kinda contradict each other. arrow-up117arrow-down15file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squareexohumanlinkfedilink28•edit-22 years agoJust like North Korea is called DPRK: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The fascist use whatever words are in fashion to name themselves. arrow-up129arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squaremagic_lobster_partylinkfedilink7•2 years agoMany do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction. arrow-up111arrow-down14file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•2 years agoIt is a contradiction, though. “Antifa are ANTI fascist - it’s in the name!!” “The Nazis weren’t socialist - you could name yourself whatever you want!!” arrow-up115arrow-down15file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@Domrisolink17•2 years agoExcept Antifa isn’t a formal organization, it’s a descriptor for an ideology. An organization can call itself anything, even if it isn’t a proper descriptor, but an ideology is by necessity defined by its name. arrow-up117arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
While I agree with both of you, these two points kinda contradict each other.
Just like North Korea is called DPRK: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The fascist use whatever words are in fashion to name themselves.
Many do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction.
It is a contradiction, though.
“Antifa are ANTI fascist - it’s in the name!!”
“The Nazis weren’t socialist - you could name yourself whatever you want!!”
Except Antifa isn’t a formal organization, it’s a descriptor for an ideology. An organization can call itself anything, even if it isn’t a proper descriptor, but an ideology is by necessity defined by its name.