@SomeoneElseM to Confidently Incorrect • 1 year agoYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.imagemessage-square313arrow-up11.64Karrow-down136
arrow-up11.6Karrow-down1imageYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.@SomeoneElseM to Confidently Incorrect • 1 year agomessage-square313
minus-squareTheEntitylinkfedilink12•1 year agoWhile I agree with both of you, these two points kinda contradict each other.
minus-squareexohumanlinkfedilink28•edit-21 year agoJust like North Korea is called DPRK: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The fascist use whatever words are in fashion to name themselves.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_partylinkfedilink7•1 year agoMany do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•1 year 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!!”
minus-square@Domrisolink17•1 year 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.
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.