SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agoYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square354fedilinkarrow-up11.6Karrow-down135
arrow-up11.57Karrow-down1imageYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.worldSomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square354fedilink
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down4·1 year agoMany do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction.
minus-squareirmoz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down5·1 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-squareDomriso@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 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.
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.