The leftists of Germany’s Roter Frontkämpferbund (RFB) first used the famous clenched-fist salute as the symbol of their fight against intolerance; when, in 1932, they became Antifaschistische Aktion, or “antifa” for short, they fought Nazi anti-Semitism and homophobia under the flags with the red-and-black logo that antifa groups wave today. That fist was first raised by German workers, but would go on to be raised by the Black Panthers, Black American sprinters Tommy Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics and Nelson Mandela, among many others.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
“No pasaran”
Thanks to Trump and his MAGA red hats, the concept of "antifa" has become a right wing boogie man. It's the word Trump uses to scare his minions, but, in reality, antifa has a long history. A history of people in totalitarian countries forming resistance groups to challenge the fascists.
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