It appears the US congress has just proposed (edited) a bill that declares “Antifa” a terrorist organization.

This doesn’t even make sense as Antifa isn’t an organization, but just a shared name for anyone that self-identifies as a person opposed to and willing to fight fascism 🤦‍♂️

Stay safe out there!

Note: SLRPNK is an EU based service and we are openly Antifa here, and proudly so!

  • PriorityMotif@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This makes any protest, gathering, or conversation they don’t like into a terrorist act. They can just say one “Antifa” (OR AFFILIATED GROUP) was there and everyone is a terrorist.

    Some gems:

    Whereas, over the summer and fall of 2020, Portland District Attorney Mike Schmidt refused to file charges in approxi- mately 70 percent of the approximate 1,000 protest- and riot-related cases brought by police officers;

    Whereas, in August 2022, Antifa ardently defended the sexualization of children by guarding a ‘‘kid-friendly’’ drag show at a North Texas distillery;

    The scary bit at the end:

    (1) this conduct of Antifa members, or any un- lawful conduct performed at an Antifa-affiliated demonstration, is deemed to be domestic terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2331 of title 18,5 United States Code);

    (2) the House of Representatives designates Antifa, and any other affiliated group or subsidiary of Antifa, to be a domestic terrorist organization;