Questions tagged [antifa]

Antifa is short for Anti-fascism. Anti-facist groups have existed since the 1920s.

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
10 votes
2 answers
879 views

Roughly how many people associated with Antifa ideology have been charged following investigations into terrorist incidents in the US?

According to a 2018 CRS report: Presumably, the Bureau would investigate antifa followers suspected of criminal activity as domestic terrorists, categorizing them as a type of anarchist ...
Fizz's user avatar
  • 145k
43 votes
6 answers
12k views

President Trump tweeted that the US will be designating Antifa as a terrorist organization. Does he have that power?

President Donald Trump tweeted "The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization." Can he do that? Why or why not?
J.Todd's user avatar
  • 1,487
30 votes
3 answers
15k views

How many members of antifa are in the U.S.?

I've done all the research I can, but I can't come up with an answer. Perhaps a professional on the subject can better inform me?
asdfghjkl's user avatar
  • 425
3 votes
1 answer
947 views

How did the FBI decide antifa were anarchists?

US security services DHS and FBI have studied the "antifa" movement and described its members as anarchists and terrorists. Honestly, I was not aware of any antifa terror attacks, nor any connection ...
Aaron Brick's user avatar
29 votes
3 answers
5k views

What is Antifa?

I've seen a lot of people across the political spectrum mention this thing called "Antifa" by name, usually to criticize it, and present it as the "other equally bad side" in the eternal left vs right ...
Jaood's user avatar
  • 3,172