@SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world • 2 years agoYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square283arrow-up11.61K
arrow-up11.61KimageYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.world@SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square283
minus-squaremagic_lobster_partylinkfedilink11•2 years agoMany do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction.
minus-square@irmoz@reddthat.comlinkfedilink15•2 years 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@Domriso@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink17•2 years 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.