The
Antifa (
/ænˈtiːfə, ˈæntiˌfɑː/)
[1] movement is a conglomeration of left wing autonomous, self-styled
anti-fascist militant[2][3][4][5][6] groups in the United States.
[7][8][9] The principal feature of antifa groups is their use of
direct action,
[10] harassing those whom they believe to be fascists, racists and right wing extremists.
[11] Conflicts are both online and in real life.
[11]
They engage in varied protest tactics, which include digital activism
[12] property damage and physical violence.
[7][13][14][15] They tend to be
anti-capitalist[16] and they are predominantly
far-left and militant left,
[17][10] which includes
anarchists,
communists and
socialists.
[18][19][20][21]Their stated focus is on fighting
far-right and
white supremacist ideologies directly, rather than politically.
[10]