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In response to ""I'm anti-antifa." So uh, that makes you, well, you know. -- nm" by Tim

I love that they shorten it to make it sound more sinister and obscure what it really is...

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Aug 13 '17, 15:26

I had to google it last night. I'm anti-fascist too.

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Same tactic as branding everything "SJW". Split the opposition and convince it to attack itself. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 13, 15:32 4
- You can say the same about "feminist". -- nm - Mop Aug 13, 15:35 1
  - Though at least "feminist" is a word chosen by feminists. -- nm - Roger More Aug 13, 15:58
- (But, I dunno, maybe there's a way to run that same tactic against nazis/KKK/alt-right -- nm - Beryllium Aug 13, 15:33 1
  - point out that most of them would not be white enough for the new white supreme overlords? like that student outed on twitter, his ancestors were slav -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 16:20

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