(“Official AntiFa FAQ – Trump Level” Originally published on our Facebook page on June 3, 2020. Written to be semi-humorous and readable by anyone who can read over a fifth grade level.)
Official AntiFa FAQ – Trump Level:
Q: Are you terrorists?
No. Fascists are terrorists. We’re anti-terrorists.
Q: Are you communists?
No, we’re anti-fascists. Some communists may be anti-fascist; some anti-fascists may be communists. Same goes for socialists, anarchists, whatever. Analogy: Some men may be white, some white people may be men, that does not mean all men are white.
Q: Are you anti-US?
No, we’re anti-fascists. That the current US administration are largely fascists doesn’t mean we’re against the US. It means we’re against fascists including those in the current US administration. Historically the US has been the strongest organized military anti-fascist force in the world. We hope their personnel have better memories than their commander-in-chief.
Q: Are you anti-cop, anti-government, anti-capitalism, anti-military?
No, no, no, and no. We’re anti-fascists. We’re anti-fascist cop, anti-fascist government, anti-fascist capitalist, and anti-fascist soldier. It’s the fascism, stupid.
Q: Who funds you?
LOL. Funds, that’s hilarious. We have no funds, and no funding. We’d make more busking with a $10 kid’s guitar in downtown Fyffe, Alabama.
Q: Where can I go for reliable information about AntiFa?
Right here, until Zuck nukes this page. Anywhere else that isn’t this page or explicitly endorsed by this page, use your best judgement and take your chances. We strongly encourage you to hold us to the same standard. If we say something that doesn’t sound like anti-fascism to you, call us out. We’ll explain ourselves, or we’ll fix it.
Q: Why are you hiding behind anonymity?
We’re not; anyone who works at FB can easily identify the admins of this page through their FB accounts. We choose to communicate as “AntiFa” for two reasons: to protect the administrators and their families and friends from harassment by fascists, and because the President called out “AntiFa,” not “Bob The Antifascist” or “Jill The Antifascist.”
Q: Why are you here? Why aren’t you standing up and identifying yourselves, anonymous cowards?
We are here to represent an idea – opposing fascism – and promote that idea in the public eye, to clarify and correct common misconceptions and disinformation, and to fight against fascism. We communicate collectively without individual identification because we live in a time and nation where that information could be used to hurt or kill innocent people, and we feel we’d be less effective dead.
Q: Where are you?
At present, all page administrators are natural-born US citizens living in the US and holding no other citizenship.
Q: Is this some kind of front? A troll like the @antifa_us twitter account? A clandestine government operation?
No. We absolutely believe in what we’re saying, and nobody here nor anyone we’re aware of who’s involved is an employee or contractor of any government.
Q: Who do you support in [political race]?
AntiFa as an entity does not endorse political candidates. We may, however, oppose specific candidates when the need arises. Donald Trump, for instance. Because he’s a fascist. If a candidate chooses to endorse us, that’s their choice to make and in most cases we will welcome their support.
Q: I have other questions.
Ask them. Ask them in the comments on this (original) post, ask them in private message. If we hear the question, we’ll be happy to answer it.
