ANTIFA: Rejecting Fascism

THIS WEBSITE is unequivocably, unabashedly, unapologetically ANTIFA. Our hope is that this announcement will compel Trump, someone withinin his malignant "administration", or that one or more, millions more of his cult members will take notice, and respond with violence, censorship, or simple righteous indignation. (One can never taunt fascists with sufficient vigor). As they say, whatever works. That anyone, including Trump and his trumpets would object to the term "ANTIFA", especially since they claim to be so virulently opposed to not only fascism but being called "Fscists" is in itself humorous; the fools would be humoorous were they not in such deadly earnest, to paraphrase H. L. Mencken. Hatred of ANTIFA is predicated on the mistaken conservative belief that it is an actual organized entity, rather than a mere concept. Just as conservatives tainted the word "liberal", forcing its replacement with the word "progressive", they now threaten to force replacement of the contrived term "ANTIFA" with a new contrivance. "OPPFA", for "opposed to fascism", or " for "NOTFA" for "I aint fascist" might serve the purpose. Einstein, a celebrity of such great magnitude, so often photographed that he described himself as a "fashion model", received thousands of handwritten letters. A child once wrote to him, asking him whether human beings are animals. He replied that a better way to ask the question might be to ask precisely what characterizes animals, and whether humans are thus characterized. (It turns out that we are indeed animals.)...What is fascism?Fascism is a political system in which an authoritarian, dictatorial ruler is elevated to power by a political organization for the purpose of implementing a right wing extremist government. Everyone knows this, but it merits repeating. Xenophobic nationalism, excessive patriotism are primary characteristics. Also, militarization and veneration of all things military. Hatred of some external enemy, usually a foreign country is a key ingredient. Hatred of an invented internal enemy, usually an ethnic minority or opposing political party, is another. Others inclulde: suppression of all dissent. Constant propaganda extolling the virtues of "the regime" and "the leader". Contempt for intellectuals and education, control of the media, usurpation of the judiciary are paramount to fascist governance. Above all, fascism is the concentration of political power in the hands of a single individual, with the support of the political movement which supports the fascist ruler. It is an accepted historical fact that the inventor of fascism was Benito Mussolini. Fascism arose briefly in Italy in 1919, and resurfaced in 1922, when Mussolini came to power. The concept can be traced back much further, if only tenuously, to Julius Caesar. A "fasci" is Latin for "a bundle of sticks". The term "fasces" is also used. When Caesar, having conquered Gaul (modern France), entered th ecity of Roem and illegally brought his victorious legions with him, declaring himself "imperator" for life, fascism, arguably, was born. The Roman republic was dead, just as modern fscism replaces representative democratic government. All the instruments and powers of the state are brought together into one symbolic bundle of symbolic sticks, tied with a string, and possessed by the imperial ruler. Caesar assumed the authority of the Roman senate, the legislative branch, and of the two tribunes and two consuls, the executive branch. For this, Caeser was murdered by the Senate. Trump deliberatley mistakenly presumes that article two of the United States constitution give him essentially unlimited executive power. Trump has collected his sticks, with the full approval of his fascist party, and has tied them together with a string.