Antifa: The Anti-facist Handbook
by Mark Bray /
2017 / English / PDF
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[Read by Keith Szarabajka]
[Read by Keith Szarabajka]
In the wake of tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia, and
Donald Trump's initial refusal to denounce the white nationalists
behind it all, the ''antifa'' opposition movement is suddenly
appearing everywhere. But what is it, precisely? And where did it
come from?
In the wake of tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia, and
Donald Trump's initial refusal to denounce the white nationalists
behind it all, the ''antifa'' opposition movement is suddenly
appearing everywhere. But what is it, precisely? And where did it
come from?
As long as there has been fascism, there has been anti-fascism --
also known as ''antifa.'' Born out of resistance to Mussolini and
Hitler in Europe during the 1920s and '30s, the antifa movement has
suddenly burst into the headlines amid opposition to the Trump
administration and the alt-right. They could be seen in news
reports, often clad all in black with balaclavas covering their
faces, demonstrating at the presidential inauguration, and on
California college campuses protesting far-right speakers, and most
recently, on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, protecting,
among others, a group of ministers including Cornel West from
neo-Nazi violence. (West would later tell reporters, ''The
anti-fascists saved our lives.'')
As long as there has been fascism, there has been anti-fascism --
also known as ''antifa.'' Born out of resistance to Mussolini and
Hitler in Europe during the 1920s and '30s, the antifa movement has
suddenly burst into the headlines amid opposition to the Trump
administration and the alt-right. They could be seen in news
reports, often clad all in black with balaclavas covering their
faces, demonstrating at the presidential inauguration, and on
California college campuses protesting far-right speakers, and most
recently, on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, protecting,
among others, a group of ministers including Cornel West from
neo-Nazi violence. (West would later tell reporters, ''The
anti-fascists saved our lives.'')
Simply, antifa aims to deny fascists the opportunity to promote
their oppressive politics, and to protect tolerant communities from
acts of violence promulgated by fascists. Critics say shutting down
political adversaries is anti-democratic; antifa adherents argue
that the horrors of fascism must never be allowed the slightest
chance to triumph again.
Simply, antifa aims to deny fascists the opportunity to promote
their oppressive politics, and to protect tolerant communities from
acts of violence promulgated by fascists. Critics say shutting down
political adversaries is anti-democratic; antifa adherents argue
that the horrors of fascism must never be allowed the slightest
chance to triumph again.
In a smart and gripping investigation, historian and former Occupy
Wall Street organizer Mark Bray provides a detailed survey of the
full history of anti-fascism from its origins to the present day --
the first transnational history of postwar anti-fascism in English.
Based on interviews with anti-fascists from around the world,
In a smart and gripping investigation, historian and former Occupy
Wall Street organizer Mark Bray provides a detailed survey of the
full history of anti-fascism from its origins to the present day --
the first transnational history of postwar anti-fascism in English.
Based on interviews with anti-fascists from around the world,Antifa
Antifa details the tactics of the movement and the
philosophy behind it, offering insight into the growing but
little-understood resistance fighting back against fascism in all
its guises.
details the tactics of the movement and the
philosophy behind it, offering insight into the growing but
little-understood resistance fighting back against fascism in all
its guises.