Origins of Antifa
by Matthew Vadum APRIL 16, 2018 0 COMMENTS The Left’s explosive, prolonged rage at the election of President Donald Trump on Nov. 8, 2016, gave new life to the ultra-violent leftist movement known as Antifa. As a result, Antifa, which has been described as a revolutionary communist-anarchist militia movement that aspires to forcibly overthrow the United States government, is responsible for “a level of sustained political street warfare not seen in the U.S. since the 1960s.” Reports of Antifa violence are everywhere, which is why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has quietly designated Antifa as “domestic terrorists.” (Capital Research Center produced a three-part documentary series, America Under Siege , about Antifa and other political actors.) Antifa is not a single organization: it is a movement or coalition of leftist groups, each of which claims to combat “fascism,” a politi...