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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. (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.
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, VA, protecting, among others, a group of ministers including Cornel West from neo-Nazi violence.
Born out of resistance to Mussolini and Hitler in Europe during the 1920s and \'30s, the antifa movement has suddenly burst into the headlines amidst opposition to the Trump administration and the alt-right.
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.
Bray\'s arguments are incisive and cohesive, and his consistent refusal to back down from principle makes the book a crucial intervention in our political moment.--SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE In the wake of tragic events in Charlottesville, VA, and Donald Trump\'s initial refusal to denounce the white nationalists behind it all, the antifa opposition movement is suddenly appearing everywhere.
The book\'s most enlightening contribution is on the history of Anti-Fascist efforts over the past century, but its most relevant for today is its justification for stifling speech and clobbering white supremacists.--Carlos Lozada, THE WASHINGTON POST Bray\'s] analysis is methodical, and clearly informed by both his historical training and 15 years of organizing, which included Occupy Wall Street...
Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook couldn\'t have emerged at a more opportune time.
Bray\'s book is many things: the first English-language transnational history of antifa, a how-to for would-be activists, and a record of advice from Anti-Fascist organizers past and present.--THE NEW YORKER Insurgent activist movements need spokesmen, intellectuals and apologists, and for the moment Mark Bray is filling in as all three...
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