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Why Trump/Miller/MAGA/Republicans have chosen "Antifa" to go after. (Original Post) applegrove Friday OP
Antifa is a state of mind. You know, anti-fascism. Hard to fight an idea. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #1
Trump is simply following in his idol's footsteps... AntiFascist Friday #2
Yup. All the No Kings protesters will be called ANTIFA. IcyPeas Friday #3
Please spell it out on the t-shirts... AntiFascist Friday #4
Mike Johnson said that Democrats were bullied into supporting the no kings applegrove Friday #5
Just another Epstein distraction edbermac Friday #6
Bogeymen... ultralite001 Friday #7

AntiFascist

(13,680 posts)
2. Trump is simply following in his idol's footsteps...
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 07:47 PM
Friday
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Following the Reichstag fire Hitler used this episode to convince President Hindenburg to declare an emergency decree suspending many civil liberties throughout Germany, including freedom of the press, freedom of expression, and the right to hold public assemblies. The police were authorized to detain citizens without cause, and the authority usually exercised by regional governments became subject to control by Hitler’s national regime.

Almost immediately, Hitler began dismantling Germany’s democratic institutions and imprisoning or murdering his chief opponents. When Hindenburg died the following year, Hitler took the titles of führer, chancellor, and commander in chief of the army...

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-adolf-hitler-happen


He's just waiting for his Reichstag Fire.

IcyPeas

(24,392 posts)
3. Yup. All the No Kings protesters will be called ANTIFA.
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 07:54 PM
Friday

Are the goons going to show up at the next NO Kings protests and arrest us all? should we wear ANTIFA tee shirts?

Anyone who dares to disagree with trump is ANTIFA



AntiFascist

(13,680 posts)
4. Please spell it out on the t-shirts...
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 07:59 PM
Friday

too many people probably don't understand what antifa is an abbreviation for and associate it with rioting.

applegrove

(128,699 posts)
5. Mike Johnson said that Democrats were bullied into supporting the no kings
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 08:06 PM
Friday

March by communists, antifa et al.

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