Antifa (United States) — Anti-Fascist Movement

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Antifa is a decentralized, anti-fascist and anti-racist political movement in the United States comprising autonomous groups and individuals. Since the 2010s, it has been involved in numerous documented protests, clashes with far-right groups, and instances of violence and property damage, as well as becoming the subject of widespread political controversy, conspiracy theories about centralized organization and funding, and government designation efforts.

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Antifa (United States)

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Antifa is a decentralized anti-fascist and anti-racist movement in the United States without formal leadership or unified organization. Active since approximately 2007 when Rose City Antifa formed in Portland, Oregon, it comprises autonomous groups and individuals united by opposition to far-right extremism and white supremacy.

Antifa is not a hierarchical organization but a decentralized array of autonomous groups and individuals
The movement includes nonviolent activism (protests, organizing, digital activism) and some participants use tactics like doxing, violence, and property damage
Participants generally hold anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, and anti-state views, with many identifying as anarchists, communists, or socialists
Rose City Antifa, founded in 2007, is the oldest known active antifa group in the United States and the first to use the abbreviated 'antifa' moniker

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