SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agoYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square293fedilinkarrow-up11.41K
arrow-up11.41KimageYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.worldSomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square293fedilink
minus-squareTheEntity@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoWhile I agree with both of you, these two points kinda contradict each other.
minus-squareexohuman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoJust like North Korea is called DPRK: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The fascist use whatever words are in fashion to name themselves.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoMany do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction.
minus-squareirmoz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoIt is a contradiction, though. “Antifa are ANTI fascist - it’s in the name!!” “The Nazis weren’t socialist - you could name yourself whatever you want!!”
minus-squareDomriso@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoExcept Antifa isn’t a formal organization, it’s a descriptor for an ideology. An organization can call itself anything, even if it isn’t a proper descriptor, but an ideology is by necessity defined by its name.
While I agree with both of you, these two points kinda contradict each other.
Just like North Korea is called DPRK: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The fascist use whatever words are in fashion to name themselves.
Many do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction.
It is a contradiction, though.
“Antifa are ANTI fascist - it’s in the name!!”
“The Nazis weren’t socialist - you could name yourself whatever you want!!”
Except Antifa isn’t a formal organization, it’s a descriptor for an ideology. An organization can call itself anything, even if it isn’t a proper descriptor, but an ideology is by necessity defined by its name.