SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 年前You probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square298fedilinkarrow-up11.59Karrow-down137
arrow-up11.55Karrow-down1imageYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.worldSomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square298fedilink
minus-squareTheEntity@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down4·1 年前While I agree with both of you, these two points kinda contradict each other.
minus-squareexohuman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·edit-21 年前Just 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-up9arrow-down4·1 年前Many do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction.
minus-squareirmoz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down4·1 年前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!!”
minus-squareDomriso@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 年前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.
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.