23 min
How Antifa hysteria took over the US 2020 election The Take
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With the US election kicking off in earnest with the first presidential debate, President Donald Trump has focused much of his campaign rhetoric on mask-wearing, window-breaking Antifa as a new American enemy. But as long as fascism has existed, so too has the antifascist movement. So where did this misconception of Antifa as a shadowy cabal of leftists come from, and what is Antifa in reality?
In this episode:
Natasha Lennard (@natashalennard), a columnist at The Intercept, and the author of Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life.
Connect with The Take:
Twitter (@ajthetake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod).
With the US election kicking off in earnest with the first presidential debate, President Donald Trump has focused much of his campaign rhetoric on mask-wearing, window-breaking Antifa as a new American enemy. But as long as fascism has existed, so too has the antifascist movement. So where did this misconception of Antifa as a shadowy cabal of leftists come from, and what is Antifa in reality?
In this episode:
Natasha Lennard (@natashalennard), a columnist at The Intercept, and the author of Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life.
Connect with The Take:
Twitter (@ajthetake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod).
23 min