This is terrifying. Understand what is happening here: Antifa is not an actual organization; it's a decentralized group. There are no "Antifa leaders."

So now the US government will have the "right" to imprison anyone for "terrorism," if it just claims they're part of "Antifa."
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RT @realDonaldTrump
The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.
twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/st

Designating "Antifa" as a "terrorist org" would be like designating environmentalists, or socialists, or antiracists as "terrorists."

Antifa just means antifascist. Antifa isn't an organization, party, or gang; you can't be an official member.

But the US police state knows that

Keep in mind that, for years, well before Trump, the authoritarian US govt has thrown people in prison on bogus charges of "material support for terrorism."

This happened under Bush, then Obama. The US regime doesn't even have to falsely claim you are a "member" to imprison you.

If the authoritarian US police state designates "Antifa" as a "terrorist org," you could be thrown in prison for years for supposedly providing "material support" to any antifascist anywhere.

And "material support" could mean anything: information, advice, a photo, a donation

The authoritarian US govt has (both before Trump and still today) arrested Americans on absurd charges of "material support" because they provided the following to accused "terrorists":
-information
-advice
-photos
-translation
-computer coding
-donations
-lodging
-transportation

It's already happening: American cops are interrogating protesters and asking if they are anti-fascist.

Is the authoritarian US police state basically going to make it illegal to be anti-fascist? Then it'll be totally undeniable what the USA is: fascist

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RT @Jose_Pagliery
Defense lawyer source: protestors arrested by NYPD are being pulled aside by FBI at precincts & asked about anti-fascist sentiments or connections to antifa.

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twitter.com/Jose_Pagliery/stat

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@benjaminnorton If you genuinely believe that is anti-fascist merely because they're and say they're anti-fascist, my friend you have fallen for one of the classic blunders.

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