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If Captain America were created today
To stop our current crop of Nazis and Fascists, would he be an Antifa Souper Soldier?
TlalocW
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Whether it Hitler or the Red Skull, Captain America has long been portrayed as a symbol of freedom fighting against the tyranny of fascism. What is fascism?
Captain America understood that America was more than just allegiance to a flag or blind nationalism. Without a commitment to freedom, the right to vote, equality under the law, and free speech, America is nothing:
This is why Captain America was seen as a hero. It was not just because he could put a whupping on a pro-master race fascist like the Red Skull:
It was because Captain America's acts of heroism and bravery were in pursuit of the idea of America as a land of freedom and opportunity.
Well, under Trump's America, Captain America is a terrorist, since there is no such thing as antifa group. Antifa is short for anti-fascists, but is not easily defined. It’s said to be a political protest movement comprising of autonomous groups affiliated by their militant opposition to fascism and other forms of extreme right-wing ideology. Thus, antifa is just shorthand for groups of people who oppose fascism, which explains why Trump wants to crush folks who oppose fascism.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-pledges-classify-antifa-22116534
Antifa: Donald Trump threatens to classify anti-fascism as terrorism
US president Donald Trump has pledged to classify Antifa a 'terrorist organisation' and has blamed them for the riots that continue after the death of George Floyd.
Outraged Americans have been protesting against police brutality after Mr Floyd, 46, died on Monday in Minnesota when a police officer put his knee on his neck for over eight minutes.
Antifa, a shortening of 'anti-fascist' is a movement and not an organisation.
While many of the protests have remained peaceful, some have become violent with protestors looting and lighting life-threatening fires in the street.
US president Donald Trump has pledged to classify Antifa a 'terrorist organisation' and has blamed them for the riots that continue after the death of George Floyd.
Outraged Americans have been protesting against police brutality after Mr Floyd, 46, died on Monday in Minnesota when a police officer put his knee on his neck for over eight minutes.
Antifa, a shortening of 'anti-fascist' is a movement and not an organisation.
While many of the protests have remained peaceful, some have become violent with protestors looting and lighting life-threatening fires in the street.
