Antifa (United States) facts for kids

An antifa sticker on a road sign in Duluth, Minnesota, 2017

The antifa movement is a group of activists in the United States. The word "antifa" is short for "anti-fascist." This means they are against fascism, which is a type of government where a strong leader and a powerful government control everything. Antifa groups are usually on the left side of politics. They protest and take action directly, rather than trying to change laws through regular politics.

Their actions include protesting, using the internet to spread their message, and sometimes damaging property or getting into fights. They do this against people they see as fascist, racist, or from the far-right of politics.

The movement has views that are against capitalism (a system where businesses are privately owned). They support ideas like anarchism (no government), communism (everyone shares everything), liberalism (freedom for individuals), social democracy (government helps people), and socialism (government helps people and controls some businesses).

After the George Floyd protests in 2020, former President Donald Trump called the group a terrorist movement.

Images for kids

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  Symbol commonly used by antifa depicting an anarchist flag overlaying a socialist flag, based on the logo of the German antifa movement

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  Anti-fascists with banner reading "good night white pride"

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  Antifascist activists with a modified anarchist red and black flag and a transgender pride flag containing the hammer and sickle in a 2017 protest

See also

In Spanish: Antifa (Estados Unidos) para niños