tbh you’re coming at this with a huge misunderstanding of antifa, which I don’t really blame you for, since both conservatives and liberals hate antifa and so all you really see is negative propaganda. I advise you to watch this video -i know it’s long, but this man explains antifa and addresses popular criticism much better than I could in a Tumblr post- and get back to me: https://youtu.be/bgwS_FMZ3nQ
But since that vid is literally an hour long, I’ll try and summarize the more important points here.
Categorizing fascists as simply “people (antifa) disagree with uwu” lets the likes of white nationalists -who consider people of non-white races “subhumans” and the disabled, the queer, the mentally ill, those who use drugs/alcohol “degenerates” who ultimately need to be wiped out for the sake of the White Race Achieving Victory- hide those political goals and actions under the euphemism of “Just My Opinion”. This isn’t just an argument that could be settled if both sides would just be nicer to each other; fascism, when allowed to rise to power, will enact the kind of violence upon other people the likes of which antifa could never even hold a candle to. This is built into fascism’s very ideology; to prevent the “degeneration” of the “white race”, they must prevent “undesirables” from being able to marry white people, and from being seen or heard in their ideal white cultural landscape. The practical policies they have used in the past to make that happen, and the ones they now suggest, lead to some of the worst human rights abuses of the modern time. (Again, the video I linked contains a better explanation for this than I can give.)
Anti Fascist Action, action that aims to disrupt fascists and keep them from gaining power so that they can’t act on their hateful, toxic ideology, is the definition of Setian defense of Ma'at. As well as utilizing destruction and violence to preserve justice and order ( “justice and order” here defined as “a state of existence where fascists don’t get to oppress anyone or wipe anyone out”) via 💣punching natzees💣 (something that I unequivocally support, just so we’re clear), antifa also infiltrate and gather intelligence on fascists, create grassroots support systems for other activists, fundraise for the victims of fascist violence and their families, etc. The idea of antifa as “Vegan ISIS” and other such nonsense is spread because antifa values human lives and liberty (for ALL people, not just conservative Christian straight white guys who think that immigrants, gays being allowed to get married and adopt children, and women holding positions of power are an “attack” on straight white maleness) over the law of the land, and that makes us dangerous to those who exist to support the government and other structures of (Classical) Liberalism’s status quo. But in the long run, antifa’s goals are only to prevent fascists from hurting people; often, that calls for nonviolent means of resistance far more often than violent means, and funnily enough, you don’t hear about any of that kind of anti-fascist action in the media. F'ex, I count donating to minorities in need and feeding the homeless as Anti-Fascist Action, and most antifa agree with me there.
It’s also worth noting (as Philosophy Tube in the linked video states) that fascists have the option to stop being fascists, and be left alone by antifa; but people of color, Jewish people, queer people, disabled people, and anyone else fascists target do not have the option to stop being what they are; fascists either lose, or we all die.
tl;dr: “Acting in ma'at” calls for direct action -the defense of the vulnerable and the vanquishing of the evil- not just “being nice to everyone all the time”; and Set, as the mightiest slayer of isfet and the patron of necessary violence, destruction, and chaos -i.e. 💣punching Natzees💣 and other forms of protest that disrupt polite, liberal society- foreigners, sexual deviants, rioters, criminals, and the “chaotic” who don’t fit within society’s rules…well, my question for you is, how can Set not be on our side?
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