It appears the US congress has just proposed (edited) a bill that declares “Antifa” a terrorist organization.

This doesn’t even make sense as Antifa isn’t an organization, but just a shared name for anyone that self-identifies as a person opposed to and willing to fight fascism 🤦‍♂️

Stay safe out there!

Note: SLRPNK is an EU based service and we are openly Antifa here, and proudly so!

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The purpose of targeting an organization that doesn’t exist is that anyone who opposes the state can be labeled antifa, and therefore a terrorist.

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This right here. Tyrants make up laws that are nebulous enough that you can charge whoever you want with them.

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Guess I really need to pay attention if we have a “Tread of Fascists” flag hanging up then. Somehow it’s potentially legally worse than a Confederate flag in the US? My poor, Union ancestors and very heavy U.S./Pennsylvanisch Deitsche ancestry.

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Rose City Antifa is cited in the text of the bill.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/26/text

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It is, but just as an example of “one chapter” of it. Anyone opposing them can easily be said to be Antifa as well.

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It is, but just as an example of “one chapter” of it. Anyone opposing them can easily be said to be Antifa as well.

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Check out our backstory here: https://continuetoserve.vet/

I can assure you, we as an organization, have been trying fully understand the context and implications of this since this came up under the first T’ administration. Its a threat but it shouldn’t stop you from considering your next steps and actions, which is exactly what they intend for it to do. The biggest mistake we, the royal we, as a resistance can make is to be caught flatfooted.

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