What is Antifa? (Debunking Myths About Antifa) - Radical Reviewer

[@TractorJack]

Standing up to violent extremists is heroism. My granddad crossed an ocean to oppose Nazis and fascists. Now in North America I just have to cross the street.

[@DamienPalmer]

What a Country!

[@austinfernando8406]

as an anarchist the fascist use of "leaderless resistance" thing is pretty ironic to me

[@Skeleton-bs7zy]

When anti-fascists are being accused being against the gov shouldn’t that being more worrying about government

[@lexort4204]

Ya basically lol

[@conlinbryant5037]

Aunt Tifa is my favorite brand of cupcake mix.

[@lexort4204]

Aunt Tifa also makes a mean milkshake 😏

[@unpaintedcanvas]

Aunt Tifa is also known for her spicy cocktails.

[@hollowaang5284]

You mean Soy Milk brand?.

[@Nerdsammich]

She's also great in that Final Fantasy game.

[@FinallyAlone]

Isn't that the Italian politician?

[@NeoRipshaft]

Whoose a good antifa? Whoose a good antifffaaa? Aw you's a good antifaaa~~ yeaaaa~ Aw you's a good antifa!!

[@lexort4204]

This encapsulates all of our sentiments about the vid lol

[@no_peace]

Physical self-defense centers around violence So sick of how people are talking about violence in the UNITED STATES of all places

[@RadicalReviewer]

Yeah totally, reminds me of when Angela Davis was asked about violence.

[@RaunienTheFirst]

You know things are bad when even the FBI is saying "hey, we've got a white supremacist problem in the police".

[@unpaintedcanvas]

Yeah I'm part of a discord server full of friends and acquaintances from high school, two of whom I'm pretty sure are at least alt lite and two more of whom can have yikesy views from time to time. Each time someone gets really chuddy about a topic I know enough to argue about, I'll show why what they're talking about is false. I hope the stuff I argue about sows seeds of doubt about their talking points, but it at the very least has kept the discord from becoming REALLY echo chamber-y. Still is a bit of an echo chamber, but it at the very least keeps things in a peaceable yet tension-filled silence between me and the more fashy types of the server.

[@RadicalReviewer]

Bam antifa!

[@HERMES097]

I'm from latin america so don't know the situation in USA too much. But i didn't understand why the government there is accusing movements like antifa for its street violence. In my expirience in Argentina and Chile, Antifa groups are small local groups that help in workers strikes or manifestations to keep the people safe from police violence, also never seen a group like that atack the police, they usally are more centred in keepng order and tutoring the protesters. I hope this doesnt become a trend of acusing antifacists for everithing. Love.

[@roastingpotato]

It is unfortunately. They are the latest alt-right scapegoat,along side transgender people.

[@Bobylein1337]

Because antifa questions the power of fascists and the current US president is a fascist, it's really as simple as that. I am from germany and while Antifascism in general is consensous even in most of the established politics, "the Antifa" has a quite polarizing reputation, because for some people burning down a car of a Nazi is terrorism and stopping fascist marches is anti-democratic and because those "terrorists" and "anti-democrats" call themselves Antifa, it should obviously be treated like a terrorist organization. Mind you, it's the "very conservative" types and outright fascists that always make those calls and while "the Antifa" isn't labeled as terrorists here, it's watched by the Verfassungsschutz (and organization meant to protect our constitution but rather prefering to fund Nazis and cover up their murders (and that's not a stretch) with its leader being suspended since about two years ago and since then calling Antifa terrorists and saying every time a Nazi does something bad: "BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO WATCH THE LEFT!!!1" Also the police always love to treat anyone with Antifa symbols like criminals, because they are the police.

[@godisgreat2705]

ANTIFA in the US are not anti Facists. They are a violent facist far left movement that is pro Marxism and will use facist means to install their will. They are using civil rights issues(most hoaxes) to hitch hile their way into relevancy but most times they themselves are committing most the racial injustices and hate crimes and violence. They are terrorists and not for justice or western morality. They are anti Christian as well.

[@flyingflamingflamingos3793]

@@godisgreat2705 uhh no we arent lmao. There is no official antifa organization, and our symbol is a red and black flag, red for communists and black for anarchists, the exact opposite if fascists. We just show up to counter fascist rallys. With the racist thing idk what u on about that. Last time I checked we weren't the ones yelling "the jews will not replace us". Lastly where u get anti christian? Lol. I mean we stand against people who say "god says we must kill trans people". But no oned anti Christian lmao. Just fascism and bigotry

[@HERMES097]

@@godisgreat2705 I don't know how Antifa in US can be fasist, they are social movements, and also I don't like to assume that a majority of civil rights are hoaxes, all my partners that have worked in the US had told me about discrimination against them. Also anti-fasism is a very important aspect of western culture.

[@RonTheAnarchist]

It's shockingly on brand for antifa to have music on cassete.

[@VictorLopez-qm5kz]

Very good job Mr. Reviewer, since I am CEO of ANTIFA I am pleased to inform you that because of your outstanding performance and going above and beyond the normal induction requirements... I will see that your application is put on the fast track towards acceptance.

[@squidcultist0022]

It is I, the CEO of antifa

[@ChristopherRhudy]

Hey Jon... You still have my Bad Religion LP?

[@paskal007r]

FFS you can't do an antifa song colleciton and not include BELLA CIAO, an antifascist song that was born out of the literal anti-fascist resistance in 1920-1940 in italy. u.u

[@SpoopySquid]

Anti-anti-fascism is just fascism with extra steps

[@Bobylein1337]

Good summary video to remember when your "non racist" uncle starts to rant about anti-fascist protests again and how the police should finally throw them into work camps... Also I would like to add to your list of antifascist music, while I personally mainly hear german punk and rap (like ZSK :P) internationally I love bands like Moscow Death Brigade and want to highlight their song: Anne Frank Army, Pt. II

[@Bobylein1337]

@ParselyBunny Damn, never heard about her before!

[@HxH2011DRA]

Downloading these songs for free DOES sound like a good idea

[@RadicalReviewer]

Theres a playlist in the description as well ;)

[@HxH2011DRA]

@@RadicalReviewer nice~

[@imactuallyHimtho]

"Local anarchist bookstore" Sounds beautiful

[@Pluveus]

1 nice Mark Hamill Joker impression. 2. Never forget, Captain America is literally an AnitFa super-soldier.

[@ben2jumanji956]

it feels nice that my hometown, that I use to live in. Berkeley, California, has a much recognition as it does. Whether that be a good thing or a bad thing

[@SebWad]

The induction video was solidly Guild of Calamitous Intent area. Also I straight up wasn't expecting a Batman The Animated Series reference. Anywho, another great video from you (and you're working that outfit).

[@RadicalReviewer]

I knew the idea that antifa created the alt right reminded me of something then it just clicked, oh yeah the idea that batman creates his own villains! Also I suppose joke goes with my mark Hamill Joker impression at the beginning Haha

[@SebWad]

@@RadicalReviewer It was a genuinely pretty good impression; I'd say that joke landed. Oh and solid work on the [phone] - I feel like you covered all the ground there.

[@Kevin-fr2dx]

i am proud to say that i'm a jay-walkin' punk anarchist

[@mapadillorex]

I always love when Rad finds ways to get creative and base a video on something topical. Great content as always, keep it up!

[@kai_plays_khomus]

There is no such thing as "The Antifa" - it's a motto used by countless groups as well as single individuals with often very different political views - often times you won't find a unified political ideology even within a group, and I have seen Antifa groups simultaneously at both a demonstration and its counter-protest because the Antifa activists had opposing views on the issue at hand. The only commonality shared by the sum of people/groups identifying with the motto is their staunch rejection of fascism - and whoever is staunchly opposed to fascism is Antifa. If you reject Antifa then you are literally rejecting anti-fascism - it really is that simple.

alerta antifascista by sin dios! :D well, that brought some flashbacks! much love, wonderful doggo!

[@manuelplatino1926]

The antifascist songs compilation rocks pretty hard

[@theamici]

I'd like to point out that there are important non-White fascist groups too. For instance, Saddam Hussein's regime is often considered a form of Arab Fascism, and the form of rule in North Korea is often likened to just (Korean/Asian) Fascism with communist-inspired aesthetics (not to forget the debate about whether Stalin's regime was just, again, Fascism trying to pose as Communism). To hammer the fact that Saddam was a fascist: Saddam was a big fan of Adolf Hitler.

[@zephlodwick1009]

There were also the Japanese fascists.

[@spencersunshine5369]

if folks liked the zine, I have a KZbin channel under my name with lots of stuff in the playlist, tho I fully admit I can't top this one!

[@runagaterampant]

I think I need the full season of Antifa of Our Lives.

[@Nezzeraj]

The opening made me laugh out loud! The commercials were also great. Amazing video!

[@woah3108]

Could you do more debunking myths videos? Looking great as always btw 🐶

[@ZaXp10s0in]

I love spending time with Aunt Tifa, she makes the best soup for our family

[@darkninjafirefox]

I appreciate the new additions to my anti fascist playlist

[@suikim9194]

Commenting for the engaaaaaaagement

[@stayphrosty]

+

[@AWorldtoWin]

Great video. Militant anti-fascism is self-defense.

[@kai_plays_khomus]

It's self-defense only secundarily - and defending not only society but civilisationaas such primarily. But I pretty certain we are on the same page anyways, so please excuse my nitpick..😅✊🏴

[@theisyo0420]

I get called a conspiracy theorist when trying to explain this to people. It's not a group or organization!

[@christophersnedeker]

Yeah it's a movement with individual organizations.

[@Dorian_sapiens]

Thank you for making this, Rad. Very timely. If anyone has recommendations for other videos geared towards explaining antifascism to beginners/normies or debunking misinformation about it, please let me know in the replies. ❤

[@RadicalReviewer]

I threw some in the discription. But it is by no means an exhaustive list

[@Dorian_sapiens]

@@RadicalReviewer Oh, excellent! I hadn't come across those RE-EDUCATION videos yet. I'm making an educational playlist, and I'll be sure to add them.

[@WereInHell]

This rules

[@Ireallywouldrathernot]

I love the Rose City Antifa hoodie, like it's a University or something.

[@ComradeLavender]

References to Batman the Animated Series and Antifa punk bands? Are we long lost best friends?

[@RadicalReviewer]

More than friends, we are all kin of the great antifa family! Tehehe.

[@starsINSPACE]

referring to that Batman TAS episode was really spot on 😎 lol

[@RadicalReviewer]

Thanks! It goes with my Mark Hamill joker impression.

[@johnnyjet3.1412]

you forgot Woody Guthrie's 'Miss Pavlichenko'

[@bbernie]

20:01 "Now, that's some good antifa!!" *winks*

[@fructuous7242]

Thanks for the playlist, definitely gonna give it a listen

[@dinosaysrawr]

What's wild and mind-boggling to *me* is how my centrist and conservative acquaintances are ultra-mega-super-triggered by vandalism and property damage. "Antifa" or "BLM" tagging a statue or smashing a window seemingly gets their pulse going as fast as or faster than a Neo-Nazi plowing through a crowd of peaceful protesters with a car.

[@timtrainage]

Oh you must be talking about the BLM activist Micah Johnson who used a sniper.rifle to shoot 5? That was peaceful. Or maybe you're referring to the Antifa activist Stephen Paddock who sat in a hotel window shooting down into a Country music festival and killing 60. That was peaceful. Or maybe you're referring to BLM activist Darrell Brooks Jr who just last month drove his SUV into a crowd killing 5 people and injuring 55 others? That was very peaceful as well. It truly seems like those wacky centrists just don't like graffiti..

[@andrewpaddock7560]

I love your soap opera and commercial interludes! You don't generally do stuff like that, so it was a pleasant surprise. You need a laugh occasionally when dealing with all this heaviness. You also look so cute in that torn denim jacket with the patches! :D Who says radical antifascists can't look cute?

[@RadicalReviewer]

I know right?! Wheres Trump get off calling us "ugly anarchists"? Thank you, 🦊

[@rayray3842]

Those cds 💿 are radical dude 🤙🏽

[@heavymetalpermaculture]

I have that Antifa album on vinyl....

[@darkr.o.b.2179]

Shouldn't there be a content warning before you show pictures of lynchings..?

[@Skeleton-bs7zy]

Yeah prob

[@engleberteverything421]

You make a video explaining why antifa is not a fascist organisation? Bam, antifa!

[@vincentvangogh613]

Good boy! Thanks for the information. I think this was your beat video yet!!

[@jonathandevries2828]

thanks for radicalizing me! whata gudboy!

[@itchysnazzy8027]

We are growing and organizing. We will not go quietly to fascism.

[@teresathomley3703]

I wanna second that. Thanks for yer support George Soros. Doing my best to spread all the globalism.🤣 Great show.👍✊

[@spliffqueeg]

You can follow Spencer on Facebook or Twitter.

[@reforest4fertility]

I’ve heard a term som’n like shibboleth? But wasn’t there a time in history, starting around WW2, when practically every American (only seemingly, obviously) was anti-fascist?

[@merbst]

AntiFa is the ideology for all Good Boi's and Good Girls!

[@jameshughes3014]

To many on the right.. i strongly suspect that when a bit of property is destroyed, they honestly feel as if a human was attacked. I think they believe that their stuff is part of them, like an arm or a leg. So.. in their minds if things are getting smashed or burned, that's 'violence'. so, violence is equal on both sides.

[@ViolentOrchid]

There better be Christmas album called AntiFa La La La.

[@SensitiveWarrior]

Great vid, Rad! Glad to see your audience growing!!!

[@charalampostsakirides-pala2761]

I have a debatably irrational urge to scratch you behind the ears and feed you treats. Like Milkshake Dog biscuits. xDDDDDDDDDD

[@isaacmchale8832]

On Woody Guthrie's guitar: "This machine kills Fascists"

[@seropia]

Ok but during the Antifa intermission messages I kept waiting for you to say:The Dead Kennedys They were Public Enemy No. 1 for their shit and my fave songs by them are "Nazi Punks Fuck off" and "Let's Lynch the Landlord". And they were Satire lmao

[@LongshanMusic]

Amazing as always-good puppy!

[@mrpicklesfuntime851]

This is sooooo good. 💟

[@Jaredthedude1]

Yes!

[@tabletstaccountnn5518]

Nice to see such informative content, sad to see the low views.

[@indigohalf]

The antifascism is within us, or it is nowhere.

[@godisgreat2705]

The current US govt is the same Govt that has always been ANTI facist. ANTIFA is using a false name to confuse people ANTIFA is Facism. They are a violent facist far left extremism group preying on the ignorant youth to spread their hate and vioelence. They are responsible for over a dozen minority deaths in tge US during the Hate Hoax riots they pushed. Per the medical examiner Floyd died from a combination of drug use, heart attack and excited delerium and had no signs of asphyxiation. The issue that matters to ANTIFA is creating civil unrest to oust the sitting President In a continued attempted Coup since his election. ANTIFA is the opposite of good morality.

[@squidcultist0022]

@@godisgreat2705 the us government was never anti Fascist lmao.

[@godisgreat2705]

@@squidcultist0022 Youre ignorance is astounding

[@johnmcvay4403]

You just did an Antifa

[@davidwooden3878]

So where do I get more Antifa advertising?

[@runagaterampant]

This was very good, thank you.

[@wejder12345]

"Antifa of our Lives" - THE BEST :D

[@Gam3B0y23r0]

Love the doggo!! )) Subbed!

[@fauxparadox]

Engagement to spread the word of a good video

[@eliasE989]

Algorithm gang

[@TheBeethooven]

24:05: is this Steven Universe' father in the left corner? :D Lovely!

[@RadicalReviewer]

Yes

[@TheBeethooven]

@@RadicalReviewer That's great! I discovered the series Quite a while away... Love it's diversity, the strong and unconventional female-associated figures. And the Quite 'antitoxic-masculine' implications! Wonderfully explained among others by great 'Popcultural Detective(1). I would have appreciated to have a series like this in my childhood :3 420

[@breno855]

Hey @radicalreviewer, where can I find that USSR hat?

[@RadicalReviewer]

Thrift store :/ But you could probably order one on line.

[@josequiles7430]

Genuine question: I often see Umberto Echo brought up in discussions about fascism, so why is he an authority on the subject?

[@RadicalReviewer]

I guess because he was a political philosopher who lived in Italy in the aftermath of fascism so seemed to be well positioned to dissect and comment on it I suppose.

[@caslaBBalsac]

2:33 A timestamp which, you might say, REFLECTS rather nicely..............Also 4:11 & 6:56 &7:43

[@DS-tz4lk]

you are a niece or nephew of queen Latifah then she is, aunt ‘tifah

[@mutopis]

Where is my check, Soros?

[@sigmascrub]

Oh no! The terrible, mean graffiti!

[@Mikeghoul78]

I feel bad for the dog.

[@matiasgarciacasas558]

Wow this video is so engaging I'm gonna leave a comment

[@johnbrooks7350]

Just added every single song to my playlists

[@RadicalReviewer]

nice!

[@dudeist_priest]

I love Antifa of Our Lives

[@bernardheathaway9146]

Good job man! Thanks

[@charlesghost1683]

God damn I love this channel

[@RadicalReviewer]

🦊

[@theisyo0420]

I love Batman the animated series

[@Durrutitv]

✊

[@GeneralArmorus]

Sure hope you're not too hot in that

[@Vaith]

Boost to do a heccin Antifa. Why were the spaces in that book so large and random?

[@itsrockfact6187]

Is commenting to boost engagement praxis?

[@rohansaxena4751]

If this was the recruitment video of antifa then the entire world would be antifa🤣🤣🤣

[@richarddimbo3157]

Algorithm++ Just to tweak the YT math process!!

[@lowlyworm9323]

Engagement comment engagement comment

[@caradine898]

The beginning of this video is the first time I've ever heard you use a different sentence rhythm than the usual

[@RadicalReviewer]

haha i never noticed that, just my presentation voice cadence i guess.

[@staytuned2L337]

You know.....*squeeze*

[@Hans-cs1is]

Good work, good outfit 10/10

[@tigerstyle4505]

Unfortunately I already have all those songs and many, many more lol Interestingly enough, DK's "Nazi Punks Fuck Off!" was written about the jock/surfer punks in Cali back in the 80's and was quite literally using their violent behavior to associate them with fascists just as the libs do with antifa street actions. Jello screwed us there if I'm remembering that right. Pretty sure I saw it on a documentary or something where they interviewed him. Thankfully it's long been taken up by we anti-fascist punks and skunks and skins and nerds. But the fact that ya missed "Clean The Scene" by Agothocles, "Anti-fascist Cabaret" by World Inferno Friendship Society, all renditions of "A Las Barricadas" and "Bella Ciao", pretty much everything by dead prez, Race Traitor, Oi Polloi, Distro 16, RATM, Propagandhi, CRASS, The MOB, Sherman Austin, Conflict, A//Political, Discharge, Ryan Harvey, Iskra, His Hero Is Gone, Los Crudos, Infest, Sin Dios (especially 1936!), Building Better Bombs/P.O.S, Wolf Down, Die Young, Career Soldiers, Evan Greer, or anything Pat The Bunny touched, and my absolute favorites, G.L.O.S.S's "Trans Day Of Revenge" record, particularly the first joint, is like a Luigi Galliani speech, and Negro Terror covering Skrewdriver's "Invasion" 😂 Well, didn't mean to make such a list. Had to stop myself before it got outta control. Mad solid anti-fascist joints out there, family. Get dangerous with self-defense. Stay safe. Stay antifa. ✊👊🖤☮️🏴🥀🌐A///E

[@phangkuanhoong7967]

Love it!

[@notmyname5591]

Good stuff