Hardly definitive given the source but some information for you...
"Antifa is not an interconnected or unified organization, but rather a movement without a hierarchical leadership structure, comprising multiple autonomous groups and individuals.[16][25][36] Activists typically organize protests via social media and through websites.[41] Some activists have built peer-to-peer networks, or use encrypted-texting services like Signal.[42] According to Chauncey Devega at Salon, antifa is an organizing strategy, not a group of people.[43] The antifa movement has grown since the 2016 presidential election and, as of August 2017, approximately 200 groups existed, of varying sizes and levels of activity.[31] The activists involved subscribe to a range of ideologies, typically on the left, and they include anarchists, socialists and communists along with some liberals and social democrats.[24][25][36]
According to Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at the California State University, San Bernardino, antifa activists feel the need to participate in violent actions because "they believe that elites are controlling the government and the media. So they need to make a statement head-on against the people who they regard as racist".[8] According to Mark Bray, the adherents "reject turning to the police or the state to halt the advance of white supremacy. Instead they advocate popular opposition to fascism as we witnessed in Charlottesville".[25]"
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Posted: 05/31/2020 at 11:33AM