At the end of September, Donald
Trump issued an executive order declaring antifa a
"domestic terrorist organization."
The problem
is, antifa is not a formally designated group. It's a
decentralized movement opposing fascism — it's literally
short for anti-fascist. Antifa does not have meetings,
membership cards, or even "members."
And the
fact that no one is formally "in" antifa means that Trump's executive order could
set a dangerous precedent for labeling any political
dissident as a domestic
terrorist.
It's worth noting that Trump
never proposed a crackdown on white supremacist hate
groups, despite the fact that right-wing extremists have
killed many Americans in the past decade. In
fact, research shows that the overwhelming majority of
political violence in the United States comes from
right-wing extremism.
Trump is
clearly cherry-picking evidence to create
broad, sweeping crack downs against anyone who might
oppose his extremist agenda. This sets an
extremely dangerous precedent. Sign the petition now to tell
the Trump Administration: reverse this executive order
immediately!