antifascists
Opponents of authoritarianism
Antifascists are people who actively oppose fascism and far-right ideologies.
The term encompasses a broad range of individuals and groups, from mainstream political opponents of authoritarian nationalism to more militant activists who confront fascist movements directly.
Antifascists showed up to counterprotest the rally.
The shortened form antifa is often used, particularly in news coverage of confrontational tactics.
Staunch factional supporters
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
struggle · cells · networks · safehouses · forgery · smuggling · maquis · brigades
Unity among allies
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
community organizing · mobilization · collective action · alliance · mutual aid · advocacy · campaigning · awareness
Coexistence of differing views
- equalitySame status for all
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
- free pressJournalism without censorship
rule of law · tolerance · inclusion · diversity · representation · accountability · democratic socialism · united front
State controls everything absolutely
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
ultranationalism · racism · xenophobia · bigotry · white supremacy · hate groups · far-right · ethnonationalism
Public display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- counterprotestProtest opposing another protest
- blockadeSealing off a place
sit-in · picket · banner · chanting · deplatforming · no-platforming · confrontation · disruption
1936-1939 Iberian ideological conflict
- WeimarThuringian city, cultural landmark
- interwarBetween major conflicts
- WWII1939-45 global conflict
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
Nuremberg · denazification · Reichstag · Kristallnacht · appeasement · collaboration · complicity
partisans
Staunch factional supporters
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
defiance · struggle · cells · networks · safehouses · forgery · smuggling · maquis · brigades · fighters
solidarity
Unity among allies
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
direct action · community organizing · mobilization · collective action · alliance · mutual aid · advocacy · campaigning · awareness · civil disobedience
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- equalitySame status for all
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
free press · rule of law · tolerance · inclusion · diversity · representation · accountability · democratic socialism · united front · constitutional rights
totalitarianism
State controls everything absolutely
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
nationalism · ultranationalism · racism · xenophobia · bigotry · white supremacy · hate groups · far-right · ethnonationalism · supremacism
demonstration
Public display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- counterprotestProtest opposing another protest
blockade · sit-in · picket · banner · chanting · deplatforming · no-platforming · confrontation · disruption · vigil
Spanish Civil War
1936-1939 Iberian ideological conflict
Holocaust · Nuremberg · denazification · Reichstag · Kristallnacht · appeasement · collaboration · complicity
- historical figureshistorical figures, leaders, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Joan of Arc
- dissidentsdissident, dissidents, dissenter, rebel, Sakharov
antifascistsfascists
Authoritarian nationalist adherents
Nazis · neo-Nazis · Blackshirts · Brownshirts · white supremacists
antifascistscollaborators
People who work jointly
quislings · Nazi collaborators · appeasers · fifth columnists · sympathizers