The designation of the amorphous group antifa as a terrorist organization allows the state to brand all dissidents as supporters of antifa and prosecute them as terrorists.
I’m not sure. Also, downvotes don’t really matter on Lemmy / Piefed. And I don’t care if I’m downvoted anyway 🙂
I just find it curious that anybody would downvote a post to an article that warns about the weaponization of a term to suppress dissent. The only explanation I have is, those who downvoted saw the title “We are all antifa” and immediately voted it down because they’re not antifa - completely missing the point of the article because they haven’t read past the title.
Being posted on Beehaw, do the downvotes even federate? Because Beehaw has downvoting disabled.
I’m not sure. Also, downvotes don’t really matter on Lemmy / Piefed. And I don’t care if I’m downvoted anyway 🙂
I just find it curious that anybody would downvote a post to an article that warns about the weaponization of a term to suppress dissent. The only explanation I have is, those who downvoted saw the title “We are all antifa” and immediately voted it down because they’re not antifa - completely missing the point of the article because they haven’t read past the title.