USA: Why Is the Media Promoting Antifa?
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Why Is the Media Promoting Antifa? Self-proclaimed “Anti-Fascists” Promoting Violent Protest
By Gabriel Black
World Socialist
Over the past week, the anarchist affiliation Antifa (“Anti-fascist”) has received widespread and favorable coverage in the establishment media.
On August 18, the New York Times, the main newspaper voice for the Democratic Party, published a major front-page feature article, “Antifa Grows as Left-Wing Faction Set to, Literally, Fight the Far Right.” The piece, written by Thomas Fuller, Alan Feuer, and Serge F. Kovaleski, showcased the views of the movement with interviews of its members.
The article presents Antifa as a serious force for fighting fascism, all but inviting readers to sign up.
“Unlike most of the counterdemonstrators in Char...