I AM ANTIFA

By Rob C.

Art by Christopher Weyant

ANTIFA means anti-fascist. Trump turned it into a slur, proving he doesn’t know what words mean—or worse, that he does. America has always been anti-fascist. To suggest otherwise is to side with the very thing we’ve fought against for generations.

Donald Trump can’t stop saying “ANTIFA,” like it’s some magic incantation that turns every problem into an excuse for more police crackdowns and authoritarian power grabs. The word falls out of his mouth like glitter at a kid’s birthday party—everywhere, annoying, and impossible to clean up.

But here’s the kicker: Trump doesn’t even know what it means. ANTIFA is short for anti-fascist. You know—opposing fascism. As in, fighting against Mussolini. Standing up to Hitler. Storming the beaches at Normandy. Last I checked, America has literally fought wars against fascists. So when Trump and his MAGA megaphones treat “ANTIFA” like some shadowy terrorist cabal, they’re basically saying: being anti-fascist is bad.

Let that sink in.

Trump even issued an executive order trying to designate an ideology as a terrorist organization. Not a group. Not an entity. An idea. That’s the thought police in action. You can’t outlaw being anti-fascist unless you’re pro-fascist. And at this point, with Trump’s Project 2025 allies drooling over centralized executive power, purges of government employees, and attacks on free speech, it’s hard to escape the conclusion: MAGA is not just flirting with fascism. They’ve married it, bought the house, and are shopping for drapes.

Being anti-fascist is not a crime. It’s a patriotic duty. America was founded on opposing tyranny. Every soldier who fought in World War II was, by definition, ANTIFA. Every civil rights marcher who stood up to Jim Crow was ANTIFA. Every American who refuses to bow to a would-be dictator is ANTIFA.

Trump wants you to believe ANTIFA is the enemy. But let’s be clear: if you’re not anti-fascist, what are you?

God help the USA—because right now, we’re driving the wrong way on the freeway.