An Outsider's Guide to Antifa is a multi-volume, introductory text on the anti-fascist movement, from first principles and its emergence in history, to the specifics of the modern day social movement.
Methodology & Findings Given the qualitative nature of the epistemology of fascism, interviews were used as the primary tool. Interviews occurred face-to-face, via phone, e-mail, message boards such as 4chan and Reddit, and utilizing social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and Mastodon. For each individual, the question of
“What is fascism?” was proposed during the interview, with varying follow-up questions as necessary. Antifa members of a semi-randomized sample (n = 75), including members from a variety of locations around the country, were interviewed regarding definitions of fascism. Common themes identified during interviews were that capitalism's final stage is fascism, imperialism is an expression of capitalism and fascism, and the underlying problem is not a specific leader, but the global hegemony. Multinational corporations and their detrimental effects on indigenous peoples and the environment were commonly expressed as a secondary concern, with nearly every int
Author(s): Matthew Knouff
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 375
Introduction
I Historical Models
Introduction
Models of History
Spengler, Toynbee, & Tainter
Generational Theory of History
References
II International Roots of Modern Antifa
Introduction
The Dreyfus Affair
Persons of Interest
The Dreyfus Trial
French Resistance
The Zazous
Confederation General d'Agriculture (CGA)
Anarchists
Arditi del Popolo
Antifaschistische Aktion
Japanese Anti-fascists
Early Fascism in the United Kingdom
Battle of Cable Street
Anti-Fascist Action (UK)
U.S. Antifascist History
McKinley Assassination
The Galleanisti
Sacco & Vanzetti Trials
International Brigades
Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee (JAFRC)
The New Left / Civil Rights Era
American Indian Movement
References
III History of Modern U.S. Antifa
(1980s to Iraq War) U.S. Antifa (1980s to “September 11th”)
A16: Washington D.C., 2000
RNC & DNC Demonstrations, 2000
U.S. Antifa (Post-September 11th to Present)
Battle of York, 2002
References
IV Historical Fascism
Introduction
Benito Mussolini & the Original Fascist Movement
Japanese Fascism
Spanish Fascism
The Nationalists
The Dictatorship – Fascist or Not?
British Union of Fascists (BUF)
American Falangist Party (AFP)
U.S. Presidential Administrations
References
V Modern Day Fascism
Introduction
Aryan Nations
Battles with Antifa
National Alliance
National Alliance emblem After discussing three groups who are only marginally linked to the recent in-the-street confrontations between the Black Bloc shown in the mainstream news cycle, we will turn to the discussion to a group who has received much more televised coverage: National Alliance – also known as American Vanguard, Vanguard America, and National Vanguard. National Alliance actively participated in the 2017 Charlottesville tiki torch march, with members shouting, “Jews will not replace us!” and other messages of intra-racial unification. Numerous photos were taken where James Alex Fields, Jr., the suspected driver of the car which struck Heather Heyer, resulting in her death. Fields Jr. was wearing a similar uniform to other National Alliance members, spending most of the day associating with individuals claiming membership to the group. According to National Vanguard, two-hundred current active members reside in the United States. However, it is still considered one of the
National Socialist Movement (NSM)
Traditionalist Worker Party
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
First Revival
LaRouche Movement
American Renaissance
Summary
References
VI Defining Fascism
Introduction
Muammar al-Gaddafi
Ethical Dilemma of Third Position
Green Fascism (Eco-Fascism)
Earth First! & Derivatives
Antifa's Definition
Summary
VII Psychology of Fascism & Anti-Fascism
Introduction
Hierarchical Structure
Disgust Sensitivity
Discussion
Social Intuitionist Model
Moral Panic
References
VIII Conclusion of Volume I
