What surprises me most about #Antifa going off in the U.S. right now is that it hasn& #39;t happened earlier. In Germany, Antifa has been around ever since I can remember (Antifa = Antifaschistische Aktion). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(Germany)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti... #AntifaRiots

In a nutshell (or nutcase), their ideology is based on the belief that (West) Germany as a capitalist country and part of the Western bloc is a continuation of fascism and hence must be resisted (while still living there). This dates back to the & #39;68 student protest movements.

As within all radical movements, there are factions that hate each other& #39;s guts. A particular amusing case are the "Anti-Germans" (hate Germany for its fascist past) vs. the "Anti-Imperialists" (hate Israel because allegedly, Zionism=imperialism). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WboggjN_G-4">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

A similarity to the U.S. right now is that it& #39;s hard to distinguish who exactly is Antifa, who are "Autonoms", and who is just there for the rioting and looting. The looting of local shops during the G20 & #39;17 in Hamburg seemed like a fairly new thing to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK7Inm7wexQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch...