[elgenie]

This is an incoherent blog post.

1. The concept of "domestic terrorist organization" not a thing under any US law. Further, there exists no such organization in observable reality.

2. "All relevant executive departments and agencies shall utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations" is … nothing, because that's what federal law enforcement is already charged with.

[odo1242]

Also, Antifa is the name of a political ideology, not any particular organization.

[xnx]

Exactly. It's like calling feminism a terror organization (at the risk of giving them the idea).

[pacomerh]

It still blows my mind most people that agree with this post actually don't know what the word means. This is just a catchy word to divide us.

[Gigachad]

My observation is it's not even a full ideology. More of just a term and symbology to describe being against fascism.

[stogot]

The Biden DHS called them “loosely affiliated organizations” because they were underground. Closest analogy might be anonymous or lulz. You can see members show up to protests and carry Antifa flags, in full military gear, causing violence, etc. There are arrest videos on YouTube, and the ATF, DHS, and Florida AG went after some named members back in 2023

http://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrelease/action-against-ant...

Also others have linked to other orgs later in this comments

[burnt-resistor]

It's an essentially fictional group those in power are hyping with whatever vilification they want for the third red scare to castigate any enemy or disloyal member so they can scapegoat and crucify whomever they want, probably including stealing their citizenship, property, safety, and/or liberty. Anyone stepping out of line will be subject to this treatment, and so 1a (e.g., freedom from government censorship) will weaken.

[Tadpole9181]

No, don't diminish what it is.

It is the sitting president of the United States stating that a political ideology that stands against fascism is illegal and directing the executive - the most powerful and only functional branch of the government under the GOP "unitary executive policy" - to take punitive actions against this thought crime.

[FranzFerdiNaN]

Its not incoherent, its the White House using the power and might of the United States government and law enforcement against it's own people, because they will just declare anything they dont like 'Antifa' or 'the left'. Its fascism pure and simple.

[k33n]

1. Domestic terrorist organization specifically is not a thing under US law, that is true. But domestic terrorism is, and we do have RICO statutes. (https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47885)

2. Not incoherent. Seems pretty specific: All relevant executive departments and agencies shall utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa or any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa, or for which Antifa or any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa provided material support, including necessary investigatory and prosecutorial actions against those who fund such operations.