Trump Declares 'Antifa' Terrorist; Ignores Real Threat on Jan. 6
What it means, dear reader, is a conveniently abstract enemy for a voter base easily distracted from actual threats to democracy. While Trump fixates on a leaderless, ideological opposition he can't even define, he conveniently forgets the *actual* insurrection on January 6th, 2021, at the US Capitol, led by his own supporters. Despite convictions for seditious conspiracy against figures like
Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers, and hundreds of arrests related to the Capitol attack, Trump's focus remains on 'Antifa' – a nebulous label for anti-fascist activism (which is, by definition, anti-fascist). This deflection allows him to politicize the term 'terrorist' while ignoring the real-world, documented violence committed by those loyal to him. One might wonder if the criteria for
'terrorist organization' shifts depending on who's doing the terrorizing—or, more accurately, who's doing the voting.