Antifa

Antifa (short for Anti-Fascist) are a group of anti-fascist radicals who's stated goal is the suppression of fascism, neo-nazism, white supremacy and other far-right ideologies in North America and Europe through the use of physical/vocal harassment. They tend to lean left on the political spectrum and are composed of communists, socialists and anarchists, with many expressing anti-American opinions. The group gained wider recognition during the protests lead against Donald Trump, in which Antifa members were caught vandalizing, fighting, and causing property damage. Antifa has received criticism from the American population for their use of violent crimes to achieve ends.

January 20th, 2017
On the day Donald Trump was inaugurated into office, over dozens of Antifa individuals blocked pedestrians from attention the Inauguration. They smashed in windows, and over 100 of them were arrested.

February 3rd, 2017
On February 3rd, 2017, when Donald Trump was recently elected. Milo Yiannopolous was invited to speak st the Berkeley University in Berkeley, California. However, Antifa arrived to shut it down. They torched cars, broke windows and doors, and wounded numerous people, a few noticeable victims of their actions were two females, one was bludgeoned over the head with flagpoles, and the other was pepper sprayed in the face by wearing a “Make Bitcoin Great Again,” hat. There was also graffiti spotted during the riots there that stated "Liberals get the bullet too", which its actual meaning being ambiguous at best.

April 15th, 2017
During a free speech rally, in Berkeley, Antifa showed up to try and shut it down. Claiming it was in the name of hate-speech, most of them were armed with m-80s, and they threw them at the free speech side. The police were ordered by the mayor of Berkeley, Jesse Arreguin to stand down.

2018
Antifa made an appearance in Berkeley, opposing a "No To Marxism" rally.