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Not really. To you, antifa is a loosely-if-at-all organised collection of people united by opposition to fascism. To them, it's a real organisation with actual members who use violence against the government. To you, because the collection isn't really organised, the name determines what it is. To them, because it's a real organisation, the name can be a lie and doesn't matter. To you, direct action against the government is justified, because they're in the process of creating a fascist state. To them, the government isn't fascist, so action against the government can't be on the basis of anti-fascism; antifa must therefore be a dishonest label.
Ah, but you have made the classical mistake of assuming they think/ actually believe what they are saying and arent just trying to disenfranchise billions.
Who's "they", now? I think that plenty of politicians knowingly misrepresent things like this, but I don't think the average Trump voter/Fox news watcher understands. Otherwise the politicians and the news just wouldn't have to lie.
This is somewhat of an encouraging thought. They have to lie to keep people on their side. Unfortunately the lies work, but at least the people don't support their real agenda.
Average viewer doesnt think, average producer is running a grift
It's pretty much this from top to bottom.
There are true believers, grifters, and idiots all throughout the movement. Sometimes you can have various shades of believer/grifter/idiot all rolled into a single person.
And furthermore, to them the government can't be fascist because they supported all of the fascist parts of it.