Crockerland wrote:Ifreann wrote:Any thoughts on why his campaign included inverted red triangles in their now-deleted Facebook posts?
It's a symbol used by Anti-Fascist Action and other Anarchist Groups.
From Mark Bray's Antifascist handbook:
As opposed to AFA’s reclamation of the red triangle symbol used by the Nazis to label communists, Antifa incorporated the name, style, flags, and other symbols of continental anti-fascism, while maintaining the AFA organizing model
If Trump tweets out a picture of a Swastika being smashed with a hammer and says he hates Nazis, all we will hear in this thread is "Trump HATES Buddhists and tweeted out the DESTRUCTION of a Buddhist symbol! He hates religious minorities! Nazi!"
So, let me get this straight. Trump, posting an ad that calls for people to oppose antifa, involves particular antifa imagery that is both not widely known and a reclaimed symbol of the holocaust? For what purpose? Do you think that many political attack ads just show the imagery of the opponent?
By the way, even if what you say it's true, it's bad form to use a group's reclaimed symbols against them, because of this very reason. People will confuse your intentions.
Your little what if scenario isn't really relevant, and you thinking that that would happen has no bearing on reality. If Trump would actually post anti-fascist imagery, or make antifascist statements, that would be great. Thing is, context exists, and Trump has used his position of power to constantly spout fascist talking points and wink towards the extreme right wing. That context exists. That's why people distrust him when he says disingenuous shit. Do you think antifa hates Trump just because he is called 'Donald Trump'? Or because of what he has said and done?