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  • noun Opposition to fascism

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ fascism

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Examples

  • It's no secret that "antifascism" is deeply rooted in Marxist, except to you apparently.

    The Clog 2010

  • To the bewilderment of observers, however, the side of the political spectrum that prides itself on its supposed history of "antifascism" has spent its time since 9 / 11 defending jihadists and other militant Muslims.

    Newsmax - Inside Cover 2009

  • The idea of Hitler as madman is a subtext throughout much that has been written about him, and particularly when it comes to the war.48 Bolshevik propaganda, antifascism, and barely disguised sympathies have precluded the same treatment of Stalin.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

  • The idea of Hitler as madman is a subtext throughout much that has been written about him, and particularly when it comes to the war.48 Bolshevik propaganda, antifascism, and barely disguised sympathies have precluded the same treatment of Stalin.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

  • The vehemence of these convictions was matched by the fervor of his antifascism.

    Devil Dog David Talbot 2010

  • Ultimately, then, my analysis of Crossfire and the career of Adrian Scott suggests that the mid-century discourse on Americanism cannot be fully understood without reference to antifascism and anti-Communism, both as ideologies and as political movements.

    Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

  • Scott's work during this period suggests his growing political engagement and ever-bolder attempts to subvert the studio system, beginning with the critique of class and corruption in Murder, My Sweet, through the internationalist antifascism of Cornered, to Crossfire, the final point on the trajectory of Scott's attempts to meld his creative and political visions.

    Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

  • In the postwar period, such activities were often used against suspected Communists as evidence of "premature" antifascism (i.e., antifascism expressed prior to formal American entry into World War Two).

    Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

  • Between the end of the war and the onset of the blacklist, a handful of progressive Hollywood filmmakers tried to meld the emerging noir style with overt political content, especially concerning fascism and antifascism.

    Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

  • Chapter 2, "Raising the Cry of Alarm: Popular Nationalism, World War Two, and the New Political Filmmaking," explores the popular discourse on fascism and antifascism, nationalism, nativism, and anti-Semitism from the 1930s through the end of World War Two, emphasizing Hollywood's role in the construction of a wartime popular nationalism.

    Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

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