While anarchists and anti-fascists openly acknowledged being part of the massive crowds, they call the scale, intensity and durability of the protests far beyond anything that they might dream of organizing. In Portland, Ore., those affiliated with Rose City Antifa said they have supported the continuing protests. Antifa has roots in the Occupy Wall Street protests of a decade ago and the demonstrations against the World Trade Organization in the 1990s. During Mr. Trump’s inauguration, antifa activists marched in Washington vandalizing businesses and at one point setting fire to a limousine. director, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the agency “considers antifa more of an ideology than an organization.”

Source: New York Times June 11, 2020 14:37 UTC