Words Matter...!

​

In this apparent battle for people's minds, let's clarify some of the loaded language.

​

What's the meaning of...

​

Antifa - Anti-fascist (like Nazi)

​

Anti-fascist - the opposition to fascism grounded in the defense of democracy, constitutional order, and traditional institutions (Googled)

​

Fascism - The Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, espoused a form of fascism that incorporated fervent antisemitism, anti-communism, scientific racism, and the use of eugenics. (Googled)

​

Democracy - Democracy (from Ancient Greek: δημοκρατία, romanized: dēmokratía, dêmos 'people' and krátos 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. (Wikipedia). The United States is a representative democracy. This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials. (USCIS.gov)

​

Oligarchy - meaning "rule of the few", is a form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. (Wikipedia)

​

Autocracy - 

​

Socialism - 

​

Communism - 

​

Capitalism - 

​