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Antifa group in the USA and its relation to mainstream politics
Žádník, Jiří ; Dopieralla, Jakub (advisor) ; Novotný, Jaroslav (referee)
Title Antifa group in the USA and its relation to mainstream politics Annotation The presented bachelor thesis deals with the relationship of leading political figures of the major two political parties in the United States and the antifa movement, especially their reaction to the events of August 2017 in Charlottesville and the participation of antifa in the counterprotests against the Unite the Right rally. The paper first presents to the reader with the history of the antifascist movement in the United States up to the emergence of the first organized networks of the activist cells and the transition from ARA to AFA. Subsequently, the paper describes the preparation, organization and the actual events of August 11th and 12th. The research section of the paper analyzes firstly statements posted by the monitored political leaders on the Twitter social media, specifically their immediate reaction to the events. Secondly, articles published shortly after the events on selected news websites were analyzed, specifically how they informed about the antofa movement and its participation. Keywords antifa, antifascism, USA, Charlottesville, democrats, republicans, New York Times, Fox News
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