Its origin,when the left call you Fascist. The USA is fighting Modern day Anarchists, traditionally it started in the 30's during Hitlers reign , modern day leftist morphed it into ,anti capitalist,anti racism social justice far left violent extremism... The modern day Anarchist aren't talking about peaceful protests anymore ,they conspirer to manufacture violent terror.Some of the questions from the local Minnesota media seemed very sympathetic to the accused radical protesters... Reporters (including local ones covering activist perspectives critically) doubled down on Rosen hard on evidence, injuries, Antifa definitions, and whether this targeted protected speech/protest. These lines of questioning align with defenses raised by radical activists and their attorneys outside the event. From the video,"It started in the Soviet Union and functioned as the violent wing of Germany's Communist Party to target political rivals. Antifa (short for anti-fascist) has long been used by the far-left as both a label and a militant tactic to shut down opposition — calling anyone who disagrees a 'fascist' while engaging in the very thuggish behavior they claim to oppose." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States) "Individuals involved in the antifa movement tend to hold anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, anti-fascist,anti-racist, and anti-state views, subscribing to a varied range of left-wing ideologies. A majority of adherents are anarchists, communists, and other socialists who describe themselves as revolutionaries, although some social democrats and others on the American Left, among them environmentalists, LGBT and indigenous rights advocates, also adhere to the antifa movement" The story is based on a NTD News & Wikipedia report