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Are they also ultra-nationalist, ultra-right-wing, and in favor of strict social hierarchies? There's more to fascism than just being mean to people you don't like
According to Britannica:
Fascism : a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government
While what I described is not centrally controlled by a dictator (and anyone claiming that Antifa was centrally controlled is a nutcase, I agree), the way Antifa as a collective behaves does try to "control the lives of people, not allowing them to disagree with them" - at least in my opinion. You're free to have your own.
Ok but that's not fascism
Like, according to your own definition that you linked, and your own opinion of the control structure of Antifa, they don't match up
The right uses political and actual violence to prevent people from being themselves. That's not a disagreement. That's actual fascism.
While I don't agree with the right's current direction - I'm talking about Switzerland/Germany, not America here - I have not seen a single incident where they use political and actual violence to get their point across - where I've seen that a lot from the left.
Right wing violence is all over the news the last three years in Germany.
I do however see that Antifa in the EU seem to be a lot more militant than here in the U.S.