antifascist
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antifascist
A person who rejects fascism and its ideologies out of political or ethical conviction and actively fights against them.
Als überzeugter Antifaschist engagierte er sich in einer Organisation gegen Rechtsextremismus.
As a convinced antifascist, he was active in an organization against right-wing extremism.
The word is made up of the prefix 'Anti-' (Greek for 'against') and the noun 'Faschist' (fascist). So the meaning is literally 'someone who is against fascists or fascism.'
Die Demonstration wurde von einer antifaschistischen Gruppe organisiert.
The demonstration was organized by an antifascist group.
'Antifaschist' (antifascist) is an N-declension noun. This means it takes the ending '-en' in the genitive, dative, and accusative singular. A common mistake is to forget this ending.
Ich habe gestern mit einem Antifaschisten gesprochen.
I spoke with an antifascist yesterday.
This word family also includes the adjective 'antifaschistisch' (antifascist/antifascist in character) and the abstract term 'der Antifaschismus' (antifascism). If you know one word, you can often recognize the others.
Sein antifaschistisches Engagement ist bekannt.
His antifascist activism is well known.
neo-Nazi
'der Neonazi' and 'der Antifaschist' are clearly politically opposed to each other. A 'Neonazi' follows the ideology of National Socialism after the Second World War. An 'Antifaschist' rejects fascist ideologies and fights against them out of political or ethical conviction. So the contrast is not just a difference of opinion, but a direct political opposition. This distinction is important in reports about demonstrations, history, or political groups.
Der Antifaschist engagiert sich seit Jahren gegen rechte Gewalt in seiner Stadt.
The antifascist has been campaigning against right-wing violence in his city for years.
Ein Neonazi störte die Gedenkveranstaltung und wurde von der Polizei weggeführt.
A neo-Nazi disrupted the memorial event and was led away by the police.