An odd fad emerged late last night on Twitter, as journalists took to their phones following President Donald Trump's decision to lay blame for a weekend of tragedy and mayhem in Charlottesville at the feet of both neo-Nazis and and what he dubbed the "alt-left."
The movement known as "antifa," which identifies itself as "anti-fascist," has been the subject of curiosity as its rise in activity and swelling in ranks has grown in response to the rise of Trump to the presidency. An Atlantic Magazine profile of the movement, titled "The Rise of the Violent Left," questions whether antifa's increased activity is having the opposite effect — in that it has helped fuel the growth of the authoritarian enemies it so despises.
