Political opposition to fascism, which is a system of government based on authoritarian single-party rule and extreme nationalism.
From anti- (against) + fascism (from Italian fascio meaning bundle, symbolizing unity). Antifascism emerged as an organized movement in the 1920s-1930s in response to rising fascist regimes in Europe.
Antifascism became the great unifying force of WWII, bringing together communists, capitalists, monarchists, and socialists who otherwise despised each other—it's a rare historical moment when opposing ideologies agreed that one enemy was simply unacceptable, showing how powerful negative unity can be.
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