The response to George Floyd's murder has increased surveillance

President Donald Trump has said he wishes to ban Antifa because it is a terrorist organization which has created serious civil unrest during the George Floyd protests. He is using the confusion created by a complicated issue to enact authoritarian policies and shift blame. Although some people using the label 'Antifa' have been violent, they are not masterminding widespread anarchy.^[1] Critics have claimed that an organized attempt is being made by a structured terrorist organization to create chaos. Antifa is not an organization at all; it is an umbrella term for people who hold anti-fascist views. There is no way to join Antifa officially, and groups are locally organized wherever far-right groups gather. Although the right-wing press seeks to give Antifa a concrete political label, people using its symbols do not hold one particular political viewpoint.^[2] It is dangerous to outlaw a group which is not a real organization, but a loose collective of people with different political ideas. Banning them is a serious infringement on civil liberties. Anybody protesting against what they view as authoritarian, whether peacefully or not, could be arrested under counter-terrorism laws.^[3]

[P1] The President has not addressed the true causes of the riots but instead has used antifa as a scapegoat. [P2] Antifa is not a structured organization and banning it is an easy excuse to make arbitrary arrests. [C] The President is trying to prohibit protests and infringe on free speech.