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FBI Labels Anti-Fascists and Anti-Racists as Violent Extremists (unicornriot.ninja)
submitted 11 months ago by masquenox@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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A recently released Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document titled “Domestic Terrorism Symbols Guide”* links common protest symbols to “terrorism” — another marker in a common theme of conflating militant protest for social justice with deadly terrorist violence within the United States. Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Brennan Center have raised warnings about such documents, citing inadequate protections for people’s constitutional rights.

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[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What do you think was more optically advantageous for the left

Showing the fascists - and their spineless "centrist" allies - that they will face real opposition in the streets. When the fash start marching, that is the only optics that matter.

bunch of patriot front idiots getting arrested just for marching

Arrested by whom? Their KKK and neo-nazi allies you optimistically call "police"?

You don't have to believe me, Clyde... you can hear it straight from a neo-nazi, too.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Arrested by whom? Their KKK and neo-nazi allies you optimistically call "police"?

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/11/1104405804/patriot-front-white-supremacist-arrested-near-idaho-pride

Yes.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Sooo... you're just going to conveniently ignore this.

And this.

And this.

And this.

And this.

And this.

And, surprise, surprise, this.

At this point I have to ask... are you sure you're not a bit sympathetic to fascism yourself?

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I know, that's my point. In a clash between fash and antifa, we know what police are going to do. If nobody engages with them and their behavior becomes such that the police themselves actually have to arrest them, that's amazing.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

We'll continue this conversation when you come back to the real world, okay?