MrHandAug 27, 2023

Why is the government targeting incels?

https://lemmy.world/post/3921612

Why is the government targeting incels? - Lemmy.world

You may have heard of the “Countering Violent Extremism” program under DHS. They’ve deployed the tactics used to fight terrorists against domestic citizens. For example, incels. When I posted on the web forum incels dot is, I didn’t know it was Department of Homeland Security operation against men who say they are romantically deprived. I didn’t know I was interacting with larping feds who encourage extremist rhetoric. Consequently I was put on a watchlist and am subject to intrusive monitoring. I share a lot of my experience here. https://twitter.com/WrongedIncel [https://twitter.com/WrongedIncel] My question is, is it far that the government is so targeting incels?

Show threadintensely_humanAug 27, 2023
It’s not fair for the government to target anyone who hasn’t broken the law.
Show thread🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆Aug 27, 2023

I think it’s a little fair to monitor groups that border on the edge of committing crimes to make sure they don’t. If someone is going around saying they’re going to kill people, even if they haven’t, I’d keep a fucking eye on them.

Considering how much rhetoric incels and well known terrorist groups share, it doesn’t seem unreasonable why they are included on terrorist watch lists.

Show threadMrHand
I haven’t said I was going to kill people.
Aug 27, 2023 at 3:44amWeb