SalamendaciousNov 25, 2023

FBI Labels Anti-Fascists and Anti-Racists as Violent Extremists

https://lemmy.world/post/8746608

FBI Labels Anti-Fascists and Anti-Racists as Violent Extremists - Lemmy.World

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.

Show threadYoBuckStopsHereNov 25, 2023
So, being pro-democracy means you are a Violent Extremist?
Show threadcaptainlezbian
Sometimes yes. Authoritarians sometimes refuse to cede without violence. The FBI appears to have taken that position
Nov 25, 2023 at 7:58pmWeb
Show threadZorqueNov 25, 2023
Being violent doesn't mean being an extremist, though.
Show threadcaptainlezbianNov 26, 2023
It depends on what the culture defines as acceptable politics. It’s so extreme that it’s an executable offense in some countries and has been so in our culture too. We have to fight to keep it from that