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Re:Germany, in a First, Shuts Down Left-Wing Extremist Website by briholt on Friday August 25, 2017 @04:49PM (#15102107)
The abject denial of left-wing violence in the media and the correlating hysteria about right wing violence is disturbing and is obviously fueling the false sense of self-righteousness that is driving that very violence. Anyone with a shred of integrity denounces ALL violence, even if the perpetrators share your ideology.

To help burst anyone's delusions, here's just a few recent left-wing violent incidents off the top of my head.

http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/05/24/berkeley-college-prof...

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/us/dallas-quiet-after-pol...

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/17/us/baton-route-police-shooting...

https://www.rt.com/usa/366452-portland-riots-anti-trump/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mob-at-middlebury-148858650...

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Re:Germany, in a First, Shuts Down Left-Wing Extremist Website by pjc50 on Friday August 25, 2017 @06:09PM (#15102628)
> denounces ALL violence

Police violence? War on Terror? Armed border patrols?

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Re:Germany, in a First, Shuts Down Left-Wing Extremist Website by apersona on Saturday August 26, 2017 @12:06PM (#15106019)
Yes, all violence. Just because I don't support left-wing violence doesn't mean that I support whatever the left-wing is fighting against.

That's what I hate about politics nowadays - it's either you're agree with us on everything or we immediately assume that you disagree with us on everything.

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