Re:SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists
by dragonwriter on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @06:26PM
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> The US has a developing extremist problem, period. Having two sides with radicals willing to continuously ramp up the levels of violence,
We don't; domestic extremist violence for many years in the US has consistently been very one-sided, with the Right being the absolutely dominant source, especially for deadly violence against persons.
There are two major terrorist threats in the US at the moment: one is far-right white supremacists; the other is radical islamists. Another comment linked to this GAO report with more data: https://www.gao.gov/assets/690/683984.pdf
Are those the two "sides" you are referring to? If so, I fail to see how they are engaging in a "mutual vicious cycle of outrage".
Re:SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists
by anigbrowl on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @08:24PM
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Only one fringe makes a practice of carrying out mass shootings.
Re:SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists
by akhilcacharya on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @06:22PM
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There is no equivalent on the left that inflamed the left like Trump does to the right. Period.
You don’t see antifa hooligans wearing Clinton garb. You did see MAGA hats at Charlottesville.
This isn’t a both sides issue.
Re:SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists
by stcredzero on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @06:27PM
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You don’t see antifa hooligans wearing Clinton garb.
To them, Clinton is a dirty centrist.
This isn’t a both sides issue.
It's not even a both fringes issue, as there are multiple fringes that don't even like each other. It is a fringes issue, however.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Years_of_Lead_(Italy)
In The Power of Nightmares, Adam Curtis talks about how opposing sides exploit the mutual vicious cycle of outrage. The common interest between extreme groups who otherwise demonize and hate each other, is that they both benefit from the cycle of outrage and the breakdown of society. Both fringes want to let things break down and roll the dice, for the chance they might come out on top.