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Re:Police surveilled protests with help from Twitter-affilia... by pstuart on Thursday July 09, 2020 @07:36PM (#23786520)
"antifa" is boogeyman designed to spook the cattle. It's at best a label, and on its face, a noble label.
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Re:Police surveilled protests with help from Twitter-affilia... by FilterSweep on Thursday July 09, 2020 @07:40PM (#23786543)
This is naive.

Their labeling of antifa as a terrorist organization sets the precedent that ANYONE engaging in antifascist activities or in opposition of fascism is a terrorist.

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Re:Police surveilled protests with help from Twitter-affilia... by pstuart on Thursday July 09, 2020 @09:43PM (#23787300)
I was being lighthearted about watching my country fall to a fascist coup. I agree with your point.

It's rather surreal to watch this all happen -- the gaslighting, the racists crawling out from under their rocks, the blatant corruption, and the fomenting of hate amongst the populace. I think things are going to get a lot uglier before November, and after the election to get even worse.

We live in perilous times.

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