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Re:U.S. Marshals Spied on Abortion Protesters Using Dataminr by luma on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:09AM (#35949429)
I agree with your assertion that there is a big difference here, in that anti-abortion protestors are far more likely to resort to domestic terrorism to get their way.

Pro-choice protestors don't have a history of bombing health clinics, that's something reserved for the people you claim "take peaceful action". History has something quite different to say: https://www.vox.com/2015/12/1/9827886/abortion-clinic-attack...

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Re:U.S. Marshals Spied on Abortion Protesters Using Dataminr by keneda7 on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:17AM (#35949578)
According to the FBI director this is not true. Since Dobbs 70% of violence has been against pro life centers.

Skip to 1:45 in the video for the exact quote.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pro-life-centers-targeted-7...

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Re:U.S. Marshals Spied on Abortion Protesters Using Dataminr by iudqnolq on Monday May 15, 2023 @04:43PM (#35954213)
You're using the wrong metric. Pro abortion protestors broke a large number of windows. Anti abortion protestors shot a handful of people. The appropriate comparison is not number of incidents.
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Re:U.S. Marshals Spied on Abortion Protesters Using Dataminr by vorpalhex on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:19AM (#35949621)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/pro-abortion-terrorists-...

No, both sides have a good history of bombings.

"My side bombs less" is also not a wonderful counterargument.

It would be preferable if the two sides could quietly engage in a melee battle somewhere away from bystanders. In the meantime, maybe we can avoid ideological battles on HN.

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