Re:War Is a Racket (1935)
by sesuximo on Thursday May 25, 2023 @04:28PM
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I think it’s fair to say American politics are violent, and it’s not really a partisan thing
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Generally no. If you look at the "extremist" groups associated with both parties, only one set of groups does substantial damage (and faces little to no ramifications); that of the left. The "mostly peaceful" protests mid-pandemic saw damage done to major metros (Minneapolis-St. Paul comes to mind) on the order of billions of dollars. Those protests were fomented by mostly BLM/Marxist extensions rooted in the Democratic party. I would challenge you to find such damage on the part of right-leaning protesters anywhere in America in the last 20 years. Sure, you could point at J6, but if you actually look at the videos most of the people are meandering like tourists in a rather safe fashion compared to half of Minneapolis (hyperbole, I know) burning to the ground.
Majority of violence is done by right wing. It is beyond cynical to lie so much and try to pin it on the left. The right is the ones who are the biggest and actual threat to both freedom and democracy - and actual perpetrators of murders and terrorist attacks.
And no, j6 were no tourist not peaceful. They were literal violent attempt to prevent votes count.
Re:War Is a Racket (1935)
by hotpotamus on Thursday May 25, 2023 @05:47PM
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It sounds like the left is much more powerful than the right then given that they can overpower them with no repercussion. I think it would probably be best to give into their demands so the right are not further victimized if this is the case.
Re:War Is a Racket (1935)
by mrguyorama on Thursday May 25, 2023 @06:29PM
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Ain't it amazing how powerful the left is and yet we can't even raise the debt ceiling?
Blowing up buildings, murdering jews, plotting assassinations etc. is substantially damaging. It is "extremist".
I'm unfamiliar with these. Sources?
Re:War Is a Racket (1935)
by mrguyorama on Thursday May 25, 2023 @06:27PM
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Bombing abortion clinics used to be a fun pastime. Go read a newspaper from the 70s or 80s.
The FBI has considered right wing extremism a serious threat to the US since before Ruby Ridge and Waco. The turner diaries was written before either.
And the KKK was exactly a militant right wing political group, with members being politicians, sometimes openly.