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A recently released Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document titled “Domestic Terrorism Symbols Guide”* links common protest symbols to “terrorism” — another marker in a common theme of conflating militant protest for social justice with deadly terrorist violence within the United States. Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Brennan Center have raised warnings about such documents, citing inadequate protections for people’s constitutional rights.

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[-] STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world 172 points 11 months ago

Labelling Antifa as a terrorist group is basically admitting you are a fascist.

[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

I think there's more nuance on the topic than you're implying. While there's no actual group called antifa, there are plenty of groups who oppose far right ideology (i.e. anti-fascist/antifa). Some of these groups have definitely become heavily armed and radicalized. I don't support fascists, but I also don't support radicalized zealots of any creed. Does that make me a fascist?

[-] echutaa@programming.dev 22 points 11 months ago

Maybe with another organization you would have a point, but in the case of the FBI which has been known to aid and recruit fascists I don’t see this holding any water.

[-] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I think you're thinking of the CIA.

[-] masquenox@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Why? You think the FBI is (somehow) not serving the interests of a fundamentally white supremacist empire?

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