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FBI Labels Anti-Fascists and Anti-Racists as Violent Extremists (unicornriot.ninja)

submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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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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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This has always been the case with stuff like cointelpro. The FBI's job isn't really to solve crimes but to crack down on things that the powers that be don't like. The FBI and similar organizations need more public oversight and the definitions of terrorism need to be restricted and narrowly defined.

Because businesses will see disrupting like a ceo as "terrorism" etc. The pipeline protests were treated this way.

[-] Redhotkurt@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

This is fucked up

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All cops are bastards, and I believe a black cat absolutely will sabotage this system when the time is right.

Fuck you, FBI. We the American people have got your number too, there are a lot more of us and we know what you look like even when trying to blend in.

You'll drop some of us, but we'll catch you.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Lol if you think the average American will stand up against oppression, it would mean they need to get up off the couch. Nevermind that as long as the TV news tells them everything is fine, they'll agree.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I cannot do anything about it but hope. I suspect it'll be a network effect, where once some people start going through the motions, others may follow.

Admittedly a bad example, but we saw the edge of this in hysterical form with the covid toilet paper fiasco. Should things get truly bad enough, not even the news systems will constrain us.

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[-] Antaeus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

So, Trump is now a violent extremist?

Yea, that checks out.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 8 points 1 year ago

Always has been.

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I can't quote Bruce Lee anymore? Be like H2O and evade police, as he is famously known to say.

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