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[–] SeanBox 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Terrorism:
noun 1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes. 2. the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization. 3. a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
[–] TAThatBoomerang 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
These labels mean nothing to me. If the alt-right in Europe start using force to quell the destroyers' actions, are they terrorists?
[–] SeanBox 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Using force to quell rioting is what police are for. They maintain public safety. I've never seen cops smashing up banks.
[–] nowimonvoattoo [S] ago
But they aren't are they?
[–] somebody112 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
There are similarities between ISIS and AntiFa, but the ones you've listed aren't really a good comparison, IMO.
AntiFa and ISIS are similiar in that:
[–] nowimonvoattoo [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
They are not religious, they are paid mercenaries and have the same employer. They are colleagues in other words.
[–] somebody112 ago (edited ago)
AntiFa (and all the left) absolutely ARE religious, it's not obvious to many people because they (the left) does not worship a magical sky man, but they do worship "diversity" and "equality" two fictional concepts that essentially do not exist in real life.
The left ARE religious but their religion is more like a fusion of secular humanism and marxism, much of their rhetoric about offensive speech is essentially anti-blasphemy rhetoric. Not a lot of people make this connection though.
You are not even allowed to question many things in the public sphere (ex. is race real? are races equal?) because these concepts are blasphemous to the left. Really anything in life should be up for discussion. ex I can question if the moon landing was real, was JFK an inside job, is Trump a fascist, I can even assert that the government is actually run by Lizard people and not get arrested. It is illegal to question the Holocaust though. The holocaust has anti-blasphemy laws to protect it (similar to the Islamic world one cannot question that the Prophet Muhammed is the prophet or one goes to jail or even gets killed).
[–] 7865811? ago
Fear and violence. I thought this was a comedy show.