Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

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  • SabinStargem@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Honestly, it is the behavior of the righwing that is making me edge towards being a militant leftist. If they are going to lie and persecute the innocent, at what point should they be shielded by civility?

    I think when the left’s emotional dam breaks, the conservatives would have to face the consequences for their actions.

    • bampop@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 hour ago

      militant leftist

      The word “militant” is interesting, particularly its use as a vague slur. It suggests extremism or even violence without requiring evidence of such (for example 15-20 years ago the term “militant atheist” got flung around a lot, referring to people who didn’t believe in God and were outspoken and unashamed of it).

      It caught my attention when encountering the Italian counterpart “militante” which means anyone who gets off their ass for something they believe in. Carrying a sign in a protest is definitely “militante”. And as such it’s not a slur, or suggestive of anything scary. I guess the meaning in English isn’t so materially different except for the bourgeois fear of activism which it conjures up.