▲ 667 ▼ Trump administration now classifies Antifa and left-wing networks among ‘major’ terror groups (www.cnn.com) submitted 3 months ago by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 54 points 3 months ago (1 child) Good News everyone, I'm now among the major terror groups. So are 6 billion other people on the planet. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 28 points 3 months ago While this is just the next phase of fascism we all expected, and as incompetent as the FBI has become, no one should doubt that this is a dangerous escalation. I haven’t been able to fly for almost 20yrs because of “alleged” ties to ALF/ELF during the terror panic that birthed Homeland Security post-9/11. That was when the modern surveillance state was just getting rolling. “There is no greater misfortune than underestimating your opponent.” -Lao Tzu permalink fedilink source parent
[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 28 points 3 months ago While this is just the next phase of fascism we all expected, and as incompetent as the FBI has become, no one should doubt that this is a dangerous escalation. I haven’t been able to fly for almost 20yrs because of “alleged” ties to ALF/ELF during the terror panic that birthed Homeland Security post-9/11. That was when the modern surveillance state was just getting rolling. “There is no greater misfortune than underestimating your opponent.” -Lao Tzu permalink fedilink source parent