Comment on FBI Labels Anti-Fascists and Anti-Racists as Violent Extremists
flicker@kbin.social 11 months ago
Antifa? Terrorists?
Not the first time I've been labeled a terrorist incorrectly, probably won't be the last.
Comment on FBI Labels Anti-Fascists and Anti-Racists as Violent Extremists
flicker@kbin.social 11 months ago
Antifa? Terrorists?
Not the first time I've been labeled a terrorist incorrectly, probably won't be the last.
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
In the US, to be labeled a terrorist, you only need to be brown and intelligent. Being Arab or Muslim will get you the label according to right-wing media, including OAN and FOX News.
But these days, terrorist is less about indiscriminate killing to influence others politically, and more about having sentiments against an administration or against a common system. So if you’re anti-capitalist, or against US imperialism, terrorist is a title you can proudly wear, even if all that you do is legal and ethical.
That said, I’d encourage considering adding saboteur to anyone’s repertoire of skills and activist efforts. State agents have long crossed the lines of violence against the innocent in order to influence others, making themselves and the states they represent terrorists in the OG sense.
masquenox@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Preach!