• Nakoichi [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      That's what is really scary. The FBI infiltrates and then spurs these people to commit acts of violence that they then can foil (if they happen to blowback at government institutions) or serve "justice" for after they successfully bomb an abortion clinic or something.

  • Nakoichi [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    lmao. As if that isn't already happening. It's been happening for decades.

    As shit as his takes on communism and foreign policy are, Robert Evans' The War On Everyone remains one of the most concise summaries of the history of American fascism and paramilitaries I've found.

    If you want to read a more thorough breakdown of that history check out Kathleen Belew's Bring The War Home

    • LoudMuffin [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      The War On Everyone had me shook when I first listened to it. i think I listened to the ENTIRE thing at work in one go and by the end I felt like I had got my bell rung 10 times

      • Nakoichi [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        Check out Bring The War Home if you can. It covers a lot of the same ground but is a lot more thorough. Specifically going into the relationship between the feds and these groups in greater detail.

  • Eldungeon [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    OMG like I guess they'll just have use the oppressive state apparatus against them. On the other hand could be used as Trump's sardukar force in 2024 We will see.