Far-right smear campaign against Antifa exposed by Bellingcat

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

1 hour ago, Steeleballz said:

 

    Historically, I think that's part of it too. The Nazi's in Germany went from winning 3% of the support in 1924, to 33% support and control of the government in 1932. They fooled a lot of people along the way, and a lot of the people who opposed them ended up in jail or dead. 

 

    There are always warning signs. People choose not to heed them. Most people in Germany knew what Hitler and the Nazi's were about.  At first, there were a relatively small number of fervent supporters and an equally small number of outspoken resisters. Most people ignored him. Most politicians watched. Hoped he'd fail. Hoped he'd go away. Gave in to him. Hoped he would settle down and behave once he got what he wanted. The rest, as they say, is history.

 

    This narrative today, that Neo Nazi's are attaching themselves to one of the most reviled groups in history just to meet like minded people for ice cream socials and such is an incredibly dangerous approach to take. They won't go away, not by choice anyway. The ideology and symbol have a clear meaning, and the goal is clear too. 

But we agree, I assume, that being a Republican or conservative is not the gateway drug to being an Authoritarian National Socialist, just as promoting Universal Health Care and Head Start programs do not lead to you becoming an Atheistic Stalinist.  

[Steeleballz 7,550]

1 hour ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

But we agree, I assume, that being a Republican or conservative is not the gateway drug to being an Authoritarian National Socialist, just as promoting Universal Health Care and Head Start programs do not lead to you becoming an Atheistic Stalinist.  

  

     *reading carefully for trickiness*

[CaliCat 3,957]

8 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

  

     *reading carefully for trickiness*

 

Reading is overrated. Just listen to the so-called president and regurgitate whatever he or his pundits say. Lots of swig to be had!

[Jacque67 7,328]

Speaking of Anna Friel, she was great in The Eastenders

And Broken 

Edited August 30, 2017 by Jacque67

[Lemonslice 4,968]

11 minutes ago, CaliCat said:

 

Reading is overrated. Just listen to the so-called president and regurgitate whatever he or his pundits say. Lots of swig to be had!

Some certainly enjoy reading and regurgitating the propaganda though. Like, a lot! One of my professor would have called it intellectual masturbation.

[CaliCat 3,957]

Just now, Lemonslice said:

Some certainly enjoy reading and regurgitating the propaganda though. Like, a lot! One of my professor would have called it intellectual masturbation.

 

Perfect analogy, but you can't use that word here. 

[Lemonslice 4,968]

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[OriZ 3,157]

On 8/29/2017 at 10:01 AM, smilesammich said:

well, no one will ever accuse bannon of being anti israel, that's for sure. now, how he feels about jews is another matter, i suspect.

So one can be anti semitic and be supportive of a Jewish country at the same time? 

[Jacque67 7,328]

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[Amica Nostra 4,803]

22 hours ago, CaliCat said:

 

Perfect analogy, but you can't use that word here. 

Intellectual, Intellectual, Intellectual...there!

[CaliCat 3,957]

Just now, Il Mango Dulce said:

Intellectual, Intellectual, Intellectual...there!

 

This will get you banned, for sure. 

[smilesammich 10,727]

9 hours ago, OriZ said:

So one can be anti semitic and be supportive of a Jewish country at the same time? 

of course. bannon's support of israel has nothing to do with supporting the jewish community as a people.

[OriZ 3,157]

14 hours ago, smilesammich said:

of course. bannon's support of israel has nothing to do with supporting the jewish community as a people.

Do elaborate.

[smilesammich 10,727]

51 minutes ago, OriZ said:

Do elaborate.

again?

[eieio 1,594]

1 hour ago, OriZ said:

Do elaborate.

Yea...I am curious how she can twist this as well.  I think it's more like throw stuff at wall...and see if anything sticks.