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>Nobody on the far-left is advocating for the extreme violence I have seen many people talking about "burning the system to the ground".

• HaloZero 6y ago
  I think that's a metaphor like they want to destroy systematic racism or prison industrial complex? But I haven't seen those posts. Anything public you wanna share?
  • banads 6y ago
    >I think that's a metaphor Maybe we could consider it purely metaphorical, if there hadn't been a rash of arsons across the US in recent weeks.
    • HaloZero 6y ago
      I mean... I'm was looking up stuff and it seems the arsons have been up since March at least in Vancouver. https://www.straight.com/news/vancouver-police-warn-of-sharp-increase-in-arson-crimes-during-pandemic https://www.straight.com/news/vancouver-police-warn-of-sharp...
      • banads 6y ago
        Cool story, its completely irrelevant to what happened last week in the US