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Both far left and far right regimes have resulted in chaos, murder, and repression. If you're skeptical that leftism can cause violence, the wikipedia list of
by common_crow 6y ago
Both far left and far right regimes have resulted in chaos, murder, and repression.
If you're skeptical that leftism can cause violence, the wikipedia list of recent far-left terrorism groups may convince you otherwise: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_terrorism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_terrorism
And of course, there's the more classical examples: Maoist struggle sessions, the Red Terror, the Cambodian Killing Fields.
Extremism is dangerous. And it's concerning to me that this has become a debatable point.
- rbanffy 6y agoIt's noteworthy that these groups were mostly active in the 20th century as opposition to governments while right-wing extremists have been the government of many countries, including the US until recently.
- common_crow 6y agoYes, I agree that it's very noteworthy. These groups generally appear in response to right governments. Which means I suspect we'll see more of them in coming years. I am all for fighting far-right extremists. I am very against innocent civilians being killed, oppressed, or censored in the process.