To be clear, I'm not saying they all like that kind of violent activism, although it's not uncommon. If you press them on how they envision society functioning in the absence of the state, they generally believe in someone violently enforcing their communist ideals.
That's why I put "anarchist" in quotes. They aren't actually anarchists. They just want to be the ones ruling.
Oh, did you go down the path of gaming engagement by creating discussion posts instead of link posts with context? ;)
How does this game engagement? Are link posts treated differently on the backend than discussion posts? Or are users more likely to ignore link posts?
On the train to a concert, I was talking to her about some protests she went to (Antifa). She mentioned that they sometimes set fire to cars. When I asked why they are doing it, she just replied: Because it's fun!
Dang... what if that car belonged to some poor worker who needs it for their daily commute? This just reinforces the stereotype that antifa are just hooligans and hypocrites
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Or are users more likely to ignore link posts?
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Dang... what if that car belonged to some poor worker who needs it for their daily commute?
I was at antiwar protests during the Bush years and that complete disregard for everyone around them is what put me off of this portion of the left.
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Which Bush? Which Iraq war?
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The stereotype is not true?
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