Thanks. While these devices are useful for certain purposes, they all have their limitations.
What is clearly wrong about the Southern Poverty Law Center is that they call white racists “extreme right-wing,” but don’t call black racists “extreme left-wing.” They get excited about FBI entrapment of survivalists with a few screws loose, and criticize FBI entrapment of Muslims with a few screws loose. So, they filter out a lot of violence that should be recognized as left-wing, given their definition of right-wing.
Also, Antifa MUST be identified as a terrorist organization. Like the Weathermen Underground of two generations ago, and the Earth Liberation Front of a generation ago, there’s both organized and spontaneous elements to the group. The professor who described Antifa as a social movement reveals how little he actually knows about terrorism and about social movements.
The professor who described Antifa as a social movement reveals how little he actually knows about terrorism and about social movements.
Amen to that.