thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 9 months agoSocialism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion on Prevent list of terrorism warning signswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down13cross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkSocialism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion on Prevent list of terrorism warning signswww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 months agoIf you want to be technical about it, the attacks on the police by anti-fascist demonstrators at the Battle of Cable Street could be considered terrorism. The term is so vague as to be completely useless IMO.
minus-squarefrankPodmore@slrpnk.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoAnd even if we count Cable Street, it was about a hundred years ago!
minus-squaresunbytes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoIt seems like it’s super useful. When you want to demonise, discredit or intimidate.
If you want to be technical about it, the attacks on the police by anti-fascist demonstrators at the Battle of Cable Street could be considered terrorism.
The term is so vague as to be completely useless IMO.
And even if we count Cable Street, it was about a hundred years ago!
It seems like it’s super useful.
When you want to demonise, discredit or intimidate.