thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agoSocialism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion on Prevent list of terrorism warning signswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down14cross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkSocialism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion on Prevent list of terrorism warning signswww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
minus-squareRobotToasterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year 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-up6·1 year agoAnd even if we count Cable Street, it was about a hundred years ago!
minus-squaresunbytes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.