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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on August 29, 2024, 04:26:16 pm ---But if this article is about people who just go undercover among the MAGAs -- like the guy who took video of them trashing the Capitol on Jan. 6 -- I'll look forward to reading it!
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I don't want to give too much away, but there is some undercover work and a lot of use of the internet--including by a guy in Philadelphia. I found it fascinating.
I sometimes wonder if any of those MAGA-ots realize where the term antifa comes from. I mean, if you are against anti-fascists, doesn't that mean you're a fascist? ???
Front-Ranger:
I read it yesterday. Very eye-opening. There were two guys in Philadelphia if I read correctly, who have a site called Unicorn Riot and they have become the go-to people to publish the documents and recordings of far-right violent extremists. The author also met with the FBI and tells why the agency is so hamstrung that it can do little, even though the President has identified domestic terrorism as the Number One threat against Americans. Thus, private citizens have to step in. I was a bit shocked when the author detailed all the name changes that a guy had to make to try to evade revenge from the extremist group he exposed. Later on, he gives anonymity to one who he just refers to as the Infiltrator.
Front-Ranger:
Just for the record, the article is "The Infiltrators" by David Kirkpatrick in the August 26th issue.
serious crayons:
Oh, that sounds good! I'll definitely check it out.
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on August 29, 2024, 08:43:44 pm ---I sometimes wonder if any of those MAGA-ots realize where the term antifa comes from. I mean, if you are against anti-fascists, doesn't that mean you're a fascist? ???
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Right? They name themselves something perilously close to maggot and give their enemies a name that would apply to opponents of Hitler. They're not the brightest.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on August 30, 2024, 03:59:29 pm ---Oh, that sounds good! I'll definitely check it out.
Right? They name themselves something perilously close to maggot and give their enemies a name that would apply to opponents of Hitler. They're not the brightest.
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Neither is their idol. ;D
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