Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours agoI’m a goddless commie but random killings of politicians doesn’t seem useful and has established itself as having a deathtoll potentially in the millions^[en.wikipedia.org/…/Assassination_of_Archduke_Fran…].
Incoherant rage only furthers fascist ends and I don’t think it’s a bad thing if the government tries to be less shit. Accelerationism hasn’t got a shiny track record.
Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 hours ago
You’re putting words into my mouth that I didn’t even remotely say.
I never said we should go around murdering people, I never said I wanted to accelerate fascism. I kind of want to avoid both of those things actually, they’re among my main complaints with the government.
Things have needed to change for a very long time, these people have been inflicting violence on a frankly absurd scale against first nations people, immigrants, sex workers etc etc.
One politician being attacked being the trigger for “change” is insulting given the context of what they’re inflicting on the populace. They don’t care about being less shit, they just want a licence to continue brutalising the innocent without consequences.
Call it incoherent rage if you like, but I’m allowed to express frustration and anger by commenting relatively meaningless things. You can read into it more if you like but can’t someone just be upset and express a desire for real radical change without it turning into a huge debate?
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours ago
I’m not having a go, chill out a little. Just discussing the article.
Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 hours ago
If you say so, but I don’t think there’s a read of your reply that comes across that way.
In that spirit, I don’t much care for the article given the way it frames all dissent as violent extremism from the far right. There’s no meaningful discussion of legitimate criticism from those of us on the left who want the government gone. We’re just lumped in with conspiracy theorists and sov-cits as “others”.
Not to mention the whole idea that they just need to do things a little different is laughable, for the reason I’ve stated previously.