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Virginia city referenced as comparison point for organized political white nationalist violence versus UK riots described as less politically organized

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"In all honestly he barely did anything significant his first term apart from appointing a lot of judges. Yet his first term the media was in complete hysterics about him every day. Covfefe, the Charlottesville 'very fine people' hoax, etcetera etcetera."
"I wonder, against this background, if it was a crucial moment in melding internet culture with the real world and opening the door for fascism to step outside the shadows. Really undercooked thesis, I know, but Charlottesville would happen just 8 months later."
This was the most online/IRL crossover ever · u/Major_Strawberry_753 · ↑118 · 2025-12-03
"It's also very frustrating to see people online use the 'A riot is the language of the unheard these people are frustrated and need to be listened to.' which is complete nonsense. I grew up around these people, there are for sure some grievances/tensions in the white community but the people doing t"
Watching my country turn into Bosnia is very depressing. · u/MoistTadpoles · ↑89 · 2024-08-07
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