In explaining exactly why this is so bleak, Klippenstein references the dystopian science fiction movie Minority Report, where people are arrested not for anything they’ve done but for “pre-crime” predicted by people with psychic powers. In this real-world case, the “indicia” (indicators) of future political violence listed in the report are:

anti-Americanism,
anti-capitalism,
anti-Christianity,
support for the overthrow of the United States Government,
extremism on migration,
extremism on race,
extremism on gender
hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family,
hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on religion, and
hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on morality.
  • Dessa [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    The irony: left-wing structural analysis actually pushes people away from lone-wolf attacks and toward mass organizing for change.

    That’s not really an irony. That’s just the sort of violence fascism fears. Lone wolves rarely amount to anything. Organized action is an actual show of power they have to worry about

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      if anything, lone wolf shit works in their favor
      “see! the scary leftists are out to get you! we will keep all True Patriots™ safe by drone striking the dsa”