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U.S. Pushes Allies to Chase a New Terrorism Target: The Far Left (www.nytimes.com)

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When senior Western officials met in Ottawa last month to discuss potential terrorism threats in light of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, a top State Department counterterrorism official delivered an unexpected message.

The United States was as concerned as always about Islamist terrorism, said the official, Monica A. Jacobsen, according to a copy of her prepared remarks reviewed by The New York Times and three officials briefed on the meeting. But, she told her counterparts from Europe, Canada and Australia, the Trump administration also wanted more attention on what it believed was an insidious, underestimated threat: the far left.

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In September, days after signing his executive order on antifa, Mr. Trump issued a national security memo that called on the government to counter violence fueled by ideological beliefs, including anticapitalism, anti-Christianity and hostility toward “American views on family, religion and morality.”

Also: 5 Takeaways From the U.S. Push Against the Far Left

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Is there even a 'far left' in America? I'd hardly call the Democratic Party that.

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

a ‘far left’

Electorally? None with any real hope, in my view. Possibly some local council members? (I don't consider DSA social-democracy to be far-left)

There are certainly people with communist and anarchist ideas, organising with like-minded people and engaging in antifascism. I don't know to what degree they're organised, and there are efforts from the government to chill them, but they exist as organisations.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I figured there were such groups around, but too small and politically ineffectual to be a threat to the elite, and probably not what they're talking about here. My eyes roll out of my head whenever I hear Trump call the Democratic Party the 'radical left'.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

its the conservative party propaganda for decades, its to keep thier own voters from having alternatives to vote for, thats why they come up with all these boogeyman scenarios for liberals, progressive and "communists". GOp would not have won anything down south with out cubans, and other latinos.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 0 points 2 weeks ago

The Democratic Socialists has had many socialist and anti-capitalist activists and groups in it since Bernie's run for president. There are also still activists and groups doing their own thing independent of the democratic party. The Greens are still around, have adopted an ecosocialist platform and have a considerable number of registered voters. That being said I think their members' political leaning and activity varies wildly from place to place and the momentum is with the Democratic Socialists these days.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago

nope, center right is what the DNC is and most of the party. most voters are slightly left of that, but still have alot of center right elements. SIDE RANT, and i have heard people that move from east to west coast have more "conservative views, because they dint like thier family members living near them or the "locals". its usually the transplants that bring thier beliefs over(from other states) that live in blue areas, aka reverse white flight and gentrifying.