Tag: Extremism

In Israel, Religious Zionism’s End-of-Days hope for “Red Cow” emboldens Extremism

Settlers are awaiting the appearance of a ‘blemish free’ red cow, which, according to Judaism, is central to the prediction about the “end of times”, and therefore paves the way for the acceleration of the destruction of Al-Aqsa Mosque to make way for the so-called Temple.

Source: In Israel, Religious Zionism’s End-of-Days hope for “Red Cow” emboldens Extremism

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Kanye West’s buddy Donald Trump embraces extremism

The assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was more than a protest that got out of hand.

The guilty verdict against Stewart Rhodes, head of the militia, and one of his subordinates effectively established that there was an illegal plot to keep president Donald Trump in power despite his defeat in the 2020 election, whether Trump was directly involved or simply inspired it through the lies he spread.

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Extremist Politicians Aren’t a “Both Sides” Issue — It’s Strictly a GOP Phenomenon | The Smirking Chimp

This argument applies as much to Australia and the L-NP who lurk in the shadows of the Republican Party playing Simon Says. Politicians who like Antic have no real ideas of their own.

There is simply no “both sides” narrative to what is often euphemistically called “partisan polarization.” America has one political party, the Republicans, wholly devoted to extremism, authoritarianism, and trolling. The other party, the Democrats, has a range of politicians, from centrist to progressive, who all fall within the range of normal political views and none of whom oppose democracy or support violence. People like AOC aren’t “provocative,” so much as they appeal to a bunch of normie Democrats who have a positive and progressive view of politics — and the negative attention they get is largely from rabid right wingers who are tearing this country to shreds. There’s no equivalence here, just one party that is trying to destroy the U.S. as we know it and another party that has some people in it that are trying to stop them.

Source: Extremist Politicians Aren’t a “Both Sides” Issue — It’s Strictly a GOP Phenomenon | The Smirking Chimp

‘Hectoring’ from conservatives blamed for Asio move to dump term ‘rightwing extremism’ | Australian security and counter-terrorism | The Guardian

Ed Husic

A federal Labor MP has accused the Coalition of only taking national security threats seriously when it’s “politically convenient”, after the Australian spy agency, Asio, changed the language used to describe the rising threat of rightwing extremism. Ed Husic, who became the first federal MP to be sworn in on the Qur’an in 2010, said he and other Muslims had previously faced repeated calls from conservatives to condemn Islamist extremism “louder, stronger, and more regularly”. But Husic noted that some politicians in government ranks had taken exception to the term rightwing extremism now they were “being asked to confront an errant, ugly streak within conservatism”.

‘Hectoring’ from conservatives blamed for Asio move to dump term ‘rightwing extremism’ | Australian security and counter-terrorism | The Guardian

Australia must face up to the threat of organised right-wing extremism

A man wearing a 'Proud Boys' shirt and an Australian flag attends the Invasion Day rally in the city on January 26, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia must face up to the threat of organised right-wing extremism or risk serious violence, an expert has warned, as the US issued a fresh domestic terrorism alert

Some 40 per cent of ASIO resources are currently directed towards right-wing extremist groups.

It’s not hard to pinpoint those that put the wind in the sails of these groups and it wasn’t the ABC (ODT)

Australia must face up to the threat of organised right-wing extremism

The ‘radicalisation’ panic: Counting the cost

Billions are being spent on Muslim “radicalisation” and its prevention — all because of one death in 100 years, writes Bob Ellis.

Source: The ‘radicalisation’ panic: Counting the cost

Resisting the tide of Australian extremism. If we don’t, who will? – » The Australian Independent Media Network

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Resisting the tide of Australian extremism. If we don’t, who will? – » The Australian Independent Media Network.