#Extremism

[theonion]

Demanding viewers look upon their precious offspring or suffer dire consequences, extremist parenting organization Mamas United reportedly hijacked the airwaves Monday to broadcast photos of their children. “People of the world, we call upon you to gaze on our sweet little ones immediately—especially Brandon, who is really cute as a button in his OshKosh B’Gosh,” said the group’s leader, 43-year-old Tara Morton, who teared up as she spoke in the five-minute pirate broadcast that suddenly appeared on hacked phone, laptop, and television screens across the planet, showing off images and videos of the group’s newborn babies, toddlers, and even full-grown children. 

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[notaplaceofhonour]

[saywhat-politics]

After a two-day manhunt, Minnesota authorities arrested and charged 57-year-old Vance Boelter on June 15, 2025, after he allegedly shot and killed Minnesota House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband in their home and seriously injured another state senator and his wife.

Boelter, disguised as a police officer, went to other Minnesota politicians’ homes late in the evening on June 13. In his parked car he left behind a list of names and addresses of other Minnesota state and federal elected officials, as well as community leaders and Planned Parenthood locations.

This incident is the latest to demonstrate how political and often hate-based violence is becoming a more common part of American politics.

“Let me be absolutely clear: this was an act of targeted political violence, and it was an attack on everything we stand for as a democracy,” U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said in a June 14 statement.

The threat of domestic violence and terrorism is high in the United States – especially the danger posed by white power extremists, many of whom believe white people are being “replaced” by people of color.

I am a scholar of political violence and extremism and wrote about these beliefs in a 2021 book, “It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US.” I think it’s important to understand the lessons that can be learned from events such as the recent Minnesota shootings.

[creature-wizard]

If you want to make people resistant to falling into religious extremism, you have to make them resistant to fear-based thinking.

Teaching logic and critical thinking skills is of course extremely important but it's only part of the equation.

People also need to be taught to be mindful of their emotions - not to repress them, but to be aware of them and to identify the thing that sparked these emotions, and to consider how their emotions might be affecting their judgment right now.

They also need ways to soothe themselves and calm down when they're stressed, because stress will debuff all of your critical thinking skills.

They also need to have their material and emotional needs met as much as possible, because unmet needs create vulnerability. When somebody's starving and the only place handing out food won't let them eat unless they attend sermons, they don't have much of a choice, do they?

They also need to be aware of the tropes and narratives of fear-based thinking, which means learning about historical and ongoing examples of tropes and narratives that uplift the ingroup and degrade the outgroup. These tropes are often introduced to people as scientific realities or historical facts and don't register as fear-based thinking. Conspiracy theories, exceptionalist narratives, and essentialist narratives of all types are rooted in fear-based thinking.

They need to be aware of the importance of seeking out people who have been harmed by these tropes and narratives, and the importance of listening and giving priority to their voices, even when challenges their egos.

It's so important to remember that true resilience never comes from any one thing. It comes from a combination of knowledge, skill, and material support.

[commonsensecommentary]

”[The Inflation Reduction Act] gave mountains of money to questionable companies, nonprofits, and well-off consumers, at an astounding cost to taxpayers. The spending, loan losses, and politicized projects will weigh on the U.S. economy for years, while the supposed benefits evaporate into the atmosphere.”

(The worst law ever by the worst President in American history)

[un-codru-de-luna]

Scriu şi aici majoritatea din ce-am răspuns la o altă postare, pt că e important:

În jumătate dintre alegerile din România, candidatul cu procent mai mic în t1 a câştigat în t2:

-1996-t1 Constantinescu 28%, Iliescu 32%, în t2 C-54%, I-45%

-2004-t1 Băsescu 34%, Năstase 41%, în t2 B-51%, N-48%

-2014-t1 Iohannis-30%, Ponta-40%, t2 I-54%, P-45%

Acum diferenţa e mai mare, Simion aproape 41%, Dan aproape 21%, dar şi mobilizarea va fi mai mare - cred că oamenii pur şi simplu n-au înţeles ce masivă e manipularea putinistă şi că putem într-adevăr să ne trezim cu Simion preşedinte; acum că i-a trăsnit în sfârşit revelaţia, vor veni la vot mult mai mult decât un ruşinos 53%.

Deci să nu ne pierdem deloc optimismul, în situaţia asta cea mai dăunătoare mentalitate ar fi cea că oricum nu mai avem ce face.

Să ieşim la vot, să le spunem şi altora să voteze şi mai ales să distribuim cât mai mult informaţii, pe social media mai ales, că acolo se întinde mai vast, dar şi în persoană, despre ce fel de om e Simion şi ce mentalităţi au acoliţii lui.

[notaplaceofhonour]

Insane that it took Kneecap saying “Kill your MP” to get any consequences for their violent bullshit, and none of the vocal support for proscribed terrorist organizations & vitriolic hate that came before it was enough on its own, but it’s good to see something.

[amaliazeichnerin]

May 2, 2025 Germany: Intelligence agency labels AfD party as extremist. These are big news here today, more about it in the linked article. And a German petition for investigating if this right-wing extremist party should be forbidden, has had over a million people signing it. Several people, including me, also have written to their representatives to examine a ban procedure regarding this party.

[brantheblessed]

[commonsensecommentary]

“I have a hot tip for the fanatics who have decided that setting Tesla cars ablaze is preferable to debate: The carbon footprint of a lithium battery fire is incompatible with your professed climate goals.”

[un-codru-de-luna]

Ar trebui să fie limpede şi pt cei mai adormiţi români că George Simion lucrează împreună cu (cel puţin, pt că e posibil să fie complet controlat de) un actor statal (Rusia) care are interesul de a slăbi România.

Rusia a atacat neprovocat una dintre ţările vecine nouă, iar noi de 3 ani o ajutăm în mai multe feluri pe aceasta din urmă să reziste.

Vă mai amintiţi ce a spus Simion în dezbaterea dinainte să aibă criza de decefugemie? A dat a se-nţelege aproape fără perdea că va opri orice ajutor dat Ucrainei. A spus-o şi în alte rânduri mai clar, dar ăla e episodul pe care l-au văzut, cred, cei mai mulţi.

Ruşii n-au putut să-şi pună aliatul pe tron, aşa că trec la planul B, destabilizarea pe cât posibil a României. Prin contestaţii ale alegerilor, fake news, tămbălău pe social media, aţâţare la ură între tabăra Simion şi cea Dan, poate din nou autobuze AUR cu protestatari aduşi de prin ţară, aţâţare la ură etnică, instigare la violenţă etc. Acestea vor avea efect atât direct, cât şi indirect, prin impactul asupra economiei. Câţi investitori vor să vină într-o ţară unde se întâmplă astfel de lucruri?

M-am mirat zilele trecute de ce Simion nu face scandal. Uite că era doar o întârziere.

Materialul de mai jos explică mai în amănunt situaţia în care ne aflăm.

[historyandarthijinks]

The craziest thing to me about corrupt/extreme governments or radical groups that want people to have more children in mass never actually do anything that causes a natural and happy baby boom in the population.

Historically, if you want people to have more children, you would need to lower infant and parent mortality rate, hold a booming economy, have widely available and easy to access Healthcare, and promise good human rights to guarantee mothers and parents that the lives of their future children will be safer and happier than those that came before them.

And yes that final part also includes having up to date government systems that lead families to more securely make tough decisions and survive natural chaos.

Improving systems like

Adoption

Foster Care

Child Immigration

Low Income Services

Disability Services

Education

Jail and Prison Systems

Parental Classes

Childcare

Child Support

And so much more

And even then if you did and managed all these things your job would not be done.

You'd have to tackle things that would endanger those future children, provide enough jobs, homes, and education for them as they grow older, and also make it so that children's rights protect them while parents have enough leeway in the lives their kids.

[notaplaceofhonour]

I’m so fucking tired of these psychopaths going on about the morality of empathy & compassion just to post shit like this. y’all just want to see an entire people burn.

[aqlstar]

Not ideal- and this with Musk cozying up to the AFD too.

[odiabonecessario]

Even though I don't fully agree with blackpill, I still see its merit and points — just like radical feminism at its essence. Having said that, treating a group of people like they're not human beings should ever be something worth considering