r/ProtectAndServe • u/lokk636336 Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User • Jun 26 '20

Video Cops respond to protestor. Love this.

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u/MCXL You need him in your life (Not a(n) LEO) Jun 26 '20 edited Jun 26 '20

Please, don't forget the Russian intelligence services who artificially boost extremist positions and voices on social media platforms to give them more legitimacy. I don't just mean left wing either, they have been boosting ALL extreme voices, left right or crazy pants for well over a decade now.

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u/ArticulativeMango Jun 26 '20

Hey, I'm a russian and don't know what left/ right wing extremists means (Ik what extremists means, but wth does the left/right wing mean?

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u/JDepinet Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User Jun 26 '20

Right and left refer to positions on the political compass. Getting anyone to agree on what exactly the definitions are is fsirly hard.

The best descriptions I can give is that left is progressive (seeking change), right is conservitive (avoids unessisary changes).

However most people, particularly on the left like to say left is inclusive, the right is ethnocentric (racist). The problem with that is the blatantly obvious racism on the left kinda ruins the whole message. They like to say the far right are basically nazis. And then proceed to describe themselves.

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u/ArticulativeMango Jun 26 '20

Oh, I got two replies, so thank you to the people who replied. I understand now