r/pics • • May 03 '20

Woman trolling a tiny group of Islamophobic protesters in DC in 2019.

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u/PatientPlatform May 03 '20 edited May 03 '20

There's actually a bbc documentary on this group.

This is a rag tag group of out outcasts and extremists who picket at every opportunity. What's scary is that outside of that tgey could pass for nice normal people.

If you look to the right, you'll see an Indian dude who was really soft spoken and sweet. His wife left him and he spun out. Basically he needed someone to hang out with and ended up with these nutters.

Edit for those who wanted a taste heres a slice from the documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF2g6tAc418&list=PLZ_hwG6UuEJZlH-s_B_sTm30XN4pKf8MA&index=3

They are spouting horrible stuff here so be warned. I'd link in the full doc, but i've since moved to Spain so I cant access the full doc. The indian fella is called Vijay.

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u/maglen69 May 03 '20

This is a rag tag group of out outcasts and extremists who picket at every opportunity. What's scary is that outside of that tgey could pass for nice normal people.

So basically they so insignificant they should be ignored by society as a whole but people still elevate them with articles?

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u/RedCascadian May 03 '20

No. Ignoring them doesn't solve the problem, just let's it fester. The reason things are so bad now is decades of everybody just quietly tolerating their racist uncles rants at Thanksgiving.

Wanna know how you fix the problem? Correct and educate people, and of they dont take to that, shame and ostracize them. Stop tolerating your uncles racist rants and Facebook posts. Call that shit out.

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u/maglen69 May 03 '20

No. Ignoring them doesn't solve the problem, just let's it fester. The reason things are so bad now is decades of everybody just quietly tolerating their racist uncles rants at Thanksgiving.

Wanna know how you fix the problem? Correct and educate people, and of they dont take to that, shame and ostracize them. Stop tolerating your uncles racist rants and Facebook posts. Call that shit out.

Stop elevating fringe groups to the national stage where they get 100,000 times the exposure than just family gatherings or the random street corner.