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[–] Const@feddit.org 53 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Europe has a long history of left-wing political violence, while in the United States political violence has been more likely to come from the right in recent decades

This so called history of left-wing political violence is extremely over-reported compared to the slew of actual attempts to terrorise people from the far right. Stories just from the German state of Hesse I can remember rn:

  • guy who believes in replacement theory shoots dead 9 in Hanau
  • police officers from Frankfurt use police database in attempt to intimidate lawyer representing families of NSU victims
  • extremist murders center-right politician for having a somewhat nuanced view on asylum policy
  • pride parades need police escorts after multiple interruptions and attack with pepper spray
  • socialist and green party offices vandalised
  • attempted arson at queer youth centre
  • anti racist organisers attacked and beaten

While I concur that a hammer is not the right tool to win a political argument, I do understand that people feel threatened by fascists - it's because they are.