Newly released data from the FBI shows hate crimes in 2022 reached an all-time high since the agency began tracking such incidents, up nearly 7% from 2021.

Experts who spoke with the BBC say a host of factors, including aggressive political rhetoric and social media, have contributed to this uptick in violence - and they worry a heated upcoming presidential campaign season and violence in the Middle East could worsen the trend.

    • @djsoren19@yiffit.net
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      The more they engage in stochastic terrorism and kill innocents, the faster we run out of good solutions. At a certain point we have to point to their ideology as dangerous, and it would be irresponsible to assume that followers of a death cult are going to act in good faith toward their fellow citizens.

      Make no mistake, the MAGA nuts want bloodshed, even if you don’t. Something has to be done about them.

      • I thought you were a MAGA guy talking about Islam until that last bit lol. Your speech reminds me of post-9/11 “patriots,” explaining their freshly awoken xenophobia. Idk if you meant to or like if that’s the joke but if so, well done lol. I mean just about word for word, just replace “the MAGA nuts” with “those sand n-words” and you sound exactly like my uncle in 2002.

      • @WindyRebel@lemmy.world
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        That is what you took from their reply? That’s a big projection without instead asking them a follow up of whether or not they had a solution.

        So, fiivemacs, while I agree with your response - so you have a solution?

        I don’t, personally because this stuff is deep rooted at this point

          • @WindyRebel@lemmy.world
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            Yes, because I specifically said I don’t know what the answer is. Congratulations, inspector! Now you and the Scooby Gang can go try and find the solution you must have dropped somewhere because it sure as fuck isn’t in your response.

            Complaining about something, check.

            Offering nothing, check.

        • FiveMacs
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          11 year ago

          I don’t. Pointing out the irony that the ‘sane side’ is just as bad and calls for blood spilled.

            • hiddengoat
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              It’s not a paradox and it’s not fascinating. It’s linguistic horseshit. Allowing genocide is not fucking “tolerance” and any attempt to equate same with something like… for example… NOT allowing genocide is absolutely stupid.

              Tolerance: “Ted’s a bit of a loony with his religious rhetoric but it’s not like he’s a diddler or something.”
              Not Tolerance: “Ted’s a racist asshole that calls for the genocide of all non-white races and acts politically to that end but we have to let it go. Also he’s a diddler.”

              Don’t diddle kids. I’m gonna write a song about that.

              • spaceghotiOP
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                Wow, did you ever miss the point. The paradox of tolerance is effectively pointing out that tolerance isn’t a suicide pact. When someone advocates for violence, the tolerant response is not “I’m sorry you feel that way. Have a Snickers bar.” The only appropriate response is “you need to come with these uniformed people to a place where you can be segregated until you get rehabilitated.” And if they won’t go without violence, then violence is the only response to keep them in check.

                That’s why we talk about punching Nazis.

                • hiddengoat
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                  11 year ago

                  Calling it a paradox is failing to understand what a paradox is.

                  Again, it’s just linguistic horseshit that adds nothing to any conversation.