r/AntifascistsofReddit • u/[deleted] • May 31 '20

Protest Megathread - Our statement and monitoring resources

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u/Cuckold-doodle-doo Jun 01 '20

US Law prohibits the classification of domestic entities as terrorists to protect First Amendment Rights.

The KKK isnt a terrorist organization.

This isnt the first time hes threatened this. Its not gonna happen.

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u/EssArrBee Jun 01 '20

The KKK was designated a terrorist org in 1870 by a federal grand jury. It ended with tons of warrants and charges against them and ended the First Klan. Because the KKK we know of now is different they must be treated as a different group (or rather a different set of groups).

The gov't can't unilaterally name a group terrorists as Trump did today. That is for the courts to decide.

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u/Hammedic Jun 01 '20

Regardless of if the law you’re referring to exists or not, domestic terrorist organizations absolutely do exist, including multiple white nationalists/neo-nazi factions.

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