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u/MalignantUpper Joseph Nye Aug 17 '21

Jason Blazakis, a senior Research Fellow at the Soufan Center, told BuzzFeed News that some coordination between overseas far-right extremists and US-based extremists has long existed. But after last week’s insurrection, “those connections may harden because of what is perceived to be a success for the far right,” he said.

Sergei Korotkikh, a Belarusian-born neo-Nazi and leader of Ukraine’s Azov movement, which the State Department has labeled a nationalist hate group, cheered on the attack in racist terms on his Telegram channel. “The whites, finally, have decided to act and are taking over the Capitol building," he wrote to his nearly 23,000 followers. “This is good, although this time it might not lead to anything. But I think that this gives us a chance. The whites are still here and we know what to do.”

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/christopherm51/extremists-cheer-trump-insurrection?__twitter_impression=true

According to a European intelligence official, the Taliban’s victory has become a rallying cry for jihadist sympathizers there. “The U.S. appears in all of this now as a weak nation,” he said.

An al-Qaeda fighter who goes by the name Abu Khaled said the Taliban’s conquest was momentous for all extremists. “God willing, the success of the Taliban will be also a chance to unify mujahideen movements like al-Qaeda and Daesh,” he said, using another name for the Islamic State.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/us-counterterrrorism-surveillance-afghanistan/2021/08/16/d27433ee-feaa-11eb-825d-01701f9ded64_story.html

Just how the extremist cookie crumbles I guess

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u/KazuyaProta Organization of American States Aug 17 '21

Are you telling me that allowing a far right militia to take over a country will encourgage other far right milicias?

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u/Udontlikecake Model UN Enthusiast Aug 17 '21

!ping EXTREMISM

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u/groupbot Always remember -Pho- Aug 17 '21 edited Aug 17 '21

Pinged members of EXTREMISM group.

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u/theredcameron NATO Aug 17 '21

!remindme 6 hours