Trolling for a race war: Neo-Nazis are trying to bait leftist “antifa” activists into violence — and radicalize white people
Trolling for a race war: Neo-Nazis are trying to bait leftist “antifa” activists into violence — and radicalize white people
- April 27, 2017
- David Meyer, sociology, via Salon, April 27, 2017
“If you can portray yourself sympathetically, suffering violence is a strategic advantage,” said David S. Meyer, a sociology professor at the University of California, Irvine, who studies social movements. “It brings people into the conflict and portrays your opponent unsympathetically.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.salon.com/2017/04/27/trolling-for-a-race-war-neo-nazis-are-trying-to-bait-leftist-antifa-activists-into-violence-and-radicalize-white-people/.
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