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Bavorskoami

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21. Right-Wing Accelerationism?

Reply to liberalgunwilltravel (Reply #10)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 07:48 PM

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I would be skeptical of a regime linked false flag operation, but I can readily imagine militant extremists doing something like this to "accelerate" chaos and resulting possible violent crack down - like members of the Boogaloo movement who advocate inciting a race war.

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Right-Wing Accelerationism? Bavorskoami Wednesday #21

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