June 22nd, 2020
France24 invited Yan St-Pierre to discuss what’s going to happen with the 10 repatriated children of suspected jihadist fighters from a Syrian refugee camp.
Yan St-Pierre, counter-terrorism advisor and CEO of Mosecon, says a big question facing France and other European countries is whether a suitable environment can be provided to deal with the trauma and issues the children might have.
While this is not surprising, it's misleading. Tactical use of violence by #antifa near exclusively focuses on material targets.
Hence, presenting Antifa as less deadly is a media narrative twist, not a reflection of the circle's targets & intent 1/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/27/us-rightwing-extremists-attacks-deaths-database-leftwing-antifa
Real ? is have xlw crimes - property destruction, physical abuse, sabotage, etc - increased in recent years? The answer is yes.
It's partly due to vicious cycle escalation between religious/#xrw/#xlw actors since 2014. Also more climate activism, categorized as xlw violence 2/
Therefore the numbers to look at with #antifa is not how deadly they are - it's simply not their overall MO - it's how destructive they are. 3/3
African summit ends with no deal on Mali political crisis https://bit.ly/2EgFedp
