Hurricane Watcher - Reality-Based Community Member
7 Jul,
4 tweets, 1 min read
(1) A small request if you can help me collate and translate these Latin phrases increasingly used by the far right in the US. First one:
"Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" or, if you want peace, prepare for war.
Sounds innocuous, doesn't it? Nothing could be further from the truth.
"Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" or, if you want peace, prepare for war.
Sounds innocuous, doesn't it? Nothing could be further from the truth.
(2) One place to find these phrases is on the social media profile pages of far right activists. That's where I am seeing them.
They're not preparing to lawfully defend their home.
They are preparing for escalating civil unrest and violence, started by the far right.
They're not preparing to lawfully defend their home.
They are preparing for escalating civil unrest and violence, started by the far right.
(3) The evidence for this is abundant, and the process has been ongoing for several years, not just since Trump ran for office, or even the Tea Party movement.
Some say the far right never stopped trying to make this happen, and I think there is some strength to that claim.
Some say the far right never stopped trying to make this happen, and I think there is some strength to that claim.
(4) So yeah, hit me up if you see a pro lawless violence phrase in a bio, whether it's in Latin or not. Let's get to know the contemporary domestic enemies of the US.
"Deus Vult" is one I've often seen:
military.wikia.org/wiki/Deus_vult
"Deus Vult" is one I've often seen:
military.wikia.org/wiki/Deus_vult
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