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Paris Shootings and Explosions Kill Over 100, Police Say

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623 points franzb | 1 comments | 14 Nov 15 00:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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usaphp ◴[14 Nov 15 02:01 UTC] No.10564013[source]▶
I don't understand how can you talk about ISIS, Nazis and Communists in the same sentence? Communism has nothing to do with violence compared to ISIS and Nazis...

Edit: Why downvotes? Idea of communism does not propose violence, Nazis and ISIS on the other hand do.

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clock_tower ◴[14 Nov 15 02:33 UTC] No.10564154[source]▶
I said that concessions will work no better with ISIS than they will with Nazis and Communists. Both the Nazis and the Communists were revolutionary movements convinced that the world was going their way. When they got concessions, they became emboldened; the only way to be left alone by them was to challenge and defeat them.
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1. mercurial ◴[14 Nov 15 08:57 UTC] No.10565017[source]▶
Concessions work with people who have "moderate" (asking for more rights or territorial independence) goals. People who are interested in a global caliphate may leave you in peace for a few years if you withdraw from the war (maybe), but they'll be back eventually.