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haele

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14. It's a "I dropped outta college to save the World, man" organization.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 04:20 PM

Dec 15

Horseshoe Radicalism, from Nihilists to Leninists, extreme Rightists to extreme Leftists, most of these groups are headed by cynical egos looking to collect lost people searching for something to make them feel more important than everything else.
I don't discount the need to do something positive, however, I do have issue with cults of personality, because those types of organizations really don't care about doing good - they care about being the ones in charge who tell you what doing good is to a granular level. And that ain't much different that what the villains in their world plan.
Except they're the ones with "Liberation" in their name...

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Has anyone ever heard of the Turtle Island Liberation Front before now? I tried to google it and all I [View all] sinkingfeeling Dec 15 OP

90% chance its horseshit. NT Happy Hoosier Dec 15 #1

I'll raise you to 110% chance this is total bee ess AStern Dec 15 #19

It's bullshit. And to put a Native American johnnyfins Dec 15 #2

I wondered about it, too. Sounds like something made as instructed to please Dear Leader. Vinca Dec 15 #3

All I remember is Gary Snyder's book, Turtle Island. Brother Buzz Dec 15 #4

First rule of (noun) Liberation Front is to not speak of (noun) Liberation Front. lol n/t flvegan Dec 15 #5

Not to be confused with Liberation Turtle Island Front Johonny Dec 15 #6

Splitter.... mysuzuki2 Dec 15 #15

They're on FB and instagram. A probably a new group that splintered from something. LeftInTX Dec 15 #7

Are all the members teenage mutant ninjas? Scrivener7 Dec 15 #8

Only thing I know from Turtle Island sdfernando Dec 15 #9

lol come on WhiskeyGrinder Dec 15 #10

An "antifa" offshoot? Wicked Blue Dec 15 #11

They're a small group but the DoJ will make them appear to be a large, liberal terrorist group LogDog75 Dec 15 #12

Someone used an automated "generate a revolutionay name" online program. DBoon Dec 15 #13

It's a "I dropped outta college to save the World, man" organization. haele Dec 15 #14

More like "I dropped outta my Save the World group" because it "wasn't cool enough" LeftInTX Dec 15 #16

Turtle Island String Quartet, yes. maxsolomon Dec 15 #17

It is more likely they are just guys trolling on insta drray23 Dec 15 #18