The British Army's Guide For Spotting "Extreme Right Wing" Soldiers Has Leaked Online

[demmiblue]

Army officers were told to look out for individuals who "describe themselves as 'Patriots'", "make generalisations about Muslims and Jews" and talk about "race war".



An internal guide for British army officers to help them spot "extreme right wing" attitudes among soldiers — including naming specific views and behaviours towards Muslims, Jews, "the Left" and political correctness — has leaked online.

The chart titled "EXTREME RIGHT WING (XRW) INDICATORS & WARNINGS" has been circulating since the weekend on UK far-right news and conspiracy websites. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed to BuzzFeed News that it is genuine.

The 20-box 'XRW chart' lists a range of behaviours linked to extreme right-wing radicalisation, which officers should "look out for" in soldiers.

Among them are: "Describe themselves as 'Patriots'... Looks at opponents as 'Traitors'... Add 'istan' to British place names... Use the term 'Islamofascism'... Make generalisations about Muslims and Jews... Refers to Political Correctness as some left wing or communist plot... Make inaccurate generalisations about 'the Left' or Government... Talk of an impending racial conflict or 'Race War'... Involve colleagues in closed social media groups."

The MOD said the document was produced in late 2017 after the arrest of four soldiers who were accused of being affiliated with the banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action. At a trial last year, British army veteran, Corporal Mikko Vehvilainen was found guilty of being a member of the group, with the court hearing how he tried to recruit fellow soldiers to join. He was jailed for eight years.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/the-british-armys-guide-for-spotting-extreme-right-wing

[RAB910]

1. In America we just look for the MAGA hat or sticker

[magicarpet]

2. Or some asshole dragging his knuckles as he walks from Point A to Point B.

Flinging hands full of shit at crowds of people along the way.

[MosheFeingold]

3. Pretty reasonable list except

"Islamofascism", although I prefer to use "Islamist".

Specifically, I struggle for a word to distinguish ISIS/Hamas/Hezbollah/Taliban head-chopping religious nuts from a normal, workaday, dude who happens to be Muslim -- and "Islamist" or "Islamofascist" seems to be the only choice.

[dalton99a]

4. Kick