Left-wing terrorism
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| Terrorism |
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| Definition |
| Conventions |
| Counterterrorism |
| Lists |
| Groups |
| Incidents |
| Types |
| Nationalist |
| Religious |
| Left-wing |
| Right-wing |
| State |
| Ethnic |
| Narcoterrorism |
| Domestic |
| Anarchist |
| Political |
| Eco-terrorism |
| Tactics |
| Hijacking |
| Assassination |
| Car bombing |
| Suicide bombing |
| Kidnapping |
| Bioterrorism |
| Nuclear terrorism |
| Cyber-terrorism |
| Configurations |
| Fronts |
| Independent actors |
Left-wing terrorism seeks to destroy capitalism and replace it with socialism or anarchism. Extreme cases of radical environmentalism verge on ecoterrorism, which is pushed primarily by left-wing radicals.
The majority of left-wing groups/movements reject terrorism either on moral grounds or for being counter-productive in advancing the progressive cause. Groups on the far-left tend to differentiate the violent actions of minority groups with guerrilla struggles and extreme civil disobedience (e.g. rioting), which they see as justified under certain circumstances.
Examples of left-wing terrorist groups
- Brigade Rosse (Red Brigades).
- Japanese Red Army
- Red Army Faction, also known as Baader-Meinhof Gang
- Weather Underground
Further reading
- Marxism and terrorism (http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=8844) by John Molyneux