According to a March report by Biden's Office of the Director of National Intelligence, "Domestic violent extremists" include individuals who "Take overt steps to violently resist or facilitate the overthrow of the U.S. government in support of their belief that the U.S. government is purposely exceeding its Constitutional authority." But that was the same belief that many Biden voters had regarding the Trump administration.
The Biden report promises that the FBI and DHS will soon be releasing "a new edition of the Federal Government's Mobilization Indicators booklet that will include for the first time potential indicators of domestic terrorism-related mobilization." Will this latest publication be as boneheaded as the similar 2014 report by the National Counterterrorism Center entitled "Countering Violent Extremism: A Guide for Practitioners and Analysts"?
Hofstadter portrayed distrust of government as a proxy for mental illness, a paradigm that makes the character of critics more important than the conduct of government agencies.
In a 1967 alert to its overseas stations and bases, the CIA declared that the fact that almost half of Americans did not believe Oswald acted alone "Is a matter of concern to the U.S. government, including our organization" and endangers "The whole reputation of the American government."
In 2018, the New York Times asserted that Trump's use of the term "Deep State" and similar rhetoric "Fanned fears that he is eroding public trust in institutions, undermining the idea of objective truth and sowing widespread suspicions about the government and news media." However, after allegations by anonymous government officials spurred Trump's first impeachment in 2019, New York Times columnist James Stewart cheered, "There is a Deep State, there is a bureaucracy in our country who has pledged to respect the Constitution, respect the rule of law. They work for the American people."
How does the Biden administration intend to fight "Conspiracy theories?" The Biden terrorism report called for "Enhancing faith in government" by "Accelerating work to contend with an information environment that challenges healthy democratic discourse." Will Biden's team rely on the "Solution" suggested by Cass Sunstein: "Cognitive infiltration of extremist groups" by government agents and informants to "Undermine" them from within?
Permitting politicians to blacklist any ideas they disapprove won't "Restore faith in democracy." Extremism has always been a flag of political convenience, and the Biden team, the FBI, and their media allies will fan fears to sanctify new government crackdowns.
https://noqreport.com/2021/11/26/the-biden-crackdown-on-thought-crimes/
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