'In a report made public today, the Department of Homeland Security warns that the recession and the election of President Obama are "fueling resurgence" of right-wing extremist groups that are seeking new recruits, especially returning veterans.
The intelligence assessment suggests that veterans make attractive recruits(1) because of "combat skills and experience" that could boost the "violent capabilities"(2) of radical right groups. Further, it says that any possible new restrictions on gun ownership, combined with vets' trouble reintegrating into their communities during a bad economy, "could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups(3) or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks."
"The high volume of purchases and stockpiling of weapons and ammunition by right-wing extremists (4) in anticipation of restrictions and bans in some parts of the country continue to be a primary concern to law enforcement," the report states.
1. Recruits? I'm sorry, I did not realize that we "right-wing extremists" were going door to door passing out flyers to join the cause.
2. Ah, I see. We are now violent because we believe in expressing our first amendment rights under the United States Consitution.
3. Okay. Now the Conservatives are terrorists. The Department of Homeland Security has now grouped us with terrorist groups/activists such as Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and Saddam Hussein. Apparently we go around beheading people and blowing up cars.
4. I believe that many people, not just us extremists, are stocking up on weapons. And, just ya know, fyi: it is our Constitutional right to bare arms.
But DHS "has no specific information that domestic right-wing terrorists are currently planning acts of violence," spokeswoman Sara Kuban told Fox News. The assessment was issued last week to law enforcement. A similar assessment on left-wing groups was issued earlier in the year.
How does DHS define "right-wing extremism'? It writes that it "can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups)(5), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely(6). It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration(7)."
5. On top of being terrorists, now we are racists as well! Man, we are just the scum of the earth.
6. Terrorists, racists, anarchists...what's next? Are you left-wing nuts going to accuse us of killing puppies too?
7. This actually does set me off. Just because someone stands up for rights such as abortion or immigrantion (two issues of which I have very strong opinions on), they are now associated with terrorists, racists, anarchists, and radicals? Just because someone does not agree with you does not make them the above mentioned things.
Key findings of the report:
• Threats from white supremacist and violent antigovernment(9) groups during 2009 have been largely rhetorical and have not indicated plans to carry out violent acts(10). Nevertheless, the consequences of a prolonged economic downturn—including real estate foreclosures, unemployment, and an inability to obtain credit—could create a fertile recruiting environment for right-wing extremists(11) and even result in confrontations between such groups and government authorities similar to those in the past(12).
9. White supremacists: traditionally refered to as the KKK. Violent antigovernment? Prove that there have been specific violent attacks against the government. I want facts, please...if that isn't too much to ask.
10. Wait...did the report not just state that the radical right-wing extremists were "violent antigovernment groups"? Now, just as I suspected, you cannot site any violent acts and state that the accusations are RHETORICAL and have not indicated plans...did someone even read over this report?
11. Ooooh, a fertile recruiting environment. Think about the time during the Great Depression. People were scared for their future and wanted money, so they turned to Communism where they would get a hand-out. The US government was afraid of this because the environment during the Great Depression was perfect breeding ground for radical Communists: it had fear. So yes, Department of Homeland Security, compare people standing up for their rights in a peaceful manner to the Great Depression.
12. So Conservatives have been the only ones to have confrontations with law enforcement? What? Liberals and independents have not?
• Right-wing extremists have capitalized on the election of the first African American president, and are focusing their efforts to recruit new members, mobilize existing supporters, and broaden their scope and appeal through propaganda(13), but they have not yet turned to attack planning(14).
13. This report is making it sound like we are planning a huge violent and all out war against the United States. The people who wrote it are making themselves look like idios.
14. "Oh! Not yet, but just you wait, America! Live in fear of those evil racist conservatives: they will be the death of us all!" Give me a break.
• The current economic and political climate has some similarities to the 1990s when right-wing extremism(15) experienced a resurgence fueled largely by an economic recession, criticism about the outsourcing of jobs, and the perceived threat to U.S. power and sovereignty by other foreign powers.
15. Yep, apparently all protest movements ever held within the United States were headed by radical right-wing extremists. Those liberals and every one else are completely innocent.
• During the 1990s, these issues contributed to the growth in the number of domestic right-wing terrorist and extremist groups(16) and an increase in violent acts targeting government facilities, law enforcement officers, banks, and infrastructure sectors(17).
16. Again with the word "terrorist!" These people think that everytime that word is thrown in as an accusation, people will live in fear of said accused. Come on now, we're smarter than that.
17. Proof? No. Hmm...what a surprise.
• Growth of these groups subsided in reaction to increased government scrutiny as a result of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing (18) and disrupted plots, improvements in as the preeminent world power.
18. Some one is going to have to help me on this one. I could not find anywhere that this was a proven right-wing extremist plot.
• The possible passage of new restrictions on firearms and the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists(19) capable of carrying out violent attacks.
19. Already adressed above.
• Proposed imposition of firearms restrictions and weapons bans likely would attract new members into the ranks of right-wing extremist groups, as well as potentially spur some of them to begin planning and training for violence against the government. The high volume of purchases and stockpiling of weapons and ammunition by right-wing extremists in anticipation of restrictions and bans in some parts of the country continue to be a primary concern to law enforcement(20).
20. Blah, blah, blah...already adressed.
• Returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are attractive to right-wing extremists. DHS/I&A is concerned that right-wing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to boost their violent capabilities (21).'
21. Again, already adressed. The Department of Homeland Security needs to learn how to stop repeating themselves.
Now for my ending response:
Come on! I mean, really? The Department of Homeland Security is calling Conservatives terrorists, racists, anarchists, radicals- the list could go on and on. They do not realize that they are making themselves look utterly ridiculous and just plain stupid. We are continiously being called violent. Prove to me how we are violent. Show me where we have done anything but express our right to Freedom of Assembly.
If these Tea Parties would have been held during Bush's term in office, liberals and mainstream media (CNN ect.) would be all over it! They would be praising the American people for taking a stand and taking hold of their rights.
But no. The Tea Parties are being held during President Obama's turn, and how dare anyone attack their beloved and worshiped Obama.
According to this report...
Women protesting in the 1920s for their right to vote: terrorists
African Americans/Black Americans protesting segregation and racisms: radicals
ProLife supporters standing up for what they believe in: racists
AntiAmnesty groups rallying to get their message out there: anarchists
Come on, Homeland Security, you can do so much better.
[http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/04/report-warns-of-rise-of-rightwing-extremists-.html ]
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