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Old 01-08-2021, 04:17 PM
 
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Biden promises to pass a law against "domestic terrorism" and create a new task force to root out "extremists."




https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-s....co/S5r1QTQuwA


Not a bad idea, but will he apply the definition of domestic terrorist equally across the board?

Or is it like this


Antifa/BLM mobs who attack federal buildings, burn down businesses, assassinate Trump supporters, take over blocks of a city as their own territory - peaceful protest.

Trump supporters who trespass and scare politicians - domestic terrorists.
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Old 01-08-2021, 04:20 PM
 
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I’m interested to see if BLM/ANTIFA stands down now. If they do, that tells me they were nothing more than a phony movement who got paid to make Trump look bad.

If they do continue to riot, I doubt very seriously that Biden will persecute them. They are after all his voting base.
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Old 01-08-2021, 04:25 PM
 
Location: Cape Cod
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Oh boy. This like so many other feel good notions and laws are ripe for abuse. The red flag laws come to mind where someone can claim to be threatened by a person who happens to own guns and the Police are compelled to pay that guy a visit and possibly seize his guns.





It sounds like a good idea but why do I think it will not be applied equally?
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Old 01-08-2021, 04:30 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Biden promises to pass a law against "domestic terrorism" and create a new task force to root out "extremists."




https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-s....co/S5r1QTQuwA


Not a bad idea, but will he apply the definition of domestic terrorist equally across the board?

Or is it like this


Antifa/BLM mobs who attack federal buildings, burn down businesses, assassinate Trump supporters, take over blocks of a city as their own territory - peaceful protest.

Trump supporters who trespass and scare politicians - domestic terrorists.
Welcome to Hitler's version for the United States.

Trump supporters and conservatives are already being virtually persecuted. How long will it be before it becomes a reality.
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Old 01-08-2021, 04:31 PM
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Location: NC/SC Border Patrol
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Biden promises to pass a law against "domestic terrorism" and create a new task force to root out "extremists."




https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-s....co/S5r1QTQuwA


Not a bad idea, but will he apply the definition of domestic terrorist equally across the board?

Or is it like this


Antifa/BLM mobs who attack federal buildings, burn down businesses, assassinate Trump supporters, take over blocks of a city as their own territory - peaceful protest.

Trump supporters who trespass and scare politicians - domestic terrorists.
Communism 101.
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Old 01-08-2021, 04:33 PM
 
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you mean like using the IRS to target conservatives
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Old 01-08-2021, 04:36 PM
 
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Forget about the Commies, the War on Drugs and Terrorism from abroad (al Queda and the Taliban). America has a new boogyman, its white people, especially white, christian, conservative males. They're going to be locked up in Cuomo Camps.
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Old 01-08-2021, 04:39 PM
 
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Welcome to Hitler's version for the United States.

Trump supporters and conservatives are already being virtually persecuted. How long will it be before it becomes a reality.
Yes, it’s scary. This is how Hitler started. He knew he couldn’t just wake up one day and tell Germans that Jews were inferior beings and you all should kill them. No, the dehumanization of Jews, and convincing others they were people worthy of contempt, began a good ten years earlier. That’s why he had Jews walk in the curb rather than the sidewalk (as just one early example).

We are at that point now, with this cancel culture and suggestions to make lists of Trump Supporters so they can be held accountable - or this latest, to “root out extremists.” Biden was very soft on the BLM terrorists destroying our cities all summer (although under pressure he finally said he was opposed to riots), but he was quick to condemn the “thugs” (his word) on Wednesday.
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Old 01-08-2021, 04:43 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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Yes, it’s scary. This is how Hitler started. He knew he couldn’t just wake up one day and tell Germans that Jews were inferior beings and you all should kill them. No, the dehumanization of Jews, and convincing others they were people worthy of contempt, began a good ten years earlier. That’s why he had Jews walk in the curb rather than the sidewalk (as just one early example).

We are at that point now, with this cancel culture and suggestions to make lists of Trump Supporters so they can be held accountable - or this latest, to “root out extremists.” Biden was very soft on the BLM terrorists destroying our cities all summer (although under pressure he finally said he was opposed to riots), but he was quick to condemn the “thugs” (his word) on Wednesday.
You sure know your history!!!

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” (George Santayana-1905).
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Old 01-08-2021, 04:46 PM
 
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I'm all in -- left and right -- it has to end.

It could have been a lot worse on Wednesday.
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