What's the point of all this PRISM surveillance and whatever else the NSA has that we don't know about if they don't catch these guys and stop the threats?
Those are only to be used against leftists.
Why would the security state attack their own goons they radicalized for the purpose empowering the executive branch.
It's frustrating how much of the current programs run by governments like America or group projects like IMF, are built to repress our natural need as helpful, social animals.
Conservatives have built the system to monitor, repress, or stifle left (human well-being focused) movements.
Boolshit. The government knows where the threats lie. But here's the thing; The government has to play by the rules. And those rules are hard and fast, cannot be broken. The bad actors do not have such inhibitions.
The bad actors are taking advantage. They've figured it out.
Even just saying the government has to play by the rules is laughable. Whose gonna make them?
It takes time. They have to sort through which threats are credible, how they are connected, etc. Things like this help to expose extremists. They'll come out of the woodwork, bit by bit. Plus, it reminds the more moderate people that Trumpers are bat-shit-crazy. Most people would be embarrassed by Trump and his supporters. Some will be so embarrassed that they'll vote against him even if they somehow like him otherwise. Lets not forget how emotional they are.
It may seem like this is bad all the way around... but I really believe they just need time
To stop the radical egalitarians!
Any rational person would be concerned about Fuckface 45 and his ilk.
Edit: and hopefully each threat is identified and charged.
My political blog is anonymous for a reason.
Just FYI, there's not going to be any such thing as online 'anonymity' within a decade, even for things previously posted.
I wouldn't be overly concerned about it, but you should at least have it in mind.
Great time to be living in the mountains and not Colorado Springs. Not to say there aren't those types around here but we're pretty left leaning, at least in the ski towns.
I cannot wrap my head around what it will take to wake Americans up. Let them kill a justice or three. Let people see what we're up against.
What will be enough?!
That's blood in the water you don't want to encourage. These people will not learn, they are just a minority view that needs to be outvoted and reversed. Unfortunately the reason why they're able to act as if they're not a minority is largely because they receive very little meaningful criticism across media. The vulgarity of a statement receiving the same exact cycle of pearl clutching as the fascistic or authoritarian nature statements makes it all seem meaningless between the few good shows like Mehdi Hasan (and he's gone now...)
Do you really think that they are minority? I'm concerned they're not
There's a lot of things that make it appear that way, but statistically they are the vocal minority opinion. Young people voting in the same percentage of old people would make this very clear, but that isn't likely or maybe even possible in states with highly restrictive voting avenues.
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