Since we just endured an Insurrection that built across 6 years, apparently peaking on 1-6-21 with unknown worse events that may yet manifest, ─ How do we avoid the coming 4 year insurgency?
A metaphor of what I mean is the "Saw-tooth" or "Shark's-tooth" resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 induced Covid-19 disease we continue to experience with prospects of it extending into 2022.
There is now a spate of states’ legislative actions making new and reinforcing existing "domestic terrorism" structures despite the fact that federal & state law enforcement structures already have powerful tools to investigate and prosecute acts of domestic terrorism without any new laws, and that importing the anti-terrorism framework risks creating broad and vague powers that could be used to go after activists or religious minorities.
Background brief:
Homeland Threat Assessment October 2020 by Dept. of Homeland Security, https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/2020_10_06_homeland-threat-assessment.pdf published under Chad Wolf’s “leadership” clearly states “Domestic violent extremism is a threat to the Homeland.”; “...[...]… Domestic Violent Extremists presenting the most persistent and lethal threat.” ─pp. 4, 17-18; and includes “Exploitation of Others for Profit” ─p. 22
footnote 6 “Domestic Violent Extremist (DVE): An individual based and operating primarily within the United States or its territories without direction or inspiration from a foreign terrorist group or other foreign power who seeks to further political or social goals wholly or in part through unlawful acts of force or violence. The mere advocacy of political or social positions, political activism, use of strong rhetoric, or generalized philosophic embrace of violent tactics may not constitute extremism, and may be constitutionally protected”
footnote 7 “Homegrown Violent Extremist (HVE): A person of any citizenship who has lived and/or operated primarily in the United States or its territories who advocates, is engaged in, or is preparing to engage in ideologically-motivated terrorist activities (including providing support to terrorism) in furtherance of political or social objectives promoted by a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), but is acting independently of direction by an FTO. HVE’s are distinct from traditional domestic terrorists who engage in unlawful acts of violence to intimidate civilian populations or attempt to influence domestic policy without direction from or influence from a foreign actor.”
In September 2013, President Obama launched Stand with Civil Society, a global call to action to support, defend, and sustain civil society.
On 23 Sep 2014 President Obama gave a wonderful speech at the Clinton Global Initiative, about civil society. Here are some of the things he said:
[P]romoting civil society that can surface issues and push leadership is not just in keeping with our values, it’s not charity. It’s in our national interests. Countries that respect human rights -— including freedom of association -- happen to be our closest partners. That is not an accident. Conversely, when these rights are suppressed, it fuels grievances and a sense of injustice that over time can fuel instability or extremism. So I believe America’s support for civil society is a matter of national security.
At that time, We were working in partnership with other governments, the philanthropic community, and multilateral initiatives, as a seemingly genuine United States to many persons, fostering supportive and permissive environments in support of a vibrant civil society and identifying innovative ways to inject technical, financial, and logistical support into our spaceship Earth.
On 2 Feb 2015 The White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism meant to explore opportunities for civil society to be a still more active partner in efforts to build local partnerships against violent extremism.
6 Jan 2021 simultaneously, ironically, presented blessings and curses that we must urgently address without harming, without destroying, ourselves.
- What is your own current assessment of the fragility or strength of the U.S. liberal democracy in light of the apparent falling of others around the world that are succumbing to rising authoritarianism?
Please reflect on the concrete unity and ideology presented in this soothing but determined video, risking our urge to make Biden POTUS #46 some kind of Obama2.0 ─ which it cannot become, no matter how much we may desire a return to those golden olden times ─ avoiding knee-jerk post-1/6 (”The New 9/11”) legislation that deprives even more civil rights.