Kidnap Gov. Whitmer?

[fredtoast]

(10-08-2020, 09:38 PM)michaelsean Wrote: And how current are those? 

Department of Homeland Security threat assessment report came out 3 days ago.

Trump appointed Head of Homeland Security Chad Wolf says the following in the report

...I am particularly concerned about white supremacist violent extremists who have been exceptionally lethal in their abhorrent, targeted attacks in recent years. 


...Among DVEs (Domestic Violence Extremists), racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists—specifically white supremacist extremists (WSEs)—will remain the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland. 


...We also remain particularly concerned about the impacts from COVID-19 where anti-government and anti-authority violent extremists could be motivated to conduct attacks in response to perceived infringement of liberties and government overreach as all levels of government seek to limit the spread of the coronavirus that has caused a worldwide pandemic.   Ideologies driven by such DVE’s often are reinforced by a variety of online content, including conspiracy theories and political commentary they view as controversial. Current events that DVEs perceive as infringing on their worldviews often contribute to periods of increased ideologically motivated violence, including recently during the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lawful protests.


...Other racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists could seek to exploit concerns about social injustice issues to incite violence and exploit otherwise peaceful protests movements


...Anti-government and/or anti-authority violent extremists are likely to be emboldened by a perceived success exploiting otherwise peaceful protest movements and concealing violent tactics. 




Obviously Antifa is just as guilty as the rigth-wing nutjobs of exploiting "lawful" and "peaceful" protests to incite violence, but it good to see that even the Department of Homeland Security recognizes the threat from white supremacists and right-wing anti-government militias who are "protecting their freedom".