RE: Far-Right Extremism Is a Global Problem
February 10, 2021 at 6:06 pm
(This post was last modified: February 10, 2021 at 6:14 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
We cant, actually. It's a myth that the US has no laws which apply to incitement or to the things that your government would call hate speech. We just don't call them that. Additionally, as in your country, we have a pretty high bar for successful prosecution on those counts. It's almost never incitement, it's almost never sedition - until it is. None of our free speech protects a person when they cross that threshold.
The reason that we don't designate domestic terrorists isn't because our constitution wouldn't allow it. We've been more focused on external threats for a long time, and our oppressive state machinery was aimed at slaves and then labor to that end, rather than terror threats. The latter, frankly, have been useful to exploiting the former. 9/11 changed that to an extent. 1/6 is likely to have a similar effect. This will affect other countries as well, insomuch as there are agreements and treaties between us which apply to law enforcement. That's what happened in the case of the proud boys. The straw that broke the camels back, as they say.
The reason that we don't designate domestic terrorists isn't because our constitution wouldn't allow it. We've been more focused on external threats for a long time, and our oppressive state machinery was aimed at slaves and then labor to that end, rather than terror threats. The latter, frankly, have been useful to exploiting the former. 9/11 changed that to an extent. 1/6 is likely to have a similar effect. This will affect other countries as well, insomuch as there are agreements and treaties between us which apply to law enforcement. That's what happened in the case of the proud boys. The straw that broke the camels back, as they say.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
