Anatomy of a Purge
Dan Abbett
April 20, 2009
The latest document released by the Department of Homeland Security has a most peculiar title. It is called, "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment." Well, the homeland security department is in the business of protecting Americans from radicals and terrorists, be they foreign or domestic so certainly this is of that nature, right? That is until you actually read it.
It would appear from the document that if you believe in silly issues such as anti-abortion, secure borders, a crackdown on illegal immigration, smaller government or heaven forbid, state and local government as opposed to domination by the federal government, you are a rightwing extremist. The bottom line of this incredibly obtuse document is to intimidate conservative opposition to all things Obama and underscore that intimidation with the threat of finding yourself under surveillance by the FBI.
There is a real problem in our government when it uses its power to criminalize activities to which it objects. We have become a society that speaks our minds only in the most intimate of circumstances. We speak in faltering sentences in public lest we utter a word or phrase that might offend someone who overhears our conversations. When society controls our thoughts and our deeds, we are a "free people" no longer.
One might think, that when conservatively, 500 thousand people demonstrate across the length and breadth of this nation to protest government gone wild, it would garner at least a modicum of attention in Washington DC. It would appear that the message fell on deaf ears however, as plans to pursue ever more invasive and restrictive measures on the population at large continues apace. What has emerged is a vicious and threatening attitude of the left to destroy the last remnants of conservatism devoid of all pretense.
Judging from the patriotic and peaceful demeanor of the thousands that gathered at the Tax Day Tea Parties, there was no desire to engage in angry confrontation. The grassroots of America made its presence known however and it has the liberal activist community that believed it had won both the battle and the war in a snarling snit.
As a result, the pious and condescending left is determined to exact its own form of religious inquisition; one that eradicates religion from our society and all values and norms derived thereof. The vitriol to follow will almost certainly be of a most despicable nature.
As for President Obama, he as well has no tolerance for competition or views that oppose, contradict or challenge his own. His revealing, "I won," reply to a Republican congressman, who proposed an alternative to Obama´s omnibus spending plan, says as much as needs be said for his willingness or intention to entertain any direction contrary to his own. It is in this regard that the document written by his administration, warning of "rightwing extremism," is most relevant.
It is beyond alarming when you consider that the department that was created to coordinate the activities of our law enforcement and intelligence agencies, in surveillance of terrorist activities, has taken it upon itself to eschew actual terrorist threats and focus on the political threat of its opposition. To that end, the progressive liberal agenda is to humiliate and politically destroy any person or movement that in anyway energizes conservatism.
From warnings to law enforcement agencies deliberately profiling the conservative platform, to the vile, crude and belittling depiction of Americans who attended tea parties, the left is determined to smack down their opposition. They have overplayed their hand however, as more and more Americans, who were not paying close attention, are exposed to the true nature of elitist liberals and their subversive tactics.
This overt attempt to purge this nation of its roots and the foundations on which it was built will ultimately fail. We are still America and we do not intend to call our fellow citizens "comrade."
It would appear from the document that if you believe in silly issues such as anti-abortion, secure borders, a crackdown on illegal immigration, smaller government or heaven forbid, state and local government as opposed to domination by the federal government, you are a rightwing extremist. The bottom line of this incredibly obtuse document is to intimidate conservative opposition to all things Obama and underscore that intimidation with the threat of finding yourself under surveillance by the FBI.
There is a real problem in our government when it uses its power to criminalize activities to which it objects. We have become a society that speaks our minds only in the most intimate of circumstances. We speak in faltering sentences in public lest we utter a word or phrase that might offend someone who overhears our conversations. When society controls our thoughts and our deeds, we are a "free people" no longer.
One might think, that when conservatively, 500 thousand people demonstrate across the length and breadth of this nation to protest government gone wild, it would garner at least a modicum of attention in Washington DC. It would appear that the message fell on deaf ears however, as plans to pursue ever more invasive and restrictive measures on the population at large continues apace. What has emerged is a vicious and threatening attitude of the left to destroy the last remnants of conservatism devoid of all pretense.
Judging from the patriotic and peaceful demeanor of the thousands that gathered at the Tax Day Tea Parties, there was no desire to engage in angry confrontation. The grassroots of America made its presence known however and it has the liberal activist community that believed it had won both the battle and the war in a snarling snit.
As a result, the pious and condescending left is determined to exact its own form of religious inquisition; one that eradicates religion from our society and all values and norms derived thereof. The vitriol to follow will almost certainly be of a most despicable nature.
As for President Obama, he as well has no tolerance for competition or views that oppose, contradict or challenge his own. His revealing, "I won," reply to a Republican congressman, who proposed an alternative to Obama´s omnibus spending plan, says as much as needs be said for his willingness or intention to entertain any direction contrary to his own. It is in this regard that the document written by his administration, warning of "rightwing extremism," is most relevant.
It is beyond alarming when you consider that the department that was created to coordinate the activities of our law enforcement and intelligence agencies, in surveillance of terrorist activities, has taken it upon itself to eschew actual terrorist threats and focus on the political threat of its opposition. To that end, the progressive liberal agenda is to humiliate and politically destroy any person or movement that in anyway energizes conservatism.
From warnings to law enforcement agencies deliberately profiling the conservative platform, to the vile, crude and belittling depiction of Americans who attended tea parties, the left is determined to smack down their opposition. They have overplayed their hand however, as more and more Americans, who were not paying close attention, are exposed to the true nature of elitist liberals and their subversive tactics.
This overt attempt to purge this nation of its roots and the foundations on which it was built will ultimately fail. We are still America and we do not intend to call our fellow citizens "comrade."
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