A National Guard member patrols around the U.S. Capitol building, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Allison Shelley
Glen Greenwald: The New Domestic War on Terror is Coming
No speculation is needed. Those who wield power are demanding it. The only question is how much opposition they will encounter.
The last two weeks have ushered in a wave of new domestic police powers and rhetoric in the name of fighting “terrorism” that are carbon copies of many of the worst excesses of the first War on Terror that began nearly twenty years ago. This trend shows no sign of receding as we move farther from the January 6 Capitol riot. The opposite is true: it is intensifying.
We have witnessed an orgy of censorship from Silicon Valley monopolies with calls for far more aggressive speech policing, a visibly militarized Washington, D.C. featuring a non-ironically named “Green Zone,” vows from the incoming president and his key allies for a new anti-domestic terrorism bill, and frequent accusations of “sedition,” “treason,” and “terrorism” against members of Congress and citizens. This is all driven by a radical expansion of the meaning of “incitement to violence.” It is accompanied by viral-on-social-media pleas that one work with the FBI to turn in one’s fellow citizens (See Something, Say Something!) and demands for a new system of domestic surveillance.
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WNU Editor: President Biden did vow to defeat "political extremism, white supremacy, and domestic terrorism" in his inauguration speech today .... Biden vowed to defeat domestic terrorism. The how is the hard part. (Politico). And this is who President Biden thinks is a terrorist .... Biden decries Trump mob: 'Don't call them protesters. They were domestic terrorists' (The Guardian).
I am already seeing widespread censorship and de-platforming on social media. And with supporters of the Biden administration now launching frequent accusations of “sedition,” “treason,” and “terrorism” against members of Congress and citizens .... the push to eliminate liberties and punish those who practice free speech that runs contrary to what is the dogma of the left is only going to intensify.
