Posted by
Mike Silverman on Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:47:30 AM
Many people lately have been discussing the DHS ( Department Of Homeland Security ) report on the alleged threat from people who are basically Conservative issue folks. The report is called "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment".
I read this report recently and the report singles out three big issues that are alleged to be indications of potential threats to the country because they may spur people who are concerned about these issues to violence.
The issues are;
Increased Gun Control, lack of action on the problem of increasing illegal aliens, and expansion of government control. And yes... Right To life as well.
These are looked at as extremist issues in this report. Now here's the really withering part..., and the most significant part ... you need to pay attention to this... a footnote in tiny print at the very bottom of page two of the report says the following in defining who the dangerous right-wing extremists are..., this is an exact quote from the DHS report...,
"* (U) Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and
adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups),
and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or
rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a
single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration."
When I read this I felt a wave of absolute disgust and a chilling concern come over me with regard to the attitude and objectives of people in the Obama administration. This definition of who poses the dangers expounded upon this the report is broad in scope and potentially inciteful in context. This is what has most people outraged. And rightfully so.
The news media, excepting FOX news, yesterday tried to basically lump the Tea Party protests in with the violent extremists that report from the DHS was meant to warn law enforcement about. But all that the liberal press needs to do is look at many of the liberal protests that take place in our country and make a fair comparison. They would see that by comparison, the Conservative issue concerns being expressed at the Tea Parties were handled much differently.
Look at some of the truly nasty left wing protest groups who interrupt military funerals, throw condoms at priests, rant and rave and scream with hateful rhetoric... and compare that to the Tea Party protest groups yesterday who were wildly enthusiastic while also presenting an image of respect and maturity in a reasonably controlled atmosphere for thier cause without the vicious name calling and hanging effigies that you would see in more liberal types of protests... which type of rally presents a more dangerous uncontrolled atmosphere? The most negative and vicious attacks coming out of the tea parties was from the left wing media who were there to try to throw a monkey wrench into the works and spin the protests as crazy kook fringe nuts who had no case.
- Mike Silverman