I think we have turned another corner on the "focus" for what will be driving emergency management in the near term. This being the risks of homegrown right-wing terrorists. I put "new" in quotes above since there is nothing new about this threat. It has just surfaced dramatically in the last 10 days. Just go back and look at the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing and you see all the elements that we will be battling now. It happened in April and riveted the attention of the nation back then. The threat never really went away. It has just resurfaced and come into the open with encouragement by some elected officials.
I was explaining to my wife that the "old" right-wing groups wanted to provoke a race war. See The Turner Diaries, described below:
"The Turner Diaries is a 1978 novel by William Luther Pierce, published under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald. The Turner Diaries depicts a violent revolution in the United States which leads to the overthrow of the federal government, a nuclear war, and, ultimately, a race war which leads to the systematic extermination of non-whites. All groups opposed by the novel's protagonist, Earl Turner, including Jews, non-whites, "liberal actors", and politicians, are exterminated."
I saw that the New York Times did a story two days ago on the book and what it espouses. You can see how it fits perfectly with what we saw on Jan. 6. The FBI just highlighted today that the cause for these whackos remains generating a race war.
Then listen to this The Daily podcast: "Is More Violence Coming?" Ah, short answer is likely yes. A bit of "success" feeds more extreme actions. Here's the description on the podcast: "After the attack on the Capitol, social media platforms sprang into action, deleting the accounts of agitators. Without a central place to congregate, groups have splintered off into other, darker corners of the internet. That could complicate the efforts of law enforcement to track their plans. We ask whether the crackdown on social media has reduced the risk of violence — or just made it harder to prevent."
Poor, poor right-wing extremists, where now will they post their conspiracy theories and recruit others to their cause? While not a good place for recruitment, but a good place to plan attacks and communicate within their cells/gangs/groups, there is the dark web. Be sure and read this link: "The Dark Web: What is it Exactly and What can you Find There?"
You will need to become conversant on what it is and why it exists and why it is important to our situation today.
The world feels a little bit more dangerous this week than it did 10 days ago.
Just another thought — I'm wondering if they are issuing live ammunition to the National Guard soldiers carrying weapons? What is the "use of force" policy that has been issued? I'm always reminded of the Kent State Shootings, another dark day in our past.
