The Barbarian
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Overwhelmingly by right-wing terrorists; even Trump's people admitted it:On us? Let's have a look here. We saw years of violence and murder all across the country committed by the other side.
Donald Trump’s presidency was bookended with two of the ugliest outbursts of white nationalist violence in 21st century America – the 2017 far-right rally in Charlottesville and the 2021 storming of the US Capitol by his extremist supporters to sabotage the election results.
Right wing apologists like to downplay these lethal events or dismiss them as aberrations, but experts warn this is a form of terrorism that’s not only entrenched but has ballooned to become the biggest domestic security threat in the US.
In the 20 years since 9/11, far-right extremists killed more people in the US than did American-based Islamist fundamentalists – but that’s often hard to discern from the way the federal government has treated domestic terrorism.
The FBI director, Christopher Wray, told Congress that the 6 January insurrection wasn’t an isolated event and “the problem of domestic terrorism has been metastasizing across the country for a number of years”.
Wray added that white supremacists comprise “the biggest chunk of our domestic terrorism portfolio overall” and “have been responsible for the most lethal attacks over the last decade”.
Far-right terror poses bigger threat to US than Islamist extremism post-9/11
Since the 9/11 attack, far-right extremists killed more people in the US than did American-based Islamist fundamentalists
www.theguardian.com
We have numerous cases of white supremacists engaging in violence and attempting to blame black Americans. No point in denying the fact. Would you like me to show you some of them?
Their target was the Constitution. They sought to overthrow a legitimate election which even Trump's AG admitted was legitimate. They targeted every American who loves freedom and the rule of law.When Trump's supporters rioted their target was the government.
The mob that looted the Capitol and attacked police defending our representatives was no different than the white supremacists who murdered police, burned buildings, and fired on police stations during the BLM protests. Would you like me to show you those?
Racially motivated violent extremism cases are the biggest part of the FBI's domestic terrorism portfolio. White supremacy is the biggest part of its racially motivated violent extremism cases.
Fact Check: Did FBI's Wray Say White Supremacy is Biggest Terror Threat?
FBI Director Christopher Wray condemned the violence of the Capitol riot on January 6 while testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and said the FBI so far has arrested more than 270 individuals allegedly involved.
www.newsweek.com
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