The Trump administration’s new counterterrorism strategy turns its political enemies into enemies of the state.

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/49795

IN 16 pages, the Trump administration’s new official counterterrorism strategy outlines in broad terms who it views as terrorist threats and priority targets, ranging from anti-fascist activists to ISIS and so-called narco-terrorists. The line “We will find you, and we will kill you” appears in the memo.

  • notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zipEnglish
    38·
    5 days ago

    They practically have already, without using the word ‘Democrat’. Read the EO from Sept 2025 where anyone who isn’t pro-Capitalism, pro-Christian, pro-nuclear family, pro-Fascist, and pro-American hegemony was declared an enemy of the State.

    No really, read it and ask yourself who it describes and why. I know I recognized more than enough to know where I stand when I read it.

    Common threads animating this violent conduct include anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity; support for the overthrow of the United States Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality.

      • MajinBlayze@lemmy.world
        7·
        4 days ago

        Poorly written laws ( and executive orders, etc. ) are a feature not a bug.

        If it’s open to interpretation, it can be changed to suit their needs in the moment

        • Elvith Ma'for@feddit.org
          1·
          4 days ago

          No, it’s obvious that they define extremism here to mean „the left wants to support gender identity, immigrants,… and that’s bad“ but one can also easily read it as „the right fights against these things and that’s bad is bad“.

          I don’t think that’s what they wanted. Unless they want a reason to also fight their own if needed to keep them in line. But there are usually even easier reasons…

          • bufalo1973@piefed.socialEnglish
            2·
            4 days ago

            Now imagine if the next president was really left and said “we’ll use this law” what Fox and company would say.

          • MajinBlayze@lemmy.world
            2·
            4 days ago

            There’s no reason to expect this to be interpreted with an accurate description of “left” and “right”.

            My point isn’t to say that this will be used to accurately target right wing extremists, but to say that this will be used against anyone oppositional to the state regardless of specific ideology or alignment

    • KelvarCherry [They/Them]@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      5·
      5 days ago

      re-reading [support for the overthrow of the United States Government]… that could totally be used to prosecute the 2026 and 2028 Big Lie deniers… including those who intend to certify the election.