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.

  • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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    3 days ago

    We can use Trump’s memorandum from December as a guide:

    The memorandum identifies “anti-Christian,” “anti-capitalism” or “anti-American” views as potential indicators that a group or person will commit domestic terrorism.

    The memorandum claims that political violence originates with “anti-fascist” groups that hold the following views: “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.”

    Source: Labeling dissent as terrorism: New US domestic terrorism priorities raise constitutional alarms

    So anyone who isn’t a Christian, capitalist, fascist, racist, homophobe, transphobe, and misogynist will be classified as a potential terrorist and subject to anti-terrorist actions.