In a conversation with reporters, one senior administration official explained the importance of stopping politically fueled violence before it started.
“We will work to improve public awareness of federal resources to address concerning or threatening behavior before violence occurs,” the official said.
The official cited the Department of Homeland Security’s “If you see something say something” campaign to help stop radical Islamic terror as a domestic possibility.
“This involves creating contexts in which those who are family members or friends or co-workers know that there are pathways and avenues to raise concerns and seek help for those who they have perceived to be radicalizing and potentially radicalizing towards violence,” the official said.
That all sounds like a good plan, but what it sets up is neighbors spying on neighbors, and if I don’t like the way you mow your lawn, I can turn you in and you’ll be in deep shit until you can prove yourself worthy of not being at Guantanamo. Husbands against wives, children against parents, employees against bosses… the scenarios are endless. Just by writing this post, someone could say I’m being radicalized, because I’m speaking out against the “administration.” If I advocate for airing our grievances on the steps of the Capitol, I can end up in a political prison.
This is what we have brought upon ourselves!
That’s MY AMERICAN OPINION respectfully submitted.
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