ONLY TERRORISTS PROTEST THE GOVT
Jun. 23rd, 2009 07:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogITEM: Which of the following is an example of low-level terrorism activity?
Select the correct answer and then click Check Your Answer.
O Attacking the Pentagon
O IEDs
O Hate crimes against racial groups
O Protests
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The correct answer: Protests.
SOURCE: The Department of Defense Antiterrorism and Force Protection Annual Refresher Training Course
In other words, if you’ve attended a protest – for any reason, be it anti-war protests, anti-Prop 8 protests or even a teabagger protest – you are a “low-level terrorist” as classified by the DoD.
Typo? Maybe. On the other hand, at ISA's 50th Annual Convention ("Exploring The Past, Anticipating The Future"), Stellan Vinthagen presented a paper titled "Labeling ‘Low Level Terrorism’: The Out-Definition of Social Movements".
Abstract: This paper explores current state security tendency to label ordinary protests and opposition as "low level terrorism" or social movements as "terrorist environments" and the political and democratic consequences of such a politics of fear.
Indeed.
Not that you should be paranoid. After all, yr still allowed to protest. And it’s always possible that by “protests” they mean “protests staged by people in specific groups with a proclivity to violence”.
On the other hand, see what they did there?
It can’t happen here,
This is dF
Select the correct answer and then click Check Your Answer.
O Attacking the Pentagon
O IEDs
O Hate crimes against racial groups
O Protests
***
The correct answer: Protests.
SOURCE: The Department of Defense Antiterrorism and Force Protection Annual Refresher Training Course
In other words, if you’ve attended a protest – for any reason, be it anti-war protests, anti-Prop 8 protests or even a teabagger protest – you are a “low-level terrorist” as classified by the DoD.
Typo? Maybe. On the other hand, at ISA's 50th Annual Convention ("Exploring The Past, Anticipating The Future"), Stellan Vinthagen presented a paper titled "Labeling ‘Low Level Terrorism’: The Out-Definition of Social Movements".
Abstract: This paper explores current state security tendency to label ordinary protests and opposition as "low level terrorism" or social movements as "terrorist environments" and the political and democratic consequences of such a politics of fear.
Indeed.
Not that you should be paranoid. After all, yr still allowed to protest. And it’s always possible that by “protests” they mean “protests staged by people in specific groups with a proclivity to violence”.
On the other hand, see what they did there?
It can’t happen here,
This is dF
