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May 18, 2013, 3:40:03 PM5/18/13
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How dare you have an opinion counter to the official state-sanctioned
one, citizen!?
Radicalized = Weaponized = Kill at Will
by Glen Ford
�The line between political beliefs and illegal action is eradicated, so
that the �radicalized� person or group is inherently deserving of
liquidation.�
Like all advanced police states, the U.S. national security regime has
begun speaking its own, degenerate language. It is a
mode of speech that simultaneously defines the �enemy� and justifies his
or her destruction. The soulless, bureaucratic
roots of National Security Speech belie the ruthless intent, which is to
make the utter destruction of the targeted group or
individual appear to be the natural order of things.
Self-radicalization� is one of the terms coined by national security
speakers. To people like President Obama, a guy who
adds targets to his Kill List every Tuesday, �self-radicalization�
represents a grave threat to the American state. �One of
the dangers that we now face,� said Obama, in the wake of the Boston
Marathon bombing, �are self-radicalized individuals
who are already in the United States,� because it is difficult to
prevent them from carrying out �plots.�
In this context, it is clear that to �radicalize� means very much the
same as to �weaponize� the radicalized person has
been transformed into a weapon. A radical is no longer simply an
individual �who advocates thorough or complete
political or social reform,� but someone who by their very thought
processes represents a clear and present danger to the
United States. The line between political beliefs and illegal action is
eradicated, so that the �radicalized� person or group is
inherently deserving of liquidation. The operative word is �radical.�
Obama is not talking about �Manchurian Candidates� who have been
programmed against their will and without their
knowledge to carry out acts dictated by others. He�s talking about
people who quite consciously object to U.S. policies,
who might do something about it at some time in the future, or influence
others� opinions about the United States. Obama�s
problem with the people he calls �self-radicalized� is that they cannot
be easily entrapped or shown to be guilty by
association with others who think as they do � and if they do act, their
actions do not necessarily implicate others. For the
fascist-minded, this must be quite frustrating.
source:commondreams
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one, citizen!?
Radicalized = Weaponized = Kill at Will
by Glen Ford
�The line between political beliefs and illegal action is eradicated, so
that the �radicalized� person or group is inherently deserving of
liquidation.�
Like all advanced police states, the U.S. national security regime has
begun speaking its own, degenerate language. It is a
mode of speech that simultaneously defines the �enemy� and justifies his
or her destruction. The soulless, bureaucratic
roots of National Security Speech belie the ruthless intent, which is to
make the utter destruction of the targeted group or
individual appear to be the natural order of things.
Self-radicalization� is one of the terms coined by national security
speakers. To people like President Obama, a guy who
adds targets to his Kill List every Tuesday, �self-radicalization�
represents a grave threat to the American state. �One of
the dangers that we now face,� said Obama, in the wake of the Boston
Marathon bombing, �are self-radicalized individuals
who are already in the United States,� because it is difficult to
prevent them from carrying out �plots.�
In this context, it is clear that to �radicalize� means very much the
same as to �weaponize� the radicalized person has
been transformed into a weapon. A radical is no longer simply an
individual �who advocates thorough or complete
political or social reform,� but someone who by their very thought
processes represents a clear and present danger to the
United States. The line between political beliefs and illegal action is
eradicated, so that the �radicalized� person or group is
inherently deserving of liquidation. The operative word is �radical.�
Obama is not talking about �Manchurian Candidates� who have been
programmed against their will and without their
knowledge to carry out acts dictated by others. He�s talking about
people who quite consciously object to U.S. policies,
who might do something about it at some time in the future, or influence
others� opinions about the United States. Obama�s
problem with the people he calls �self-radicalized� is that they cannot
be easily entrapped or shown to be guilty by
association with others who think as they do � and if they do act, their
actions do not necessarily implicate others. For the
fascist-minded, this must be quite frustrating.
source:commondreams
--
http://www.wolfandwildlifestudies.com/index.php
www.friendsofanimals.org |www.snuhwolf.9f.com|
_____ ____ ____ __ /\_/\ __ _ ______ _____
/ __/ |/ / / / / // // . . \\ \ |\ | / __ \ \ \ __\
_\ \/ / /_/ / _ / \ / \ \| \| \ \_\ \ \__\ _\
/___/_/|_/\____/_//_/ \_@_/ \__|\__|\____/\____\_\
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