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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Homeland Security Official Suggested Antifascists Were 'The Actual Threats'
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There's a Gorka at DHS and it's not Seb. It's his wife, Katie and she's horrible
Katie Gorka, a Trump administration political appointee in the Department of Homeland Security, suggested in a July 2017 email that the agency, which had just canceled funding for a group dedicated to deradicalizing white supremacists, redirect its efforts to focus on the real threat: anti-fascists.
Gorka, a senior policy adviser at the DHS, made the suggestion in response to a request from thenSecretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, who was apparently unhappy about critical media coverage of the agencys revamped Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program. Kelly wanted staffers to come up with examples of organizations that counter-hate groups, an aide wrote in an email, which HuffPost obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. Gorka couldnt think of any specific groups, she wrote in response. But it would also be important to get the data on the actual threats right now, she added, because my understanding is that the far-left groups (Antifa, or anti-fascist) are currently on the rise.
Her claim, which is not backed by any data, is the most obvious example of a trend that pervades a tranche of DHS emails obtained by HuffPost: Trump administration officials came into office with very specific and mistaken ideas about what violent extremism in the U.S. looked like, then went searching for evidence to back up those ideas.
The emails, which date from February to August 2017, show Gorka and other Trump administration officials working diligently to find reasons to strip government funding from two organizations selected as CVE grant recipients under the Obama administration: the Muslim Public Affairs Council, which was planning to use its $393,800 grant to expand mental health and counseling services in Muslim communities, and Life After Hate, which was going to use its $400,000 to help white supremacists leave the movement...
Gorka, a senior policy adviser at the DHS, made the suggestion in response to a request from thenSecretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, who was apparently unhappy about critical media coverage of the agencys revamped Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program. Kelly wanted staffers to come up with examples of organizations that counter-hate groups, an aide wrote in an email, which HuffPost obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. Gorka couldnt think of any specific groups, she wrote in response. But it would also be important to get the data on the actual threats right now, she added, because my understanding is that the far-left groups (Antifa, or anti-fascist) are currently on the rise.
Her claim, which is not backed by any data, is the most obvious example of a trend that pervades a tranche of DHS emails obtained by HuffPost: Trump administration officials came into office with very specific and mistaken ideas about what violent extremism in the U.S. looked like, then went searching for evidence to back up those ideas.
The emails, which date from February to August 2017, show Gorka and other Trump administration officials working diligently to find reasons to strip government funding from two organizations selected as CVE grant recipients under the Obama administration: the Muslim Public Affairs Council, which was planning to use its $393,800 grant to expand mental health and counseling services in Muslim communities, and Life After Hate, which was going to use its $400,000 to help white supremacists leave the movement...
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dhs-violent-extremism-katie-gorka-life-after-hate-mpac-antifa_n_5ca787d7e4b0a00f6d3f2e73
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Trump Homeland Security Official Suggested Antifascists Were 'The Actual Threats' (Original Post)
blogslut
Apr 2019
OP
She's the wife of Sebastian Gorka, a supporter of the so-called Hungarian Guard,
struggle4progress
Apr 2019
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C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)1. So Katie, you're pro-fascist?
Caliman73
(11,738 posts)3. She and her husband certainly are. Not even joking.
Here is an interesting video on Antifa. It is likely biased because the author is a leftist, but it is well researched
struggle4progress
(118,294 posts)5. She's the wife of Sebastian Gorka, a supporter of the so-called Hungarian Guard,
a rightwing organization which is banned in the EU as a threat to minority groups
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)6. Because the EU is lightyears ahead of our shithole country in social justice and inclusiveness
muriel_volestrangler
(101,321 posts)7. Link to the full HuffPost article:
blogslut
(38,002 posts)8. OMG I can't believe I forgot to put the link in my OP!
Thank you!
Initech
(100,080 posts)9. Radical white supremacist terrorism.
Fuck white supremacists!