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In reply to the discussion: FBI calls half of populace with 9/11 doubts potential terrorists [View all]starroute
(12,977 posts)The FBI is actively infiltrating, spying upon, and sending provocateurs against Occupy, anti-war, anarchist, and environmental groups. Meanwhile, they've barely touched right-wing groups, with the exception of some of the most hard-core white supremacists.
But the right is constantly terrified that government attention might turn in their direction. Look at the list again. It's all right-wing descriptions and buzzwords -- libertarians, gun fanatics, and people who worry about "big government" and "Constitutional rights." In that context, even "self-sufficiency" means doomsday preppers, not guerrilla gardeners. And the 9/11 truthers may have started out bipartisan, but these days there mostly hardcore right-wingers and Alex Jones fans.
The right has been successfully beating back any attempts to shine a light on their more dangerous and violence-prone elements for several years. And meanwhile the number of hate groups out there -- not to mention within the military -- just keeps growing. They've also been ramping up the violent rhetoric, arming themselves for a coming civil war, and forming alliances between one faction and another.
There's trouble on the horizon, and though FBI scrutiny of 9/11 truthers may be as ham-handed as IRS scrutiny of groups with "Tea Party" in their name, it's not misplaced.