Do you realize what you are saying?
I do want to write about things other than politics. I have a piece ready to go about art, just need a few finishing touches. But it t is just so easy when the shit is right there every week. Remember what I said about some politicians & this administration. If they keep things in disarray, they take focus off how incompetent they are at their job.
Let me give you the definition of Domestic Terrorism since I am sure most of you have not taken the time to look it up or understand its meaning (especially those in the administration). Domestic Terrorism is the committing of terrorist acts in the perpetrator’s own country against their fellow citizens. Does the name Timothy McVey ring a bell? This administration uses the term as an excuse to commit fraud in governance against its own people.
Domestic terrorism involves violent, criminal acts within the U.S. by individuals or groups, driven by domestic ideologies (political, religious, social, racial, environmental) to intimidate civilians or influence government policy, without foreign direction, often through mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping, as defined by U.S. law and the FBI. Our own Secretary of Homeland Security Christy Noem had the audacity to call the women who was recently killed by an ICE officer a domestic terrorist to justify poor conduct by a federal office.
Now I am no federal officer or local police officer, but I can list 4 things the ICE officers should have done and should have been trained to do in this situation.
- Establish your safety and the safety of others in the situation. There was no high level of threat, no one was pointing a gun at him or brandishing a knife. He could have approached the car from the side or taken 2 steps to the right to make himself safe in the situation, so that when the driver tried to drive off, the car would not have touched him.
- They could have put a few bullets into the front grill of the car into the radiator.
- They could have shot out the tires.
- They could have taken her license plate number and arrested her later.
And as a bonus here is #5 – they could have dropped tire spike strips on the ground, so that when the car drove over them, the tires went flat.
Unfortunately, none of that happened and it was much easier to fire his weapon into the car and kill her. Nice job.
Now if this woman was a domestic terrorist, then the 1500 or so people who rushed the capital to stop a legal election are certainly domestic terrorist and should have been shot or kept in prison. But nope. Our president pardoned all of them because they were nice people participating in a peaceful protest. Tell me you don’t’ see hypocrisy?
Open mouth, insert foot.
What bothers me the most is that none of this would be possible if we had leadership that did their job ethically, morally and lawfully without show. Neither the federal officers nor our own citizens would be in a position for something like this to happen. How can a former administration under Barack Obama log more than 3.1 million ICE deportations (according to Syracuse Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse) without anything like this happening. You can do your job ethically, morally & lawfully without show, and get the job done. But if you have a small penis and need to prove something, you approve what has been happening in cities across the country with ICE raids. All to prove a point that does not have to be made. By comparison the Trump administration maxed out at deporting only 269,000 people in 2019, and fewer than 932,000 in the a 4-year period. I agree Joe Biden didn’t do anything to help the situation, our country or the Democrats position when it comes to immigration.
While we have just a little more room in our fat mouth, let’s talk Narco Terrorism.
Narco-terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation by drug traffickers to influence government policies, disrupt anti-drug efforts, and maintain their illicit trade, essentially blurring the lines between organized crime and political terror, typically by groups like the Medellín Cartel in their fight against extradition and law enforcement.
- Goal:
To control drug production, trafficking routes, and market share by subverting state power and intimidating officials, judges, journalists, or civilians.
- Methods:
Bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, and widespread violence, often targeting symbols of state authority or anyone interfering with their operations.
- Distinction:
While related to drug trafficking, it specifically involves the political use of terror tactics, aiming to destabilize or influence governance, not just profit.
- Historical Context:
Gained prominence in the 1980s and 90s with Colombian cartels, but remains relevant in regions where drug trade funds violent insurgencies or criminal enterprises. In essence, it’s terrorism funded by and serving the interests of the drug trade, making it a significant threat to national security and stability.
Many in the administration have been throwing around the term narco-terrorist to address the issue in Venezuela. They use a term to justify their actions even if the term is used incorrectly. It is the buzz word of the day for them. I agree, I don’t like Maduro. I don’t like any dictator. But I don’t consider him a narco-terrorist. The narco-terrorist are the drug cartel members who commit the crimes to keep their business venture going. And if you are going after (perceived) narco-terrorist, then why would you release/pardon the former President of Honduras, Juan Orlando? Who was at the center of one of the largest drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world. Doesn’t he carry the same responsibility that Maduro does. To take it further, why not go into Mexico and remove the head of their country as well. They drug cartels there send more drugs into the US than any other country.
I guess what their countries have to offer isn’t as good as oil.
Open mouth wider and insert second foot.