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Travis's avatar

The thing that connects the two attacks in NOLA/LV to the broader terrorism (and mass shootings) trend that we've seen here in the US since 9/11 is that the vast majority of these incidents come from what DOJ/DHS call "Domestic Violent Extremists" (DVEs) rather than from foreigners infiltrating the US.

Let's be real here for a second in noting that *radicalization* is the primary root cause of both domestic terrorism and ideologically-driven mass shootings, and that *the internet* is the #1 pathway for radicalizing DVEs. It's not the open border, it's the open internet. It is digital freedom of speech that is doing this, and unless we want to really crack down on what we allow to be trafficked over the internet, shit like this is going to just keep happening--whether it be with explosives, vehicles, or AR-15s. Radicalization hubs like 8kun and other similar sites are going to keep radicalizing future DVEs, and the violence will continue. Forget the open border, think more about the open and anonymous internet.

The other story that should raise brows is this one out of Virginia over the weekend where the FBI seized the largest explosives cache in department history. I wonder what he was stocking up for.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp83rp5z0ypo

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Mike Lew's avatar

Let me get this straight... Roberts is now concerned about people ignoring Supreme Court precedents? Ummm, has he looked at his Court's rulings in the past few years? Respect for precedent isn't exactly his Court's strong suit.

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