Why "Terrorism" Is A Dangerous Word
If you ve been keeping up with online news, you may have seen coverage of a Navy anti-terrorism training document that equated socialists and anarchists with neo-nazis. Even if you don t consider yourself a member of the political left, it should be obvious that this is an absurd comparison. In this episode, we re talking about the vague, unhelpful application of the word "terrorism" and what it means for the political left, and the United States as a whole. Why "Terrorism" Is A Dangerous Word – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/2020_10_06_homeland-threat-assessment.pdf https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/21_0514_strategic-intelligence-assessment-data-domestic-terrorism_0.pdf https://theintercept.com/2021/06/22/socialists-counterterrorism-political-terrorists-navy-antifa/ https://www.csis.org/analysis/escalating-terrorism-problem-united-states https://www.fbi.gov/about/mission/fbi-strategy https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/bidens-domestic-terrorism-strategy-entrenches-bias-and-harmful-law-enforcement-power/ https://www.aclu.org/fact-sheet/aclu-cmj-analysis-foia-documents-so-called-black-identity-extremists https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2020/Police%20Militarization_Costs%20of%20War_Sept%2016%202020.pdf https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2019/08/08/there-are-no-two-sides/ https://www.okhistory.org/research/forms/freport.pdf https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/8/8/20747198/philadelphia-bombing-1985-move https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/10/27/neoliberalism-and-fascism-stealth-connection https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1405943810648117255 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/22/biden-domestic-terrorism-strategy-has-activists-in-the-crosshairs-500478 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2277976019901029 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_intervention_in_Chile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_violations_in_Pinochet%27s_Chile Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com
