The New Normal: Trump Decides Which Beliefs Are ‘Legal’: When dissent becomes an “indicator,” the First Amendment stops being a right and starts being a risk.
Source: Silent-Resort-3076
The New Normal: Trump Decides Which Beliefs Are ‘Legal’: When dissent becomes an “indicator,” the First Amendment stops being a right and starts being a risk.
Source: Silent-Resort-3076
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Snippet part 1:
“Back in September, most Americans (and the media) thought it was so over-the-top that it had to be a joke. Turns out, it wasn’t a joke and isn’t remotely funny.
In a **bizarre directive** that could have been written by the staff of The Onion or Putin’s secret police, National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 (NSPM-7), Donald Trump ordered the FBI, Department of Justice and over 200 federal Joint Terrorism Task Forces (coordinating with local police forces across the country) to **seek out and investigate any person or group** who meet it’s “indicia” (**indicators**) of potential domestic terrorism.
They include, as Ken Klippenstein first reported:
[A]nti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity … extremism on migration, extremism on race, extremism on gender, hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on religion, and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on morality.
* Have you ever spoken ill of our country or its policies, particularly under Trump?
* Trash-talked capitalism or praised socialism on social media?
* Publicly questioned Christianity or professed loyalty to Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, paganism or any other non-Christian belief system or religion?
* Embraced the trans or more general queer community?
* Spoken out in defense of single-parenting, gay marriage, or same-sex couples adopting children?
* Said things or carried a sign that might hurt the feelings of masked ICE agents, Trump or Kristi Noem?
*Just imagining that any of these could trigger FBI agents knocking on our doors was so grotesque a notion that when the story first appeared four months ago, it was reported and then largely dismissed by mainstream media within the same day.”*
Republicans have never given a shit about the first amendment other than to invoke it (erroneously) to shield themselves from the social consequences for saying vile shit.
Not a new normal. He is incapable of leading a republic.
Trump will continue to mangle the soul of the country. The people we elected to protect us have failed or betrayed us. Trump only wants loyalty, and will continue to try to strip our rights until he sees no opposition
America sucks under Trump.
Capitalism sucks
Socialism rocks
Christianity is a nice idea, the Christian church should try it sometime.
Love is love
Marriage equality is essential for a truly free society
Kristi Noem is a monstrous, stupid monster.
Abolish ICE
Impeach Trump
Come at me. Let’s waste everyone’s time.
— Have you ever spoken ill of our country or its policies, particularly under Trump? Yes
— Trash-talked capitalism or praised socialism on social media? Yes
— Publicly questioned Christianity or professed loyalty to Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, paganism or any other non-Christian belief system or religion? Yes
— Embraced the trans or more general queer community? Yes
— Spoken out in defense of single-parenting, gay marriage, or same-sex couples adopting children? Yes
— Said things or carried a sign that might hurt the feelings of masked ICE agents, Trump or Kristi Noem? Yes
As a Canadian, I’m happy to answer Yes! to all their questions.
this is the most un-American thing I’ve read so far today
They don’t care about the constitution — in fact they hate it especially the reconstruction amendments but really just the whole thing. They’ve used the 2nd as a wedge issue to seize power but I imagine that clock is ticking too.
Almost 25 years ago a high school kid held a protest banner off site— not on campus. The Supreme Court eventually ruled against his free speech rights.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_v._Frederick
They decided the first amendment doesn’t exist, because the off site event was “school sanctioned” and because the sign “could promote illicit drug use”
(It said “bong rips 4 Jesus”)
…can this be applied to FOX news if/when the Dems take back power?