DHS - you are a potential terrorist if you believe in conspiracy theories

[nwo2012]

http://theintelhub.com/2012/02/08/accord...terrorist/

Quote:According to the new DHS report, the following are some of the beliefs and ideologies of American terrorists….

-”fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation)”

-”anti-global”

-”suspicious of centralized federal authority”

-”reverent of individual liberty”

-”believe in conspiracy theories”

-”a belief that one’s personal and/or national “way of life” is under attack”

-”a belief in the need to be prepared for an attack either by participating in paramilitary preparations and training or survivalism”

-”impose strict religious tenets or laws on society (fundamentalists)”

-”insert religion into the political sphere”

-”those who seek to politicize religion”

-”supported political movements for autonomy”

-”anti-abortion”

-”anti-Catholic”

-”anti-nuclear”

All of the above are direct quotes from the report.

[Sovereignman]

Along with paying for your Starbucks coffee with cash.

I don't drink coffee but Im sure the department of homeland satanism considers me a "terrorist". It's ok, I consider all of them "terrorists" too.

[h3rm35]

I posted a similar piece yesterday that can be found here, but I´ll post it here too:

A quick recap I found for those of you who might be wondering if they´d be under the suspicion of the US Government if they knew what you were up to, (and unless you´re really, really good at hiding and leaving tiny footprints, chances are they probably do.)

Quote:Ter·ror·ist (Noun): Anyone Who Disagrees with the Government

Posted on February 8, 2012 by WashingtonsBlog

Any American Who Criticizes the Government May Be Labeled a Terrorist

I noted in 2009:

The Department of Homeland Security and police forces label anyone who they disagree with – or who disagrees with government policies – as “terrorists”.

Don’t believe me?

Well, according to a law school professor, pursuant to the Military Commissions Act, “Anyone who … speaks out against the government’s policies could be declared an ‘unlawful enemy combatant’ and imprisoned indefinitely. That includes American citizens.”

And according to an FBI memo, peace protesters are being labeled as “terrorists”.

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Anyone who disagrees with the “acceptable” way of looking at things is a terrorist.

How is this different from Stalin or Mao’s use of labels such as “enemy of the state”?

This may have seemed over-the-top to some, but events have proven it true.

For example, the following is considered terrorism or suspected terrorism in modern America:

- Protesting anything

- Questioning war (even though war reduces our national security; and see this)

- Criticizing the government’s targeting of innocent civilians with drones (although killing innocent civilians with drones is one of the main things which increases terrorism. And see this)

- Asking questions about pollution (even at a public Congressional hearing?)

- Liking online privacy

- Paying cash at an Internet cafe

- Asking questions about Wall Street shenanigans

- Supporting Ron Paul or being a libertarian

- Being anti-tax, anti-regulation or for the gold standard

- Holding gold

- Creating alternative currencies

- Stocking up on more than 7 days of food

- Investigating factory farming


As Paul Joseph Watson notes:

Quote:Of course, the vast majority of people who visit Internet Cafes use cash to pay their bill. Who uses a credit card to buy a $2 dollar cup of coffee? A lot of smaller establishments don’t even accept credit cards for amounts less than $10 dollars.

Other examples of suspicious behavior include using a “residential based Internet provider” such as AOL or Comcast, the use of “anonymizers, portals, or other means to shield IP address” (these are routinely used by mobile web users to bypass public Internet filters), “Suspicious communications using VOIP,” and “Preoccupation with press coverage of terrorist attack” (this would apply to the vast majority of people who work in the news or political blogging industry).

Searching for information about “police” or “government” is also listed as a potential indication of terrorism, as is using a computer to “obtain photos, maps or diagrams of transportation, sporting venues, or populated locations,” which would apply to virtually anyone who uses Google Maps or Google Earth.

People who may wish to keep private the contents of a personal email or an online credit card purchase by attempting to”shield the screen from view of others” are also characterized as potential terrorists.

Business owners who spot patrons engaging in these types of activities are encouraged to call the FBI’s Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC), after first gathering information on license plates, names, ethnicity, and languages spoken.

In total, there are 25 different CAT flyers aimed at businesses from across the spectrum – everything from hobby shops to tattoo parlors.

As we have documented on numerous occasions, the federal government routinely characterizes mundane behavior as extremist activity or a potential indicator of terrorist intent. As part of its ‘See Something, Say Something’ campaign, the Department of Homeland Security educates the public that generic activities performed by millions of people every day, including using a video camera, talking to police officers, wearing hoodies, driving vans, writing on a piece of paper, and using a cell phone recording application,” are potential signs of terrorist activity.

The CAT program again underscores how federal authorities are empowering poorly trained citizens to become terrorist hunters, stoking fears that America is sinking deeper into a Stasi-style informant society.

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Note: Some also claim that copyright infringers are terrorists, and swat teams have been deployed against them. See this, this, this and this. I’m not condoning copyright infringement, but merely citing to the all-pervasiveness of the “terror” label. And given that even grandmas and children might innocently and unwittingly download copyrighted content, any tendency to use the terror label is troubling.

Update: The list of activities which might get you branded as a suspected terrorist has grown even longer.

[nwo2012]

Sorry mate didnt see your post.

[h3rm35]

no prob, we had different info. just figured I´d stick it here too so people could find it. freaky shit eh? almost everyone I know can be labelled under their definitions.

[nwo2012]

Absolutely. Crazy because when AJ years ago was saying that he and others were in danger of being arrested as terrorists I was thinking he was doing his usual over-dramatizing for attention crap. But seems he was bloody well right!

[thokling]

I find it interesting that the U.S. government's acting as in the same manner as an organism fighting for its survival. Anyone who … speaks out against the government’s policies could be declared an ‘unlawful enemy combatant’ and imprisoned indefinitely. That includes American citizens.

It's treating U.S. citizens as foreign invaders, potential or otherwise. A rather paranoid organism it is.