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Leftists don’t even make much of a pretense anymore; they don’t believe in the freedom of speech, and they mean to deny it to their political opponents. This is by far the most disturbing aspect of their agenda, for without the freedom to dissent, a tyrant can operate without any restraint whatsoever. Without the freedom of speech, there simply is no free society.
The latest example of the Left’s war on dissent comes from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Reparations), who has just introduced a bill in the House, the “Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023.” Only vicious racists could possibly object to combating white supremacy, right? Actually, the bill is cleverly framed, but like so many other Congressional initiatives, it’s far more insidious than its name would suggest.
The bill is designed to “prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime and to amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of hate crimes.” The framers of the bill were thoughtful enough to provide a helpful explanation: “A person engages in a white supremacy inspired hate crime when white supremacy ideology has motivated the planning, development, preparation, or perpetration of actions that constituted a crime or were undertaken in furtherance of activity that, if effectuated, would have constituted a crime.”
All right. But how is it going to be determined whether or not “white supremacy ideology” motivated someone? We have been told repeatedly that “white supremacists,” also known as “domestic violent extremists,” are the biggest terror threat the nation faces today. Old Joe Biden, Gestapo chief Merrick Garland, and the FBI have all said this, and none of them would lie to us, now, would they? But with the Biden administration so eager to portray white supremacists as this massive threat, how can we be sure that administration officials won’t be shoehorning cases into this paradigm in order to justify their claims?
This has already happened. In November 2021, FBI and Homeland Security Department officials increased investigations of “domestic extremists,” reiterating the claim that they are today’s foremost terror threat. The only thing lacking in this scenario has been actual white supremacist terrorists in any significant number. The FBI, however, has appeared ready, even eager to supply them: Whistleblowers have revealed that Old Joe’s pure-as-the-driven-snow feds have been hard at work, pressuring agents to classify cases as “domestic violent extremism” (DVE) when they weren’t, and rewarding them when they do. That’s how you create a white supremacist terror threat.
In light of that, couldn’t Jackson Lee’s bill, if it became law, quite easily become the pretext for the persecution of people who expressed views that the ruling party disliked? The dissidents would be claimed to be operating according to the “white supremacy ideology” and prosecuted accordingly.
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ME Infidel says
“When you’re dead, you don’t know that you’re dead. The pain is felt by others. The same thing happens when you’re stupid.” -Ricky Gervais
BruceRobert says
I agree, however I would replace ‘stupid’ with ‘treasonous’… The above blog mentions the now evil and seditious FBI but fails to mention the Biden Handler’s ‘Truth Commission’.. This is by no means the beginning and it won’t be the end of an outright assault on our most basic freedoms…. It’s nothing short of an act of war
Walter Sieruk says
“Hate speech” will then be classified as anything the left-wing says that it it.
For example, the other year, the leftist business Facebook put me on a thirty day ban for ‘hate speech.”
My affront to them that violated their “community standards ” was that I had strongly denounced the mullahs of Iran for brainwashing impressionable Muslim youth into detesting Christians , Jews. and other non-Muslim religious people , to the extent that they want to engage in violent and deadly jihad attacks against them.
That statement of truth what Facebook categorized as “hate speech” and placed me on a ban for a month. In spite of the fact the what those mullahs of Iran say to teach and indoctrinate into the hearts of minds of young Muslims. The words of those mullahs are real hate speech.
So to reiterate “hate speech” sadly is and will continue to be whatever those in power in the leftist-Islamic alliance declare it to be.
tim gallagher says
Spot on, Walter. As you say, hate speech will definitely only be what the left wing fascists decide that it is. I bet that all the hate speech directed at white people and at western civilisation will continue on with the left wing fascists indulging in it with impunity in their usual way.
Don McKellar says
Sheila Jackson represents the ghettos of Houston where low information voters will believe any hate mongering this screaching old witch can come up with. She tells the dumbest among them what they want to hear:It’s not their fault and they have no personal responsibility for their lives. Then she promises them the moon and the stars, which she can never deliver. All while dividing people and whiping up hate and racism. She is the perfect Democrat.
David M says
Sheila Jackson is a traitor to her country & the First Amendment, & should immediately pack her bags & go live in a country like Iran, Afghanistan or Belarus.
kq6kq6kq6 says
Hate speech should include the Koran. It is full of hate and fear. It should be stopped.
OLD GUY says
Absolutely !00%
Walter Sieruk says
“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
George Washington