The threats, which already closed government offices and caused school evacuations, come as Trump pushes racist lies

The threats, which already closed government offices and caused school evacuations, come as Trump pushes racist lie

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    61·
    3 months ago

    The US has always had domestic terrorism sure, but you can’t tell me we didn’t legitimately become a straight up terror state once Trump stochastically sent his goons to do his bidding. Courts are citing the pressure these people are causing in their rulings and handlings of Trump, which means the terrorism is working to alter the rule of law. Since the US law system is based heavily on precedent, there’s a good chance this alteration of the law will extend beyond just for Trump. All it takes is the right (or wrong depending on your perspective) judge and enough money for a damn good lawyer.

        • frezik@midwest.social
          1·
          3 months ago

          He was also wrong even in general. Negotiators are trained specifically because you do negotiate with terrorists. Not to give into their big demands, of course, but to try to end the situation with minimal bloodshed, especially to hostages and bystanders.

          “We agree to pull back the perimeter by 15 feet. As a gesture of good faith, could you release three of the hostages? You’ll still have five more.” Or “Let’s do the exchange this way” which will just so happen to perfectly line up all the terrorists to give snipers a clear shot. That sort of thing.

    • bustAsh@lemmy.world
      13·
      3 months ago

      Malcolm X had many supporters. He was held responsible when just a handful of them committed ‘terrorist’ acts.

      Malcolm wasn’t innocent in that respect, but far more so than Trump.